Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 12, 1920
Died
Feb 09, 2000
Place of Birth
Winchester, Virginia, USA
Credits
84 titles
Buck Young
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?
Police Officer
Last Resort
Mr. Emerson
MacGyver
Carl Jenkins
Gidget's Summer Reunion
Bob
Highway to Heaven
Sam's Son
Marv Gates
Brothers
Blue Thunder
Police Captain
I Take These Men
Judge
Matt Houston
Rehearsal for Murder
Lieutenant McElroy
T. J. Hooker
Zabrowski
Death Wish II
Charles Pearce
Simon & Simon
Cliff Woodman
Golden Gate
Stand by Your Man
Policeman
The Five of Me
Colonel
The Killing of Randy Webster
Client
Hill Street Blues
The Georgia Peaches
Big Ed
The Jayne Mansfield Story
City Editor
The Night the Bridge Fell Down
Fun and Games
Businessman
The $5.20 an Hour Dream
Bartender
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Brigadier General Biles
The Lady in Red
Hennessey
The Millionaire
Garageman
The New Adventures of Heidi
Jensen
The Magic of Lassie
T.V. Announcer
Dallas
Seth Stone
Sam
The Incredible Hulk
Lou Grant
The Hostage Heart
Eddie
Mayday at 40,000 Feet
Guard
Green Eyes
Policeman
Claws
Pilot
Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby
1st Trooper
Quincy, M.E.
Charlie's Angels
Bartender
The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West
Rancher Uriah
Wonder Woman
Foreman
Katherine
Cop
Mitchell
Detective Aldridge
Sky Hei$t
Police Officer
Lepke
Second Reporter
Crossfire
Captain
Breezy
Paula's Escort
Kojak
Reporter