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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.

The Perfect Race
as Coach Michaels

Christmas on the Coast
as Fletcher Reese

The Sector
as Reverend Raines

Rabbit Days
as Auguste Porter
The Track
as Psychiatrist

A Matter of Faith
as Professor Portland

Chasing Shakespeare
as Jeremiah Ward

Little Monsters
as Ben Foreman

Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire
as Ranger James 'Jimmy' Trivette

Left Behind II: Tribulation Force
as Pastor Bruce Barnes

Left Behind
as Pastor Bruce Barnes

Sons of Thunder

Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
as Ranger James 'Jimmy' Trivette

Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger
as Ranger James 'Jimmy' Trivette

Walker, Texas Ranger
as Jimmy Trivette

The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
as Roy Bryant

L.A. Takedown
as Mustafa Jackson

Die Hard
as Theo

Off the Mark
as James B. White

The Karate Kid Part II
as G.I. #1

Top Gun
as Sundown

Matlock
as Conrad McMasters

227
as Harold Bailey
Things Are Looking Up
as Clement McCallister

The Duck Factory
as Roland Culp

The Kid with the 200 I.Q.

Simon & Simon
as Wally Stokes

The Facts of Life
as Matt

Diff'rent Strokes
as The Student

CHiPs
as Benjamin Webster