Actor Clarence Gilyard, who had supporting roles in the '80s classics 'Die Hard' and 'Top Gun' and a starring role on 'Walker, Texas Ranger,' has died at 66.
Clarence Gilyard, who starred as Jimmy Trivette on "Walker, Texas Ranger," and had roles in "Die Hard" and "Top Gun," has died at 66.Actor Clarence Gilyard, who had supporting roles in the '80s classics"Die Hard" and"Top Gun" and a starring role on"Walker, Texas Ranger," has died at 66.
The Washington native grew up around the country as an Air Force brat before a class at Cal State University, Long Beach, got him into acting, according toOne of his most memorable roles was as Theo, the wise-cracking computer hacker working with Alan Rickman's Hans Gruber in"Die Hard" in 1988. He also had a small role as a fellow pilot to Tom Cruise's Maverick in"Top Gun" and a brief appearance in"The Karate Kid Part II.
His television breakthrough came when he joined the cast of"Matlock" as private investigator Conrad McMasters in 1989 and appeared in a total of 96 episodes of the show starring TV legend Andy Griffith. Gilyard followed that by becoming one of the co-stars of"Walker, Texas Ranger," playing Sgt. Jimmy Trivette alongside Chuck Norris from 1993 to 2001.
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