Gilyard, who taught film students, had been suffering from a illness, but details about his death weren't immediately released.
By John Katsilometes, Las Vegas Review-Journal
Clarence Gilyard, a film and TV star who cherished his role as a UNLV theater professor, has died. He was 66. UNLV’s College of Fine Arts announced Gilyard’s death in a news release Monday afternoon.By then, he had been a well-established television, film and theater professional for more than 30 years.Gilyard was famous for his role as computer-terror expert Theo in the 1988 thriller “Die Hard.
UNLV College of Fine Arts Dean Nancy Uscher said she felt “profound sadness” in announcing Gilyard’s death. “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,” Uscher said in a statement. “His generosity of spirit was boundless — he was always ready to contribute to projects and performances however possible.”
Gilyard revived his role as Theo for a two-minute Die Hard battery commercial that aired during Super Bowl LV in February 2021.
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