Acting credits
81
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Buck Young
Acting
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Movies: 40Series: 41
TMDB ID: 1213236
IMDb ID: nm0949344
Known for: Acting
Born: August 12, 1920
Died: February 9, 2000
Age: 79
Place of birth: Winchester, Virginia, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 1989
Years active: 37
Average TMDB rating: 6.64
Wikidata: Q2927461
Biography
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Buck Young.
3.8
Tarzan in Manhattan
1989 Movie
7.2
Who Is Julia?
as Police Officer
1986 Movie
3.3
Last Resort
as Mr. Emerson
1986 Movie
6.0
Gidget's Summer Reunion
as Bob
1985 Movie
5.9
Sam's Son
as Marv Gates
1984 Movie
1.0
I Take These Men
as Judge
1983 Movie
6.1
Rehearsal for Murder
as Lieutenant McElroy
1982 Movie
6.2
Death Wish II
as Charles Pearce
1982 Movie
Golden Gate
1981 Movie
7.3
Stand by Your Man
as Policeman
1981 Movie
9.0
The Five of Me
as Colonel
1981 Movie
5.8
The Killing of Randy Webster
as Client
1981 Movie
5.6
The Georgia Peaches
as Big Ed
1980 Movie
5.8
The Jayne Mansfield Story
as City Editor
1980 Movie
5.9
The Night the Bridge Fell Down
1980 Movie
5.0
Fun and Games
as Businessman
1980 Movie
The $5.20 an Hour Dream
as Bartender
1980 Movie
5.6
The Lady in Red
as Hennessey
1979 Movie
The Millionaire
as Garageman
1978 Movie
4.0
The New Adventures of Heidi
as Jensen
1978 Movie
5.4
The Magic of Lassie
as T.V. Announcer
1978 Movie
The Hostage Heart
as Eddie
1977 Movie
6.4
Mayday at 40,000 Feet
as Guard
1977 Movie
Green Eyes
as Policeman
1977 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Buck Young.
7.7
MacGyver
as Carl Jenkins • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.4
Highway to Heaven
1 eps
1984 Series
6.6
Brothers
1 eps
1984 Series
6.9
Blue Thunder
as Police Captain • 1 eps
1984 Series
6.2
Matt Houston
1 eps
1982 Series
6.5
T. J. Hooker
as Zabrowski • 1 eps
1982 Series
6.7
Simon & Simon
1 eps
1981 Series
7.6
Hill Street Blues
1 eps
1981 Series
7.0
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
as Brigadier General Biles • 1 eps
1979 Series
6.8
Dallas
as Seth Stone • 1 eps
1978 Series
Sam
1 eps
1978 Series
7.2
The Incredible Hulk
1 eps
1977 Series
7.3
Lou Grant
1 eps
1977 Series
7.5
Quincy, M.E.
2 eps
1976 Series
6.7
Charlie's Angels
as Bartender • 1 eps
1976 Series
7.0
Wonder Woman
as Foreman • 2 eps
1975 Series
7.1
Kojak
as Reporter • 1 eps
1973 Series
7.0
The Streets of San Francisco
2 eps
1972 Series
7.9
M*A*S*H
as Dan • 2 eps
1972 Series
8.1
Columbo
as Guest at Wake • 1 eps
1971 Series
6.6
Cannon
1 eps
1971 Series
6.2
The Mod Squad
1 eps
1968 Series
4.7
Lancer
2 eps
1968 Series
7.0
Adam-12
as Sgt. Willard • 1 eps
1968 Series