66 years old, he had played in Die Hard – Crystal Trap and in Top Gun. The University of Nevada, where he taught, announced the news, hailing a “multi-talented” man.
American actor Clarence Gilyard Jr., known for his role as Trivette alongside Chuck Norris in the television series Walker, Texas Rangerdied at the age of 66, announced this Tuesday, November 29 the College of Fine Arts at the University of Nevadain which he taught cinema and theatre.
Discovered in Die Hard – Crystal Trapthis son of a US Air Force officer, born on December 24, 1955, had also played Lieutenant Marcus Sundown Williams in Top Gun. His evolution in various sports disciplines, from karate to American football, also allowed him to obtain the role of a GI in Karate Kid 2.
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An “unlimited generosity of spirit”
But he mainly acquired his fame on the small screen, playing the private detective Conrad McMasters in the series Matlockfrom 1989 to 1993, then the ranger James Trivette, in the series Walker, Texas Ranger from 1993 to 2001.
Since then, he has been a professor at the University of Nevada. “It is with deep sadness that we announce this news, can we read in the press release of the establishment. He had many talents and inspired his students (…) His generosity of spirit knew no bounds“.