Personal Info
Buck Young
Acting
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” i…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Tarzan in Manhattan
Last Resort
as Mr. Emerson
Who Is Julia?
as Police Officer
Gidget's Summer Reunion
as Bob
Sam's Son
as Marv Gates
I Take These Men
as Judge
Death Wish II
as Charles Pearce
Rehearsal for Murder
as Lieutenant McElroy
The Killing of Randy Webster
as Client
The Five of Me
as Colonel
TV Shows
MacGyver
as Policeman · 1 ep.
Highway to Heaven
1 ep.
Blue Thunder
as Police Captain · 1 ep.
Brothers
1 ep.
T. J. Hooker
as Zabrowski · 1 ep.
Matt Houston
1 ep.
Hill Street Blues
1 ep.
Simon & Simon
1 ep.
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
as Brigadier General Biles · 1 ep.
Dallas
as Seth Stone · 1 ep.