Buck Young
Acting
Born 1920-08-12
Died 2000-02-09
Winchester, Virginia, USA
85 credits
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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.
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Filmography
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Acting
43 credits
Columbo
Dallas
The Fugitive
The Andy Griffith Show
MacGyver
M*A*S*H
Hogan's Heroes
Charlie's Angels
Adam-12
The Virginian
Simon & Simon
T. J. Hooker
My Three Sons
The Incredible Hulk
Daniel Boone
Gunsmoke
The F.B.I.
Highway Patrol
Bat Masterson
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Kojak
Police Story
The Rebel
Wonder Woman
Blue Thunder
Death Wish II
Project U.F.O.
Breezy
Angel Face
Mayday at 40,000 Feet
The Lady in Red
U.S. Marshall
Not With My Wife, You Don't!
The Jayne Mansfield Story
Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby
Last Resort
The Bamboo Saucer
Mitchell
Who Is Julia?
Lepke
Sky Hei$t
Claws
Other credits
17 credits
Lassie
Ironside
Hill Street Blues
Have Gun, Will Travel
Quincy, M.E.
Cannon
Highway to Heaven
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Lou Grant
Matt Houston
The Streets of San Francisco
The Mod Squad
Brothers
Lancer
Official Detective
Not for Hire
Sam
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