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Clarence Gilyard Jr.
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Clarence Gilyard Jr.

December 24, 1955 (age 66)
November 23, 2022
Moses Lake, Washington, USA
Male
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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;…

Movies

21 credits
Top Gun Movie
★ 7.1
Action, Drama
1986 Action, Drama
Die Hard Movie
★ 7.8
PRO
Action, Thriller
1988 Action, Thriller
The Karate Kid Part II
★ 6.3
+
The Karate Kid Part II
1986 as G.I. #1
Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire
★ 6.4
+
Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire
2005 as Ranger James 'Jimmy' Trivette
L.A. Takedown
★ 5.5
+
L.A. Takedown
1989 as Mustafa Jackson
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
★ 6.7
+
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
1990 as Roy Bryant
Left Behind
★ 4.3
+
Left Behind
2000 as Pastor Bruce Barnes
Left Behind II: Tribulation Force
★ 4.5
+
Left Behind II: Tribulation Force
2002 as Pastor Bruce Barnes
Christmas on the Coast
★ 6.0
+
Christmas on the Coast
2018 as Fletcher Reese
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
★ 5.6
+
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
1983
A Matter of Faith
★ 4.8
+
A Matter of Faith
2014 as Professor Portland
The Sector
★ 3.4
+
The Sector
2016 as Reverend Raines
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
★ 7.3
+
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
1994 as Ranger James 'Jimmy' Trivette
Off the Mark
★ 3.9
+
Off the Mark
1987 as James B. White
Things Are Looking Up
+
Things Are Looking Up
1984 as Clement McCallister
Chasing Shakespeare
★ 3.1
+
Chasing Shakespeare
2014 as Jeremiah Ward
Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger
★ 7.3
+
Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger
1993 as Ranger James 'Jimmy' Trivette
The Track
+
The Track
2016 as Psychiatrist
The Perfect Race
★ 7.4
+
The Perfect Race
2019 as Coach Michaels
Little Monsters
★ 4.4
+
Little Monsters
2012 as Ben Foreman
Rabbit Days
★ 3.5
+
Rabbit Days
2016 as Auguste Porter

TV Shows

10 credits
Matlock TV
★ 7.1
PRO
Crime, Drama
1986 Crime, Drama
Simon & Simon TV
★ 6.7
PRO
Drama
1981 Drama
Walker, Texas Ranger TV
★ 7.0
PRO
Crime, Drama
1993 Crime, Drama
The Facts of Life TV
★ 7.1
PRO
Comedy, Drama
1979 Comedy, Drama
227 TV
+
227
1985 as Harold Bailey
CHiPs TV
+
CHiPs
1977 as Benjamin Webster
The Duck Factory TV
+
The Duck Factory
1984 as Roland Culp
Sons of Thunder TV
+
Sons of Thunder
1999
Diff'rent Strokes TV
+
Diff'rent Strokes
1978 as The Student
Diff'rent Strokes TV
+
Diff'rent Strokes
1978 as Frank Simpson
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