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.
Die Hard
(Theo)
Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire
(Ranger James 'Jimmy' Trivette)
Left Behind II: Tribulation Force
(Pastor Bruce Barnes)
Left Behind
(Pastor Bruce Barnes)
Things Are Looking Up
(Clement McCallister)
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
(Roy Bryant)
Little Monsters
(Ben Foreman)
Off the Mark
(James B. White)
A Matter of Faith
(Professor Portland)
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
Top Gun
(Sundown)
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
(Ranger James 'Jimmy' Trivette)
Rabbit Days
(Auguste Porter)
The Track
(Psychiatrist)
The Sector
(Reverend Raines)
The Karate Kid Part II
(G.I. #1)
Christmas on the Coast
(Fletcher Reese)
The Perfect Race
(Coach Michaels)
L.A. Takedown
(Mustafa Jackson)
Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger
(Ranger James 'Jimmy' Trivette)
The Facts of Life
(Matt)
Matlock
(Conrad McMasters)
Simon & Simon
(Wally Stokes)
227
(Harold Bailey)
Diff'rent Strokes
(The Student)
Sons of Thunder
The Duck Factory
(Roland Culp)
CHiPs
(Benjamin Webster)
Walker, Texas Ranger
(James 'Jimmy' Trivette)
Diff'rent Strokes
(Frank Simpson)