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Gilbert Gerard, better known as Gil Gerard (born January 23, 1943) is an American actor. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, he is most famous for his role as Captain William "Buck" Rogers in the 1979-1981 television series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. He was married to Connie Sellecca (1979 - 1987) and they have a son, Gilbert "Gib" Vincent Gerard born in 1981. Gerard also has a daughter.

Career

Gil Gerard acted in high school (Little Rock Catholic High School for Boys) while working for a Kroger grocery store in his teens. He attended the University of Central Arkansas but dropped out before graduation.

He landed a job as an industrial chemist. Within a few years, he became regional manager of a large chemical company headed by governor Winthrop Rockefeller. Gerard's employers said they would name him the firm's vice president if he went for his master's degree, so he quit rather than tell everyone that he didn't have a college diploma.

He then went to New York where he studied drama by day and drove a cab at night. Gerard picked up a fare who showed a lively interest in the problems of unknown, unemployed actors. Before he left the cab, he told Gerard to report in a few days to the set of Love Story, which was being filmed on location in New York. When Gerard arrived on the Love Story set, he was hired as an extra. Later that day, he was singled out for a "bit" role, which eventually wound up on the cutting room floor, but he now had his first professional credit.

During the next few years, he did most of his acting in television commercials, some four hundred of them, including a stint as spokesman for the Ford Motor Company, then came a leading role in the daytime TV series, The Doctors. Gerard formed his own production company in partnership with a writer-producer, co-authored a screenplay called Hooch and filmed it as a starring vehicle for himself. With Hooch completed, he was summoned to California to co-star with Yvette Mimieux in Ransom for Alice! and to play Lee Grant's youthful lover in Universal's Airport '77. A guest shot in Little House on the Prairie impressed producer-star Michael Landon, who cast him in the leading role in an ambitious TV movie of the week, Killing Stone. Gerard's best known role was Captain Buck Rogers in the television series, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century which ran from 1979 through 1981. After this, he was featured in a number of other TV shows and movies, including starring roles in the series Sidekicks and E.A.R.T.H. Force.

Most recently, Gerard appeared on the show Action Hero Makeover on the Discovery Health Channel, which documented his year-long journey after undergoing life-saving mini-gastric bypass surgery. According to the show, he had been struggling with his weight for 40 years, losing weight only to gain it back, and by the time of the program's production, he had ballooned to over 350 pounds, and had many life-threatening health problems. A year after the surgery, he has lost 145 pounds.

Gerard is an avid golfer, and has played in several celebrity golf tournaments. He is an active supporter of the Special Olympics, and takes part in other children's causes. He continues to produce, acting only occasionally.

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Gil Gerard and Erin Grey Are Sorta Back on 'Buck Rogers' - TV Squad Based on the clip, this series seems more of an homage to the previous versions of the character than the one Gil Gerard starred in. It certainly adds an interesting wrinkle by having someone from our past trapped in our future. ... Continue reading Gil Gerard and Erin Grey Are Sorta Back on 'Buck Rogers ... The stars were Gil Gerard as Buck and Erin Grey as Wilma Deering. Well, they're back and this time they're Mr. and Mrs. Rogers. In a webisode series produced by James Cawley, who also did the 'Star Trek ' Phase II web series . ... Continue reading Buck Rogers Web Series – with Gil Gerard and Erin Gray ... One Response to “Buck Rogers Web Series – with Gil Gerard and Erin Gray!” Darius Whiteplume. Mar 8th, 2010 at 12:37 pm. Very cool. I will have to check that out tonight. BTW, it is Buck Rogers Month over at AiN. ... Continue reading Gil Gerard and Erin Grey Are Sorta Back on 'Buck Rogers ... Some of you really old folks like me might remember a science fiction series of the late 70's/early 80's called 'Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.' The stars. Continue reading Gil Gerard and Erin Gray in the new Buck Rogers! Gil Gerard and Erin Gray return to the mythos as the parents of the young, future-hero Buck Rogers in the new, forthcoming webseries by the producers of the Star Trek: New Voyages online adventures. I really love this clip; ... Continue reading Buck Rogers – Clip of new web series featuring Gil Gerard and Erin ... As you no doubt know Gil Gerard and Erin Grey were Buck Rogers and Wilma Deering from the 1979 TV show. Now they are back playing the parents of Buck in this new web series by James Cawley. Looks like they are taking Buck back to his ... Continue reading CrackerHammer Productions | Wax Tracks: When Celebrities Sing Later on, I remember Buck himself, Gil Gerard, starring in a short-lived TV drama called “Sidekicks”, in which he played a detective paired with a young Asian boy with a mastery of martial arts. gilgerard01 After that, I sort of forgot ... Continue reading WEIMAR WORLD SERVICE: What Do Andrew Probert, Gil Gerard and David ... The news today is that an upcoming episode will feature guest stars Gil Gerard (who is best known for starring in the Buck Rogers in the 25th Century series in the late 1970s) and Andrew Probert, who is a prolific and excellent artist ... Continue reading Gil Gerard and Erin Gray 04 Michael Vance1 posted a photo: Gil Gerard and Erin Gray 04. 2004 Guests at Trek Expo in Tulsa, Oklahoma. They ate with us at Supper With the Stars benefitting Tulsa Boys' Home. Continue reading Gil Gerard From The 80's Buck Rogers TV Series Kicks It With Crazy ... Now this is a big moment for CAC-TV, I got to kick it with TV Star Gil Gerard at the VGXPO this year. Gil Gerard was the star of the 80's Sci Show “Buck Rogers” and also another show called “Side Kicks”. Currently Gil is working on ... Continue reading Hollywood Actors Jessica alba Gil Gerard pictures and Gil Gerard biography

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