Buck Young
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1920-08-12 (80 years old)
Deathday
2000-02-09
Place of Birth
Winchester, Virginia, USA
Also known As
-
Buck Young
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” in S7E24’s “Coventry”, “Corporal Stone” in S7E27's ...
Acting
1981
as Policeman
1981
1975
as Captain
1977
as Policeman
1979
as Hennessey
1978
as T.V. Announcer
1977
as Eddie
1976
as Rancher Uriah
1986
as Mr. Emerson
1984
as Marv Gates
1980
as Bartender
1975
as Cop
1978
as Garageman
1980
as Businessman
1980
as Big Ed
1981
as Client
1966
as Air Police Colonel
1953
as Assistant District Attorney (uncredited)
1986
as Police Officer
1971
as Logan Pearson
1976
as 1st Trooper
1968
as Pete (uncredited)
1981
as Colonel
1978
as Jensen
1980
as City Editor
1982
as Lieutenant McElroy
1971
as Charlie
1973
as Tom Nelson
1975
as Detective Aldridge
1977
as Pilot
1977
as Guard
1973
as Paula's Escort
1983
as Judge
1967
as Schumacher
1985
as Bob
1982
as Charles Pearce
© All Rights Reserved 2025