Clarence Gilyard, 'Die Hard' and 'Walker, Texas Ranger' star, dead at 66
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Clarence Gilyard Jr., the actor best known for playing computer hacker Theo in "Die Hard" and naval flight officer Marcus "Sundown" Williams in "Top Gun," has died at the age of 66.
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Clarence Gilyard Jr., the actor best known for playing computer hacker Theo in "Die Hard" and naval flight officer Marcus "Sundown" Williams in "Top Gun," has died at the age of 66.
Clarence Gilyard Jr., an actor and college professor who also appeared in “Top Gun” and “Walker, Texas Ranger,” among other roles, died at the age of 66 on Nov. 28.
"Die Hard," "Matlock" and "Walker, Texas Ranger" actor Clarence Gilyard Jr., who would later become a theater professor and author, has died at the age of 66.
NEW YORK — Clarence Gilyard Jr., a popular supporting actor whose credits include the blockbuster films “Die Hard” and “Top Gun” and the hit television series “Matlock” and “Walker, Texas Ranger,” has died at age 66. His death was announced this week by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where
Clarence Gilyard Jr., a popular supporting actor whose credits include the blockbuster films “Die Hard” and “Top Gun” and the hit television series “Matlock” and “Walker, Texas Ranger,” has died at age 66.
Famous actor Clarence Gilyard Jr., best known for his role in “Top Gun” and “Die Hard,” passed away following a battle with an unknown illness at the age of 66.
His death was announced on Monday in a statement from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), where he had been working as an associate professor at the College of Fine Arts.
