Buck Young profile
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Buck Young

12th August 1920 Winchester, Virginia, USA Acting

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.

40 Movies 63 TV Shows 104 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Claws poster
Claws 1st January 1977 as Pilot
Mitchell poster
Mitchell 10th September 1975 as Detective Aldridge
Lepke poster
Lepke 23rd May 1975 as Second Reporter
Breezy poster
Breezy 18th November 1973 as Paula's Escort
Angel Face poster
Angel Face 2nd January 1953 as Assistant District Attorney (uncredited)
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MacGyver 29th September 1985 as Carl Jenkins
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Dallas 2nd April 1978 as Seth Stone
Sam poster
Sam 14th March 1978
Kojak poster
Kojak 24th October 1973 as Reporter
M*A*S*H poster
M*A*S*H 17th September 1972 as O'Brien
Columbo poster
Columbo 15th September 1971 as Guest at Wake
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Adam-12 21st September 1968 as Sgt. Willard