
Birthday
1920/08/12
Day of death
2000/02/09 (79 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Winchester, Virginia, USA
Also know as
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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 Morr...Read more

(1981) Stand by Your Man
as Policeman

(1981) Golden Gate
as ---

(1975) Crossfire
as Captain

(1977) Green Eyes
as Policeman

(1979) The Lady in Red
as Hennessey

(1978) The Magic of Lassie
as T.V. Announcer

(1977) The Hostage Heart
as Eddie

(1976) The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West
as Rancher Uriah

(1986) Last Resort
as Mr. Emerson

(1984) Sam's Son
as Marv Gates

(1980) The $5.20 an Hour Dream
as Bartender

(1975) Katherine
as Cop

(1978) The Millionaire
as Garageman

(1980) Fun and Games
as Businessman

(1980) The Georgia Peaches
as Big Ed

(1981) The Killing of Randy Webster
as Client

(1989) Tarzan in Manhattan
as ---

(1966) Not With My Wife, You Don't!
as Air Police Colonel

(1953) Angel Face
as Assistant District Attorney (uncredited)

(1986) Who Is Julia?
as Police Officer

(1971) The Late Liz
as Logan Pearson

(1976) Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby
as 1st Trooper

(1968) The Bamboo Saucer
as Pete (uncredited)

(1981) The Five of Me
as Colonel

(1978) The New Adventures of Heidi
as Jensen

(1980) The Jayne Mansfield Story
as City Editor

(1982) Rehearsal for Murder
as Lieutenant McElroy

(1971) They Call It Murder
as Charlie

(1973) The Stranger
as Tom Nelson

(1980) The Night the Bridge Fell Down
as ---

(1975) Mitchell
as Detective Aldridge

(1977) Claws
as Pilot

(1977) Mayday at 40,000 Feet
as Guard

(1973) Breezy
as Paula's Escort

(1983) I Take These Men
as Judge

(1967) The Young Warriors
as Schumacher

(1985) Gidget's Summer Reunion
as Bob

(1982) Death Wish II
as Charles Pearce

(1975) Sky Hei$t
as Police Officer

(1975) Lepke
as Second Reporter

(1977) Lou Grant
as ---

(1960) The Andy Griffith Show
as Deputy Joe Watson

(1972) M*A*S*H
as Dan

(1977) The Incredible Hulk
as ---

(1960) My Three Sons
as ---

(1965) The F.B.I.
as Gregory Lucas

(1981) Simon & Simon
as ---

(1976) Quincy, M.E.
as ---

(1964) Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
as Sgt. Whipple

(1984) Highway to Heaven
as ---

(1979) Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
as Brigadier General Biles

(1972) The Streets of San Francisco
as ---

(1976) Charlie's Angels
as Bartender

(1981) Hill Street Blues
as ---

(1968) The Mod Squad
as ---

(1973) Kojak
as Reporter

(1965) Hogan's Heroes
as Second Officer

(1955) Gunsmoke
as Bud Grant

(1978) Dallas
as Seth Stone

(1975) Wonder Woman
as Foreman

(1954) Lassie
as ---

(1971) Cannon
as ---

(1967) Ironside
as ---

(1955) Highway Patrol
as Gas Station Attendant

(1957) Have Gun, Will Travel
as ---

(1963) The Fugitive
as Police Sergeant

(1964) Daniel Boone
as Henry Foxx

(1962) The Virginian
as Walker

(1968) Lancer
as ---

(1955) The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
as ---

(1982) Matt Houston
as ---

(1984) Brothers
as ---

(1963) The Fugitive
as Officer

(1959) The Rebel
as Salvo Savage

(1958) Bat Masterson
as Bill Bassett

(1963) The Fugitive
as Newsman

(1978) Sam
as ---
(1957) Official Detective
as ---
(1959) Not for Hire
as ---

(1963) The Fugitive
as Mr. Franklin

(1971) Columbo
as Guest at Wake

(1971) Columbo
as Guard

(1965) The F.B.I.
as Peter McGrath

(1965) The F.B.I.
as SAC Bennett Adams

(1965) The F.B.I.
as S.A.C. Brockton

(1965) The F.B.I.
as Agent

(1965) The F.B.I.
as Davis

(1955) Gunsmoke
as Jim Redigo

(1955) Gunsmoke
as Carl

(1955) Gunsmoke
as Cpl. Stone

(1955) Gunsmoke
as John

(1955) Gunsmoke
as Andy

(1955) Gunsmoke
as Carney

(1968) Adam-12
as Sgt. Willard

(1956) U.S. Marshall
as Deputy Johnson

(1965) Hogan's Heroes
as Factory Inspector (uncredited)

(1972) M*A*S*H
as O'Brien

(1982) T. J. Hooker
as Zabrowski

(1977) The Incredible Hulk
as Doctor

(1985) MacGyver
as Carl Jenkins

(1985) MacGyver
as Policeman

(1984) Blue Thunder
as Police Captain