Clarence Gilyard Jr.
Birthday: 1955-12-24
Place of Birth: Moses Lake, Washington, USA
Biography: 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.
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Die Hard
NYPD cop John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when,...
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Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire
Walker investigates a murder connected with a missing government weapon. In addition, he tries to tr...
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Left Behind II: Tribulation Force
After millions vanish, a group of people must band together to form the Tribulation Force and prepar...
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Left Behind
After learning that millions have completely vanished, an airline pilot, a journalist, and others wo...
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Things Are Looking Up
A group of high-school students deal with everyday life while attending JFK High School in Ventura, ...
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The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
After a series of small tremors in Los Angeles, Dr. Clare Winslow, a local seismologist, pinpoints t...
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Little Monsters
James and Carl were only 10 years old when they kidnapped and murdered 3 year old David McClendon. T...
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Off the Mark
A teenaged boy's family once hosted a Russian exchange student in their home for a year. Several yea...
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A Matter of Faith
Christian girl Rachel Whitaker goes off to college for her freshman year and begins to be influenced...
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The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
A 13-year-old genius goes to college and tries to cope not only with campus social life, but also wi...
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Top Gun
For Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and his friend and co-pilot Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw, being acc...
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Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
An experienced member of Texas Rangers, a special police unit, arrives to compete in a pistol shooti...
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Rabbit Days
Eccentric community theatre director August Porter invites a few guests to his secluded mountain lod...
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The Track
When suburban mother, Caren (Missy Yager), meets a teenager working the streets of Las Vegas, Barbie...
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The Sector
In a dystopian world, a bounty hunter sets out to capture a ruthless band of outlaws who have kidnap...
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The Karate Kid Part II
Summoned by his dying father, Miyagi returns to his homeland of Okinawa, with Daniel, after a 40-yea...
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Christmas on the Coast
Hard-hearted New York novelist Dru Cassadine...known for her holiday romance stories (even though sh...
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The Perfect Race
A female athlete at a small Christian college works hard to overcome long odds in trying to win a na...
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L.A. Takedown
Michael Mann's gutsy telefilm tells the tale of two skilled professionals--one a cop, the other a cr...
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Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger
Among the issues Walker has to deal with: a new partner named Trivette, a group of men terrorizing a...
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Chasing Shakespeare
Two souls are so deeply in love with one another that they are entangled beyond life itself....
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