Clarence Gilyard Junior

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Clarence Darnell Gilyard Jr. (born December 24, 1955 in Moses Lake , Washington ) is an American actor who is sometimes listed under the fictional name Clarence A. Gilyard .

life and career

One of Gilyard's first roles was on the NBC series CHiPs from 1982 to 1983 as Officer Benjamin Webster . In 1984 he was seen in the television series Trio with four fists as a singing burger William Collins in a guest appearance. He became known in his role as Conrad McMasters in the television series Matlock from 1989 to 1993 and as Texas Ranger James Trivette in Walker, Texas Ranger , which was produced from 1993 to 2001. In 2005 he starred in the television movie Walker, Texas Ranger: Baptism of Fire , which continued the series of the same name.

His best-known film role is that of Theo, a computer expert and terrorist, in the action film Die Hard (1988). Gilyard was also seen in the 1986 films Top Gun as a pilot "Sundown" and in Karate Kid II - Decision in Okinawa .

After Walker, Texas Ranger ended , Clarence played Pastor Bruce Barnes in Left Behind and Left Behind: Tribulation Force . After he couldn't be seen in any film between 2005 and 2012, Gilyard has appeared again in recent years, mainly with roles in smaller film productions.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1981: Any more questions Arnold? ( Diff'rent Strokes ; TV series, 2 episodes)
  • 1982–1983: CHiPs (TV series, 20 episodes)
  • 1984: The Duck Factory (TV series, 13 episodes)
  • 1984: Trio with four fists ( Riptide ; TV series, episode It's a Vial Sort of Business )
  • 1986: Karate Kid II - decision in Okinawa (The Karate Kid, Part II)
  • 1986: Top Gun - You fear neither death nor the devil (Top Gun)
  • 1987: Crazy Legs (Off the Mark)
  • 1988: Die Hard
  • 1989: Showdown in LA ( LA Takedown ; TV movie)
  • 1989–1993: Matlock (TV series, 85 episodes)
  • 1990: The Big One: The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (TV movie)
  • 1993–2001: Walker, Texas Ranger (TV series, 196 episodes, one of them also director)
  • 1994: Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
  • 2000: Left Behind
  • 2002: Left Behind II: Tribulation Force
  • 2005: Walker, Texas Ranger: Baptism of Fire ( Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire ; TV movie)
  • 2013: Chasing Shakespeare
  • 2014: A Matter of Faith
  • 2017: Christmas on the Coast

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personal data
SURNAME Gilyard, Clarence Junior
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gilyard, Clarence Darnell, Jr.; Gilyard, Clarence A.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH December 24, 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH Moses Lake , Washington , USA