Clarence Gilyard, Jr.

The show is centered on Cordell Walker (played by Chuck Norris), a Dallas Fort Worth-based member of the Texas Rangers, a state-level bureau of investigation.

A cagey defense attorney has a down-home demeanor and uptown strategy.

The series, set in Hollywood, California, follows the adventures of Skip Tarkenton, an animator for Buddy Winkler Productions, a rundown studio that produces the mythical Saturday morning cartoon series, "The Dippy Duck Show".