Buck Young
Acting
- Born:
- 1920-08-12
- Died:
- 2000-02-09
- Place of birth:
- Winchester, Virginia, USA
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.
Known For
Filmography
Tarzan in Manhattan
Who Is Julia?
Last Resort
MacGyver
Gidget's Summer Reunion
Highway to Heaven
Sam's Son
Brothers
Blue Thunder
I Take These Men
Matt Houston
Rehearsal for Murder
T. J. Hooker
Death Wish II
Simon & Simon
Golden Gate
Stand by Your Man
The Five of Me
The Killing of Randy Webster
Hill Street Blues
The Georgia Peaches
The Jayne Mansfield Story
The Night the Bridge Fell Down
Fun and Games
The $5.20 an Hour Dream
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
The Lady in Red
The Millionaire
The New Adventures of Heidi
The Magic of Lassie
Dallas
Sam
Project U.F.O.
The Incredible Hulk
Lou Grant
The Hostage Heart
Mayday at 40,000 Feet
Green Eyes
Claws
Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby
Quincy, M.E.
Charlie's Angels
The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West
Wonder Woman
Katherine
Mitchell
Sky Hei$t
Lepke
Crossfire
Breezy
Kojak
Police Story
The Stranger
The Streets of San Francisco
M*A*S*H
Emergency!
They Call It Murder
McMillan & Wife
Columbo
Cannon
The Late Liz
The Bamboo Saucer
The Mod Squad
Lancer
Adam-12
Ironside
The Young Warriors
Not With My Wife, You Don't!
The F.B.I.
Hogan's Heroes
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Daniel Boone
The Fugitive
The Virginian
The Andy Griffith Show
My Three Sons
Not for Hire
The Rebel
U.S. Marshall
Bat Masterson
Jet Pilot
Have Gun, Will Travel
Official Detective
Highway Patrol
Gunsmoke
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Lassie
Angel Face