Clarence Gilyard Jr.
Clarence Alfred Gilyard Jr. (December 24, 1955 – November 23, 2022) was an American university professor, actor, and author. As a performer, he appeared in film, television, and stage productions; some sources give his middle name as Alfred.
Gilyard was known for his roles as second private investigator and right-hand man Conrad McMasters to Ben Matlock (played by Andy Griffith) on the legal drama series Matlock from 1989 to 1993; Pastor Bruce Barnes in the first two Left Behind movies; Cordell Walker's (played by Chuck Norris) Texas Ranger partner, James "Jimmy" Trivette, in the 1990s crime drama Walker, Texas Ranger; Theo, the terrorist computer expert in Die Hard; and Lieutenant (junior grade) Evan "Sundown" Gough in Top Gun.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 13.27 |
| Birthday | 1955-12-24 |
| Place of Birth | Moses Lake, Washington, USA |
| Also Known As | Clarence Gilyard, Jr., Clarence Darnell Gilyard Jr., |
1988
Die Hard
7.797/11296
NYPD cop John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when, minutes after he arrives at her offices Christmas...
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Die Hard
2005
Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire
6.3/66
Walker investigates a murder connected with a missing government weapon. In addition, he tries to track down a teen on the run from a crime syndicate.
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Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire
2002
Left Behind II: Tribulation Force
4.4/78
After millions vanish, a group of people must band together to form the Tribulation Force and prepare themselves for the worst seven years the planet...
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Left Behind II: Tribulation Force
2000
Left Behind
4.185/124
After learning that millions have completely vanished, an airline pilot, a journalist, and others work together to unravel the mystery of those left b...
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Left Behind
1984
Things Are Looking Up
0/0
A group of high-school students deal with everyday life while attending JFK High School in Ventura, California.
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Things Are Looking Up
1990
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
6.7/18
After a series of small tremors in Los Angeles, Dr. Clare Winslow, a local seismologist, pinpoints the exact location and time of when the long awaite...
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The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
2012
Little Monsters
4.4/5
James and Carl were only 10 years old when they kidnapped and murdered 3 year old David McClendon. They were caught, tried, convicted and placed in se...
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Little Monsters
1987
Off the Mark
4/4
A teenaged boy's family once hosted a Russian exchange student in their home for a year. Several years later, as adults, the two find themselves compe...
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Off the Mark
2014
A Matter of Faith
4.47/33
Christian girl Rachel Whitaker goes off to college for her freshman year and begins to be influenced by her popular biology professor Marcus Kaman, wh...
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A Matter of Faith
1983
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
5/4
A 13-year-old genius goes to college and tries to cope not only with campus social life, but also with his professor.
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The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
1986
Top Gun
7.1/8710
For Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and his friend and co-pilot Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw, being accepted into an elite training school for fighter pi...
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Top Gun
1994
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
7.231/13
An experienced member of Texas Rangers, a special police unit, arrives to compete in a pistol shooting tournament, but so does a hitman who's planing...
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Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
2016
Rabbit Days
3.5/2
Eccentric community theatre director August Porter invites a few guests to his secluded mountain lodge for a dinner party. But something is in the wo...
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Rabbit Days
2016
The Track
0/0
When suburban mother, Caren (Missy Yager), meets a teenager working the streets of Las Vegas, Barbie (Mariah Kirstie), the result is a mother daughter...
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The Track
2016
The Sector
3.8/11
In a dystopian world, a bounty hunter sets out to capture a ruthless band of outlaws who have kidnapped an important father and daughter through a wor...
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The Sector
1986
The Karate Kid Part II
6.292/2212
Summoned by his dying father, Miyagi returns to his homeland of Okinawa, with Daniel, after a 40-year exile. There he must confront Yukie, the love of...
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The Karate Kid Part II
2018
Christmas on the Coast
6/11
Hard-hearted New York novelist Dru Cassadine...known for her holiday romance stories (even though she is antilove and anti-Christmas)...is desperate t...
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Christmas on the Coast
2019
The Perfect Race
7.4/5
A female athlete at a small Christian college works hard to overcome long odds in trying to win a national title in the 800 meter run. "The Perfect Ra...
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The Perfect Race
1989
L.A. Takedown
5.6/53
Michael Mann's gutsy telefilm tells the tale of two skilled professionals--one a cop, the other a criminal--who aren't as different as they think. Vin...
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L.A. Takedown
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger
6.5/2
Among the issues Walker has to deal with: a new partner named Trivette, a group of men terrorizing a circus family who camp out at his home, and some...
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