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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 Wats…
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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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1989
Tarzan in Manhattan
Movie Doctor
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1986
Who Is Julia?
Movie Police Officer
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1986
Last Resort
Movie Mr. Emerson
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1985
MacGyver
TV show Carl Jenkins
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1985
Gidget's Summer Reunion
Movie Bob
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1984
Highway to Heaven
TV show
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1984
Sam's Son
Movie Marv Gates
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1984
Brothers
TV show
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1984
Blue Thunder
TV show Police Captain
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1983
I Take These Men
Movie Judge
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1982
Matt Houston
TV show
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1982
Rehearsal for Murder
Movie Lieutenant McElroy
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1982
T. J. Hooker
TV show Zabrowski
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1982
Death Wish II
Movie Charles Pearce
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1981
Simon & Simon
TV show Cliff Woodman
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1981
Golden Gate
Movie
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1981
Stand by Your Man
Movie Policeman
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1981
The Five of Me
Movie Colonel
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1981
The Killing of Randy Webster
Movie Client
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1981
Hill Street Blues
TV show
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1980
The Georgia Peaches
Movie Big Ed
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1980
The Jayne Mansfield Story
Movie City Editor
- 1980
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1980
Fun and Games
Movie Businessman
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1980
The $5.20 an Hour Dream
Movie Bartender
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1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
TV show Brigadier General Biles
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1979
The Lady in Red
Movie Hennessey
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1978
The Millionaire
Movie Garageman
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1978
The New Adventures of Heidi
Movie Jensen
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1978
The Magic of Lassie
Movie T.V. Announcer
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1978
Dallas
TV show Seth Stone
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1978
Sam
TV show
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1978
Project U.F.O.
TV show Colonel at Forbes AFB Kansas
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1977
The Incredible Hulk
TV show
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1977
Lou Grant
TV show
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1977
The Hostage Heart
Movie Eddie
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1977
Mayday at 40,000 Feet
Movie Guard
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1977
Green Eyes
Movie Policeman
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1977
Claws
Movie Pilot
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1976
Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby
Movie 1st Trooper
