| Celebrated Name: | Clarence Gilyard |
|---|---|
| Real Name/Full Name: | Clarence Alfred Gilyard Jr |
| Gender: | Male |
| Age: | 68 years old |
| Birth Date: | 24 December 1955 |
| Birth Place: | Moses Lake, Washington, United States |
| Nationality: | American |
| Height: | 1.74 m |
| Weight: | 75 kg |
| Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Wife/Spouse (Name): | Elena Gilyard (m. 2001) |
| Children: | Yes (Peter Gilyard) |
| Dating/Girlfriend (Name): |
N/A |
| Profession: | American actor, college professor, and author |
| Net Worth in 2024: | $8 million |
| Last Updated: | December 2024 |
Clarence Gilyard is an actor, an author, and a college professor. He is a person of varied interests and occupations. He has acted in many movies, TV Series and Theatre. He became famous for his role as a private investigator in ‘Matlock,’ a drama series and as James Trivette in ‘Walker Texas Ranger,’ a crime drama.
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Early life:
Clarence Gilyard was born on December 24, 1955, in Moses Lake, Washington. His father, Clarence Gilyard Sr., was a US Air Force Officer. Clarence Gilyard grew up in Hawaii, Texas, and Florida, the Air Force bases where his father was posted.
Clarence Gilyard went to Eisenhower High School in Rialto, California. He graduated in 1974 with good grades as he was academically strong. Later he attended Sterling College but left before completing his studies.
He attended California State University, Long Beach, and took a Bachelor’s degree with acting as a major. In 2003 he did a Master in Fine Arts in Theatre Performance at Southern Methodist University.
Age, Height, and Weight
Being born on 24 December 1955, Clarence Gilyard is 68 years old as of today’s date 18th December 2024. His height is 1.74 m tall, and his weight is 75 kg.
Career
In the year 1979, he acted in the play ‘Bleacher Bums’ as a cheerleader. He made appearances in TV shows ‘Different Strokes’, ‘Simon and Simon’ and ‘Facts of life’ as a character actor. He also appeared in NBC TV series ‘CHIPs’ as officer Benjamin Webster.
He was also cast in 1984 TV series ‘The Duck Factory.’ His first movie was ‘Top Gun’ in the year 1986, wherein he was in the role of Radar Intercept Officer. His next film, ‘Karate Kid Part II,’ saw him in the role of a military person.
In the series ‘Matlock’ he got the role he was waiting for after years of struggling. He was cast as Ben Matlock’s private investigator Conard McMasters. The turning point in his career started here. His long association with Andy Griffith, who enacted the role of Ben Metlock, was very fruitful for him. Andy Griffith became his mentor. Clarence Gilyard learned the nuances of acting and comedy from this great actor.
In 1993 Clarence Gilyard was part of ‘Walker Texas Ranger’ opposite Chuck Norris. The show was a big hit with actor Nobel Willingham being a part of the show for six seasons.
In 2005 Clarence Gilyard appeared in the movie ‘Walker Texas Ranger: Trial by fire’ as a cameo appearance as he was busy elsewhere.
In the year 2005, Clarence Gilyard announced his retirement from films.
In the year 2014, he appeared in a religious film ‘A matter of faith.’ Meanwhile, from August 2006 onwards, Clarence Gilyard pursued the teaching profession and was an Associate professor of Theatre at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Awards and achievements:
Clarence Gilyard was the winner of Lone Star Film and Television Awards 1999-Best Supporting actor for ‘Walker Texas Ranger’ (1993).
In the year 2000, he was the winner of Image Awards-Outstanding Supporting actor in a Drama Series ‘Walker Texas Ranger’ (1993).
In the year 2018, Clarence Gilyard was awarded LifeTime Achievement TV Fame Award for his roles in ‘Walker Texas Ranger,’ ‘Metlock,’ and the films ‘Die Hard’ and ‘Left behind 1 and 2’ by Las Vegas Fame Awards.
Net Worth & Salary of Clarence Gilyard in 2024
As of December 2024, Clarence Gilyard’s net worth is estimated at $8 million. His income comes mainly from his roles in TV series and acting in films and Theatre.
In the later years of his career, he started teaching Theatre at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where his annual income is about 588235 dollars.
His self-proclamation of being an ‘Air force Brat’ in his younger days is in contrast with his steady rise in life as an actor, a professor, and an author. He was not consistent in his studies, but as he grew in age, he seriously pursued his interests in studies as well as in his acting career.
He did very well in his acting as well as academic pursuits and went on to become an acclaimed actor and a professor of Theatre. He is into social work and is on the board of Children’s Organ Transplant Association.
I just love him!! Such a genuine sincere soul. I wondered where he landed and it a comfort to know.
God bless!!
Clarence Gilyard,Jr was one good looking son of a gun. He fit in perfectly with Andy as Matlock’s private investigator. Andy only kept good souls around him and Clarence was one of them. I hated to see him leave Matlock for Walker, Texas Ranger. However he was great in his new role, just as he was in Matlock. I loved him in Matlock better however. He loved Andy so much. They were a great team. I read somewhere when Andy and Don Knots did scenes together on Matlock and Clarence was in the scene, it was pure joy for Clarence to be with these two heavy weights. He was in awe watching them work together. Andy was his idol and it was a very, very hard decision for him to leave Matlock (basically Andy). He tried to do both series at the same time so he wouldn’t have to leave Andy. He was very loyal to Andy. However, trying to do both series at the same time was a real drain on him as Andy had his show set up in North Carolina, the East Coast and Walker was set up on the West Coast. All that flying to and from the emEast and West Coast put a real drain on him. He finally had to choose to leave Matlock. I read all of this several years ago in another post. I just love Clarence Gilyard and his loyalty to Andy and the show. What a guy!!
I thought Clarence was the greatest, I didn’t watch him very much with Andy but I watched him grow on Walker Texas Ranger, you could see him get better and better on Walker, I enjoyed Trivette with Walker, but everyone on Walker was great.