Actor

Buck Young

August 12, 1920 · 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.

Notable work

7.7
MacGyver (1985)
as Carl Jenkins and as Policeman
8.1
Columbo (1971)
as Guest at Wake and as Guard
7.9
M*A*S*H (1972)
as Dan and as O'Brien
6.2
Death Wish II (1982)
as Charles Pearce
7.2
The Incredible Hulk (1977)
cast and as Doctor
7
Wonder Woman (1975)
as Foreman

Often works with

Tim O'Connor
3 titles together
Wonder Woman, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, The Streets of San Francisco
Robert Donner
2 titles together
MacGyver, Blue Thunder
Bruce Kirby
2 titles together
Columbo, Kojak
Bob Harks
2 titles together
Columbo, The Incredible Hulk
Paul Lambert
2 titles together
Death Wish II, Quincy, M.E.
Paul Comi
2 titles together
Death Wish II, Highway to Heaven

Full filmography · 84

MacGyver
as Carl Jenkins and as Policeman
19857.7
Highway to Heaven
cast
19847.4
Brothers
cast
1984
Blue Thunder
as Police Captain
19846.9
Matt Houston
cast
19826.3
T. J. Hooker
as Zabrowski
19826.5
Simon & Simon
as Cliff Woodman
19816.7
Hill Street Blues
cast
19817.6
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
as Brigadier General Biles
19797
Dallas
as Seth Stone
19786.9
Sam
cast
1978
Project U.F.O.
as Colonel at Forbes AFB Kansas
1978