In movies and television shows including Die Hard and Top Gun, actor and academic Clarence Gilyard Jr. made appearances. An announcement about his passing was made on Monday by UNLV, where he served as an associate professor in the college of fine arts.
Over the course of a 30-year career, Gilyard appeared in roles on the stage, on television, and in movies. In the 1986 version of Top Gun, he played the part of Sundown. Later, in the 1989 movie Die Hard, he made an unforgettable impression as the sinister computer genius Theo.
Gilyard was born in 1955 in Moses Lake, Washington, but he ultimately attended high school in California. He earned a BA in theatre arts from California State University in the late 1970s and moved to Los Angeles to begin his acting career.
Gilyard reportedly began acting after completing a theatrical degree at California State University, according to UNLV. He received his first television role in 1981 on the program “Different Strokes.”
When did Clarence Gilyard play for the Dallas Cowboys?
He always wanted to be a cowboy and spend every weekend working with his horse. Team roping is where he shine. The previous time out, he had the pleasure of working with Charlie Sampson in Mesa, Arizona. He was the world champion rider in 1982. I enjoy being outside among the horses, calves, mud, and poo.
