He was best known for playing the title character in “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century,” which ran on NBC from 1979 to 1981.
Gil Gerard, an actor best known for his role as Buck Rogers in the science-fiction television show “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century,” died in hospice care in Georgia on Tuesday. He was 82.
His death was announced in a social media post from his wife, Janet Gerard, who wrote that the cause of death was cancer.
Gilbert Cyril Gerard was born on Jan. 23, 1943, in Little Rock, Ark., according to IMDb. He attended the University of Central Arkansas, where he was part of a singing group and acted and directed plays.
