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Buck Young
Actor
Born August 12, 1920Died February 9, 2000 (79 years)
John Otto "Buck" Young (April 12, 1920 – February 9, 2000) was an American actor who played the role as Sergeant Whipple on the Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. TV series, and Deputy Joe Watson on The Andy Griffith Show.
In 1944, during World War II, Young was drafted into the US Army Air Forces. He married actress Peggy Stewart in 1953 and had two children, Grey Young and Abigail Young who each acted in one film. He was the brother-in-law of Stewart's sister, Patricia O'Rourke, and her husband, Wayne Morris.
In 1962, he appeared three times in James Arness's TV Western series Gunsmoke, playing “Carl” in S7E24’s “Coventry”, “Corporal Stone” in S7E27's “Wagon Girls” & “John” in S8E1’s “Call Me Dodie”.
Buck Young took the part as Sgt Whipple in the Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. TV series at the beginning of the show in 1964. He acted in a total of 95 films and the Gomer Pyle. U.S.M.C. series. Buck Young also played in Barnaby Jones in the episode titled “The Last Contract” (12/31/1974).
Young died on February 9, 2000, in Los Angeles at age 79.
In 1944, during World War II, Young was drafted into the US Army Air Forces. He married actress Peggy Stewart in 1953 and had two children, Grey Young and Abigail Young who each acted in one film. He was the brother-in-law of Stewart's sister, Patricia O'Rourke, and her husband, Wayne Morris.
In 1962, he appeared three times in James Arness's TV Western series Gunsmoke, playing “Carl” in S7E24’s “Coventry”, “Corporal Stone” in S7E27's “Wagon Girls” & “John” in S8E1’s “Call Me Dodie”.
Buck Young took the part as Sgt Whipple in the Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. TV series at the beginning of the show in 1964. He acted in a total of 95 films and the Gomer Pyle. U.S.M.C. series. Buck Young also played in Barnaby Jones in the episode titled “The Last Contract” (12/31/1974).
Young died on February 9, 2000, in Los Angeles at age 79.
Filmography
| 1992 | Columbo: A Bird in the Hand · as Guest At Wake |
| 1989 | |
| 1986 | Who Is Julia? · as Police Officer |
| 1986 | Last Resort · as Mr. Emerson |
| 1986 | Outrage! · as Reporter #1 |
| 1985 | MacGyver (TV Series) · as Policeman |
| 1985 | Gidget's Summer Reunion · as Bob |
| 1984 | Hot Pursuit (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1984 | Highway to Heaven (TV Series) |
| 1984 | Sam's Son · as Marv Gates |
| 1984 | Brothers (TV Series) |
| 1984 | Blue Thunder (TV Series) · as Police Captain |
| 1983 | Whiz Kids (TV Series) · as Nascorp Guard |
| 1983 | I Take These Men · as Judge |
| 1982 | Matt Houston (TV Series) |
| 1982 | Gloria (TV Series) · as Sgt. D'ambrose |
| 1982 | Rehearsal for Murder · as Lieutenant Mcelroy |
| 1982 | T.J. Hooker (TV Series) · as Zabrowski |
| 1982 | Death Wish II · as Charles Pearce |
| 1981 | Simon & Simon (TV Series) |
| 1981 | The Fall Guy (TV Series) · as Al |
| 1981 | Stand by Your Man · as Policeman |
| 1981 | The Five of Me · as Colonel |
| 1981 | The Killing of Randy Webster · as Client |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues (TV Series) |
| 1980 | The Georgia Peaches · as Big Ed |
| 1980 | The Jayne Mansfield Story · as City Editor |
| 1980 | |
| 1980 | Scruples (TV Series) · as Apartment Doorman |
| 1980 | The $5.20 an Hour Dream · as Bartender |
| 1979 | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV Series) · as Brigadier General Biles |
| 1979 | The Lady in Red · as Hennessey |
| 1979 | Time Express (TV Series) · as Police Clerk |
| 1979 | The Dukes of Hazzard (TV Series) · as The Marshall |
| 1978 | The New Adventures of Heidi · as Jensen |
| 1978 | The Paper Chase (TV Series) · as 2nd Policeman |
| 1978 | The Magic of Lassie · as T.v. Announcer |
| 1978 | Dallas (TV Series) · as Seth Stone |
| 1978 | Project UFO (TV Series) · as Brigadier General Barnwell |
| 1978 | The Next Step Beyond (TV Series) · as Sheriff |
| 1977 | The Incredible Hulk (TV Series) · as Doctor |
| 1977 | Lou Grant (TV Series) |
| 1977 | The Hostage Heart · as Eddie |
| 1977 | Green Eyes · as Policeman |
| 1977 | Claws · as Pilot |
| 1976 | Two-Minute Warning · as Baltimore Booster |
| 1976 | Mayday at 40, 000 Feet! · as Guard |
| 1976 | Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby · as 1st Trooper |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. (TV Series) |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels (TV Series) · as Bartender |
| 1976 | The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West · as Rancher Uriah |
| 1976 | Most Wanted (TV Series) · as Bart Schaffner |
| 1976 | How the West Was Won (TV Series) · as Will |
| 1975 | Wonder Woman (TV Series) · as Foreman |
| 1975 | Katherine · as Cop |
| 1975 | Mitchell · as Detective Aldridge |
| 1975 | Sky Heist · as Police Officer |
| 1975 | Switch (TV Series) · as Detective |
| 1975 | Hustling · as Journalist At Meeting |
| 1975 | Lepke · as Second Reporter |
| 1975 | White House Madness · as Admiral |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files (TV Series) · as Jake Sand |
| 1974 | It's Good to Be Alive · as Reporter #3 |
| 1973 | Breezy · as Paula's Escort |
| 1973 | Kojak (TV Series) · as Reporter |
| 1973 | Dusty's Trail (TV Series) · as The Rancher |
| 1973 | Police Story (TV Series) · as Lomax |
| 1973 | The Stranger · as Tom Nelson |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones (TV Series) · as Don Thurmond |
| 1972 | M*A*S*H (TV Series) · as Dan |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series) |
| 1972 | Pickup on 101 · as Car Family Of Four |
| 1972 | Emergency! (TV Series) · as Captain - Engine 85 |
| 1971 | They Call It Murder · as Charlie |
| 1971 | Cade's County (TV Series) · as 1st Newscaster |
| 1971 | McMillan and Wife (TV Series) · as Traffic Cop |
| 1971 | Columbo (TV Series) · as Guard |
| 1971 | Cannon (TV Series) |
| 1971 | The Late Liz · as Logan Pearson |
| 1971 | O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (TV Series) · as S.a. Wiley |
| 1971 | Sarge (TV Series) · as Pete |
| 1970 | Weekend of Terror · as Man |
| 1970 | Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came · as Deputy Ron |
| 1969 | Bracken's World (TV Series) · as Plainsclothes Man |
| 1968 | The Bamboo Saucer · as Pete (uncredited) |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad (TV Series) |
| 1968 | Lancer (TV Series) |
| 1968 | Adam-12 (TV Series) · as Sgt. Willard |
| 1968 | Chubasco · as 1st Fuzz |
| 1967 | Ironside (TV Series) |
| 1967 | The Young Warriors · as Schumacher |
| 1966 | Not with My Wife, You Don't! · as Air Police Colonel |
| 1966 | Family Affair (TV Series) · as George Sperling |
| 1966 | Daktari (TV Series) · as Arnold Kennedy |
| 1965 | Days of our Lives (TV Series) · as Officer Charlie |
| 1965 | Hogan's Heroes (TV Series) · as Second Officer |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. (TV Series) · as Sac Bennett Adams |
| 1964 | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (TV Series) · as Sgt. Whipple |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone (TV Series) · as Henry Foxx |
| 1963 | The Fugitive (TV Series) · as Police Sergeant |
| 1963 | General Hospital (TV Series) · as Sheriff |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Walker |
| 1962 | It's a Man's World (TV Series) · as Charlie Hanlon |
| 1960 | Harrigan and Son (TV Series) · as Bud Flake |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show (TV Series) · as Deputy Joe Watson |
| 1960 | My Three Sons (TV Series) |
| 1959 | The Alaskans (TV Series) · as Tracy |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | Hotel de Paree (TV Series) · as Avery |
| 1959 | Night of the Quarter Moon · as Reporter |
| 1958 | Flight (TV Series) · as Davidson |
| 1958 | U.S. Marshal (TV Series) · as Deputy Buck Johnson |
| 1958 | Bat Masterson (TV Series) · as Bill Bassett |
| 1958 | Steve Canyon (TV Series) · as Lt. Kress |
| 1957 | The Real McCoys (TV Series) · as Father Donavan |
| 1957 | Jet Pilot · as Sergeant |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Loving You · as Assistant Director |
| 1957 | The Silent Service (TV Series) · as Fox |
| 1957 | Whirlybirds (TV Series) · as Lt. Germain |
| 1956 | The Sheriff of Cochise (TV Series) · as Deputy Johnson |
| 1955 | Highway Patrol (1955) (TV Series) · as Gas Station Attendant |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Bud Grant |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV Series) |
| 1954 | 3 Ring Circus · as Soldier |
| 1954 | Lassie (TV Series) |
| 1953 | The French Line · as Photographer On Dock |
| 1953 | Money from Home · as Undetermined Secondary Role |
| 1953 | Affair with a Stranger · as Minor Role |
| 1953 | The Girls of Pleasure Island · as Marine |
| 1952 | Angel Face · as Assistant District Attorney (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Hurricane Smith · as Guard |
| 1950 | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV Series) · as Mr. Sullivan |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV Series) · as Minor Role |