CJ
Clarence Gilyard Jr.
Actor, Director
Born December 24, 1955Died November 23, 2022 (66 years)
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.
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.
Filmography
| 2020 | DieHard is Back · as Theo |
| 2019 | The Perfect Race · as Coach Michaels |
| 2017 | Christmas on the Coast · as Fletcher Reese |
| 2016 | The Sector · as Reverend Raines |
| 2016 | The Beast · as Auguste Porter |
| 2015 | The Track · as Psychiatrist |
| 2014 | A Matter of Faith · as Professor Portland |
| 2013 | From Above · as Jeremiah Ward |
| 2012 | Little Monsters · as Ben Foreman |
| 2005 | Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire · as Ranger James 'jimmy' Trivette |
| 2002 | Left Behind II: Tribulation Force · as Pastor Bruce Barnes |
| 2000 | Left Behind: The Movie · as Pastor Bruce Barnes |
| 1999 | Sons of Thunder (1999) (TV Series) |
| 1994 | Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion · as Ranger James 'jimmy' Trivette |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger (TV Series) · as Jimmy Trivette |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger · as Ranger James 'jimmy' Trivette |
| 1990 | The Great Los Angeles Earthquake · as Roy Bryant |
| 1989 | L.A. Takedown · as Mustafa Jackson |
| 1988 | Die Hard · as Theo |
| 1987 | Off the Mark · as James B. White |
| 1986 | The Karate Kid Part II · as G.i. #1 |
| 1986 | Top Gun · as Sundown |
| 1986 | Matlock (TV Series) · as Conrad Mcmasters |
| 1985 | 227 (TV Series) · as Harold Bailey |
| 1984 | The Duck Factory (TV Series) · as Roland Culp |
| 1984 | Riptide (1984) (TV Series) · as William Collins |
| 1983 | |
| 1981 | Simon & Simon (TV Series) · as Wally Stokes |
| 1979 | The Facts of Life (TV Series) · as Matt |
| 1978 | Diff'rent Strokes (TV Series) · as The Student |
| 1977 | CHiPs (TV Series) · as Benjamin Webster |