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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.

Tarzan in Manhattan

Who Is Julia?
as Police Officer

Last Resort
as Mr. Emerson

MacGyver
as Carl Jenkins

Gidget's Summer Reunion
as Bob

Highway to Heaven

Sam's Son
as Marv Gates

Brothers

Blue Thunder
as Police Captain

I Take These Men
as Judge

Matt Houston

Rehearsal for Murder
as Lieutenant McElroy

T. J. Hooker
as Zabrowski

Death Wish II
as Charles Pearce

Simon & Simon

Golden Gate

Stand by Your Man
as Policeman

The Five of Me
as Colonel

The Killing of Randy Webster
as Client

Hill Street Blues

The Georgia Peaches
as Big Ed

The Jayne Mansfield Story
as City Editor

The Night the Bridge Fell Down

Fun and Games
as Businessman

The $5.20 an Hour Dream
as Bartender

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
as Brigadier General Biles

The Lady in Red
as Hennessey

The Millionaire
as Garageman

The New Adventures of Heidi
as Jensen

The Magic of Lassie
as T.V. Announcer

Dallas
as Seth Stone

Sam

The Incredible Hulk

Lou Grant

The Hostage Heart
as Eddie

Mayday at 40,000 Feet
as Guard

Green Eyes
as Policeman

Claws
as Pilot

Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby
as 1st Trooper

Quincy, M.E.

Charlie's Angels
as Bartender

The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West
as Rancher Uriah

Wonder Woman
as Foreman

Katherine
as Cop

Mitchell
as Detective Aldridge

Sky Hei$t
as Police Officer

Lepke
as Second Reporter

Crossfire
as Captain

Breezy
as Paula's Escort

Kojak
as Reporter

Police Story
as Lomax

The Stranger
as Tom Nelson

The Streets of San Francisco

M*A*S*H
as Dan

They Call It Murder
as Charlie

Columbo
as Guest at Wake

Cannon

The Late Liz
as Logan Pearson

The Bamboo Saucer
as Pete (uncredited)

The Mod Squad