Top Gun actor Clarence Gilyard dies aged 66

Clarence Gilyard Jr in a scene from Die Hard (Alamy/Twentieth Century Fox)

Clarence Gilyard Jr, a popular supporting actor whose credits include the blockbuster films Die Hard and Top Gun and the hit television series Walker, Texas Ranger, has died at the age of 66.

His death was announced this week by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he taught stage and screen acting.