{"id":116366,"date":"2022-12-01T19:39:41","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T00:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=116366"},"modified":"2022-12-01T22:16:13","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T03:16:13","slug":"die-hard-actor-clarence-gilyard-jr-dies-at-66-entertainment-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=116366","title":{"rendered":"\u201cDie Hard\u201d Actor Clarence Gilyard Jr. Dies at 66 &#8211; Entertainment News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=116366\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=116366\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-116367 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Clarence-Gilyard-Jr-600-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Clarence-Gilyard-Jr-600-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Clarence-Gilyard-Jr-600.jpg 730w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Geoffrey Huchel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Actor Clarence Gilyard Jr., known for his roles in the hit films DIE HARD (1988) and TOP GUN (1986), passed away November 28, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada following an illness. He was 66.<br \/>\nGilyard was born on December 24, 1955 in Moses Lake, Washington. In 1979 he moved to Los Angeles to become an actor. Throughout his long and prolific career, he has made appearances in dozens of TV series and films such as DIFF\u2019RENT STROKES (1978-1986), CHIPS (1977-1983), THE DUCK FACTORY (1984), RIPTIDE (1984), WALKER, TEXAS RANGER (1993-2001), THE KARATE KID PART II (1986), 227 (1985-1990), THE FACTS OF LIFE (1979-1988), MATLOCK (1986-1995), and LITTLE MONSTERS (2012).<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Gilyard was an associate professor in the College of Fine Arts-Department of Theatre at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. There he taught stage and screen acting.<\/p>\n<p>Ringside Report sends our condolences to Clarence Gilyard\u2019s family during their time of grief.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #808000;\"><a style=\"color: #808000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.authorhouse.com\/en\/bookstore\/bookdetails\/232300-BOXING-INTERVIEWS-OF-A-LIFETIME\">Click Here to Order Boxing Interviews Of A Lifetime By &#8220;Bad&#8221; Brad Berkwitt<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Geoffrey Huchel Actor Clarence Gilyard Jr., known for his roles in the hit films DIE HARD (1988) and TOP GUN (1986), passed away November 28, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada following an illness. He was 66. Gilyard was born on December 24, 1955 in Moses Lake, Washington. 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