Buck Young
Acting
1920-08-12 · 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.
Filmography
Tarzan in Manhattan
1989 · Movie
Who Is Julia?
1986 · Movie
Last Resort
1986 · Movie
MacGyver
1985 · Series
Gidget's Summer Reunion
1985 · Movie
Highway to Heaven
1984 · Series
Sam's Son
1984 · Movie
Brothers
1984 · Series
Blue Thunder
1984 · Series
I Take These Men
1983 · Movie
Matt Houston
1982 · Series
Rehearsal for Murder
1982 · Movie
T. J. Hooker
1982 · Series
Death Wish II
1982 · Movie
Simon & Simon
1981 · Series
Golden Gate
1981 · Movie
Stand by Your Man
1981 · Movie
The Five of Me
1981 · Movie
The Killing of Randy Webster
1981 · Movie
Hill Street Blues
1981 · Series
The Georgia Peaches
1980 · Movie
The Jayne Mansfield Story
1980 · Movie
The Night the Bridge Fell Down
1980 · Movie
Fun and Games
1980 · Movie
The $5.20 an Hour Dream
1980 · Movie
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979 · Series
The Lady in Red
1979 · Movie
The Millionaire
1978 · Movie
The New Adventures of Heidi
1978 · Movie
The Magic of Lassie
1978 · Movie
Dallas
1978 · Series
Sam
1978 · Series
Project U.F.O.
1978 · Series
The Incredible Hulk
1977 · Series
Lou Grant
1977 · Series
The Hostage Heart
1977 · Movie
Mayday at 40,000 Feet
1977 · Movie
Green Eyes
1977 · Movie
Claws
1977 · Movie
Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby
1976 · Movie
Quincy, M.E.
1976 · Series
Charlie's Angels
1976 · Series
The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West
1976 · Movie
Wonder Woman
1975 · Series
Katherine
1975 · Movie
Mitchell
1975 · Movie
Sky Hei$t
1975 · Movie
Lepke
1975 · Movie
Crossfire
1975 · Movie
Breezy
1973 · Movie
Kojak
1973 · Series
Police Story
1973 · Series
The Stranger
1973 · Movie
The Streets of San Francisco
1972 · Series
M*A*S*H
1972 · Series
They Call It Murder
1971 · Movie
McMillan & Wife
1971 · Series
Columbo
1971 · Series
Cannon
1971 · Series
The Late Liz
1971 · Movie
The Bamboo Saucer
1968 · Movie
Lancer
1968 · Series
The Mod Squad
1968 · Series
Adam-12
1968 · Series
Ironside
1967 · Series
The Young Warriors
1967 · Movie
Not With My Wife, You Don't!
1966 · Movie
The F.B.I.
1965 · Series
Hogan's Heroes
1965 · Series
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964 · Series
Daniel Boone
1964 · Series
The Fugitive
1963 · Series
The Virginian
1962 · Series
The Andy Griffith Show
1960 · Series
My Three Sons
1960 · Series
Not for Hire
1959 · Series
The Rebel
1959 · Series
U.S. Marshall
1958 · Series
Bat Masterson
1958 · Series
Jet Pilot
1957 · Movie
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957 · Series
Official Detective
1957 · Series
Highway Patrol
1955 · Series
Gunsmoke
1955 · Series
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955 · Series
Lassie
1954 · Series
Angel Face
1953 · Movie