Top Gun and Die Hard star Clarence Gilyard Jr has died aged 66.
The Hollywood actor has passed away following a battle with a 'long illness', according to reports. The star had an impressive career in TV and film spanning across three decades, and was best known for his role as computer hacker Theo in the Christmas action movie Die Hard.
He also played the naval flight officer Marcus "Sundown" Williams in Top Gun. Clarence had been working as a professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, who confirmed his death, reports the Mirror.
