6 days ago · Gil Gerard, who played television’s hunky sci-fi hero William “Buck” Rogers soon after the Star Wars franchise took hold in the late 1970s, has died.

6 days ago · Gil Gerard, Star of TV Series ‘Buck Rogers,’ Dies at 82 He was best known for playing the title character in “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century,” which ran on NBC from 1979 …

Dec 17, 2025 · Gil Gerard, the actor best known for his turn as the wisecracking hero of the 1979-81 NBC series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, died Tuesday at 82.

6 days ago · Gil Gerard, star of 'Buck Rogers and the 25th Century,' has died at 82 after a cancer diagnosis.

6 days ago · Gil Gerard, the actor who became a familiar face on TV in the early 1980s, has died at the age of 82. He passed away on Tuesday morning while receiving hospice care, with his …

6 days ago · Little Rock native Gil Gerard, best known for his role as the fictional Buck Rogers on television's "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century," died this week at age 82.

6 days ago · Actor Gil Gerard, who played Capt. William "Buck" Rogers on the TV show 'Buck Rogers in the 25th Century,' left a note following his death at 82.

Dec 17, 2025 · Arkansas-born actor Gil Gerard, who is best known for playing the role of sci-fi hero Captain William "Buck" Rogers in the television series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, …

6 days ago · Gil Gerard, star of 'Buck Rogers in the 25th Century,' died after a battle with cancer at 82 years old.

Gerard is a masculine forename of Proto-Germanic origin, [1] variations of which exist in many Germanic and Romance languages. Like many other early Germanic names, it is dithematic, …