{"id":142985,"date":"2022-11-29T14:55:56","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T14:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/die-hard-actor-clarence-gilyard-dead-at-66\/"},"modified":"2022-11-29T14:55:56","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T14:55:56","slug":"die-hard-actor-clarence-gilyard-dead-at-66","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/die-hard-actor-clarence-gilyard-dead-at-66\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Die Hard’ Actor Clarence Gilyard Dead at 66"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Clarence Gilyard<\/strong>the actor who played the wisecracking computer hacker in the movie, “Die Hard,” has died.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Gilyard passed away after a long battle with an unspecified illness, according to media reports<\/strong>. His death was announced Monday by the University of Las Vegas, Nevada, where he had worked since 2006 as a Fine Arts professor.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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His 30-year career in Hollywood landed him major roles in popular TV series, from the ’80s and ’90s … notably, “Matlock,” and “Walker, Texas Ranger.” He worked with stars like Andy Griffith<\/strong> and Chuck Norris<\/strong>. He also scored his first big screen role as Sundown in “Top Gun.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Gilyard’s breakout role was playing Theo in the OG “Die Hard.” Theo was the sardonic tech wizard who took over a Los Angeles skyscraper with terrorists and hacked into a vault, attempting to steal $640 million in bearer bonds. In one scene, the terrorists bomb an LAPD vehicle and Theo famously cackles, “Oh my god, the quarterback is toast!”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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UNLV Dean Nancy J. Uscher<\/strong> remembered Gilyard this way … “It is with profound sadness that I share this news. His students were deeply inspired by him, as were all who knew him. He had many extraordinary talents and was extremely well-known in the university through his dedication to teaching and his professional accomplishments.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Uscher went on … “His generosity of spirit was boundless – he was always ready to contribute to projects and performances however possible.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Gilyard was 66.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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