Buck Young
Known for: Acting
Born: August 12, 1920
Died: February 9, 2000
Place of birth: Winchester, Virginia, USA
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
41 movies · 46 TV shows, newest first
4.0
Tarzan in Manhattan
1989
7.4
Who Is Julia?
1986
3.6
Last Resort
1986
7.7
MacGyver
1985
6.0
Gidget's Summer Reunion
1985
7.4
Highway to Heaven
1984
6.5
Sam's Son
1984
6.7
Brothers
1984
6.9
Blue Thunder
1984
5.0
I Take These Men
1983
6.3
Matt Houston
1982
6.1
Rehearsal for Murder
1982
6.5
T. J. Hooker
1982
6.2
Death Wish II
1982
6.7
Simon & Simon
1981
9.0
Golden Gate
1981
7.3
Stand by Your Man
1981
9.3
The Five of Me
1981
6.0
The Killing of Randy Webster
1981
7.6
Hill Street Blues
1981
5.9
The Georgia Peaches
1980
6.0
The Jayne Mansfield Story
1980
6.2
The Night the Bridge Fell Down
1980
7.0
Fun and Games
1980
9.0
The $5.20 an Hour Dream
1980
7.0
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
5.6
The Lady in Red
1979
8.0
The Millionaire
1978
5.0
The New Adventures of Heidi
1978
5.6
The Magic of Lassie
1978
6.9
Dallas
1978
7.0
Sam
1978
7.0
Project U.F.O.
1978
7.2
The Incredible Hulk
1977
7.4
Lou Grant
1977
8.0
The Hostage Heart
1977
6.4
Mayday at 40,000 Feet
1977
8.0
Green Eyes
1977
5.0
Claws
1977
3.6
Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby
1976
7.5
Quincy, M.E.
1976
6.7
Charlie's Angels
1976
4.1
The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West
1976
7.0
Wonder Woman
1975
6.4
Katherine
1975
3.3
Mitchell
1975
5.3
Sky Hei$t
1975
4.9
Lepke
1975
8.0
Crossfire
1975
6.8
Breezy
1973
7.2
Kojak
1973
7.0
Police Story
1973
3.9
The Stranger
1973
7.1
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
7.9
M*A*S*H
1972
6.3
They Call It Murder
1971
7.1
McMillan & Wife
1971
8.1
Columbo
1971
6.7
Cannon
1971
8.0
The Late Liz
1971
5.2
The Bamboo Saucer
1968
6.1
The Mod Squad
1968
5.6
Lancer
1968
7.1
Adam-12
1968
6.8
Ironside
1967
6.8
The Young Warriors
1967
5.8
Not With My Wife, You Don't!
1966
5.6
The F.B.I.
1965
7.6
Hogan's Heroes
1965
7.1
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
7.0
Daniel Boone
1964
7.3
The Fugitive
1963
6.5
The Virginian
1962
7.6
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
6.6
My Three Sons
1960NR
Not for Hire
1959
5.1
The Rebel
1959
7.8
U.S. Marshall
1958
6.4
Bat Masterson
1958
5.5
Jet Pilot
1957
7.3
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
7.5
Official Detective
1957
6.2
Highway Patrol
1955
6.7
Gunsmoke
1955
6.8
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
6.3
Lassie
1954
7.1
Angel Face
1953