DieHard and WalkerTexasRanger actor Clarence Gilyard, Jr. Dies at 66
Clarence Gilyard Jr., the character actor best known for his role as Theo in Die Hard, has died. He was 66 years old. Gilyard has a decades-long career as an actor and author, with a regular role on Matlock and years playing Jimmy Trivette, Cordell Walker's partner on the original Walker Texas Ranger. In addition to Die Hard, his film credits include the Left Behind trilogy, in which he played a preacher, and the original Top Gun, in which Gilyard played Marcus"Sundown" Williams.
"Professor Gilyard was a beacon of light and strength for everyone around him," UNLV film chair Heather Addison said in a statement ."Whenever we asked him how he was, he would cheerfully declare that he was 'Blessed!' But we are truly the ones who were blessed to be his colleagues and students for so many years. We love you and will miss you dearly, Professor G!"
Gilyard's film debut was in Top Gun, but it would not take long for him to get more feature work. After an appearance in The Karate Kid Part II in 1986, Gilyard would have his career-defining role as Theo, the computer genius who took down Nakatomi Plaza, in Die Hard. He was the only surviving member of the gang of terrorists, but surprisingly is canonically dead -- because of a 2020 commercial in which he was one of the Die Hard actors to return in to advertise Die Hard car batteries.
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