Clarence Gilyard Jr.(1955-2022)

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Clarence Gilyard Jr. was born on 24 December 1955 in Moses Lake, Washington, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Die Hard (1988), Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) and Top Gun (1986). He was previously married to Elena Castillo and Catherine Dutko. He died on 28 November 2022 in the USA.

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Tom Cruise, Anthony Edwards, Clarence Gilyard Jr., and Adrian Pasdar in Top Gun (1986)

Kathleen Garrett, Clarence Gilyard Jr., and Andy Griffith in Matlock (1986)

Clarence Gilyard Jr. in Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)

Clarence Gilyard Jr. at an event for Left Behind: The Movie (2000)

Terry Farrell, David D'Arnal, Clarence Gilyard Jr., and Mark Neely in Off the Mark (1987)

Clarence Gilyard Jr., Andy Griffith, and Nancy Stafford in Matlock (1986)

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Die Hard

8.2

Theo

1988

Walker, Texas Ranger

5.5

TV Series

James Trivette
Trivette
Reneau
Sgt. Lockett(as Clarence Gilyard)

Top Gun

6.9

Sundown

1986

Left Behind: The Movie

4.3

Bruce Barnes(as Clarence Gilyard)

2000

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Legacy of a Spy
- Bill Pope
- Short
- 2021
DieHard is Back
- Theo
- Short
- 2020
The Perfect Race
- Coach Michaels
- 2019
Christmas on the Coast
- Fletcher Reese
- 2017
The Sector
- Reverend Raines
- 2016
The Beast
- Auguste Porter
- 2016
The Track
- Psychiatrist
- 2015
A Matter of Faith
- Professor Portland
- 2014
From Above
- Jeremiah Ward
- 2013
Little Monsters
- Ben Foreman
- 2012
Top Gun 2: Back to Traffic School
- Sundown
- Short
- 2012
Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire
- James Trivette (as Clarence Gilyard)
- TV Movie
- 2005
Left Behind II: Tribulation Force
- Pastor Bruce Barnes (as Clarence Gilyard)
- 2002
Walker, Texas Ranger
- James Trivette
- Trivette
- Reneau (as Clarence Gilyard) ...
- TV Series
- 1993–2001
Left Behind: The Movie
- Bruce Barnes (as Clarence Gilyard)
- 2000

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Left Behind 2: Tribulation Force

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Left Behind 2: Tribulation Force

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The Track - Official Trailer

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- Cameo
- Clarence A. Gilyard
- 5′ 8½″ (1.74 m)
- December 24, 1955
- Moses Lake, Washington, USA
- November 28, 2022
- USA(long illness)
In Chicago's 2006-2007 theater season he starred in Victory Gardens Theater's revival of Athol Fugard's drama "My Children, My Africa," directed by his friend Cecil O'Neal.

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Left his role on Matlock (1986), after its seventh season, to co-star opposite Chuck Norris in Walker, Texas Ranger (1993).

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I grew up as an Air Force brat. My family moved around a lot. I entered the U.S. Air Force Academy after high school, but left after a year. I couldn't afford to stay at Sterling College in Kansas, where I played wide receiver for the football team, so I went to work and eventually moved back to California.

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