Hollywood star Clarence gilyard Jr. dies at the age of 66

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Born 1955, in Moses Lake, gilyard grew up as a military brat

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An accomplished film, television and theater actor,making her film debut as Sundown in "Top Gun"

Played terrorist computer expert Theo in "Die Hard"

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gilyard appeared in 85 episodes of "Matlock" before departing the series in 1993

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He appeared in all 196 episodes of the series' eight seasons

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After the finale in 2001, gilyard went on to appear in various films and TV shows

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