Leon Earl "Buck" Young, Jr. (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 “Wagon Girls” & “John” in S8E1’s “Call Me Dodie”.
Buck Young took the part as Sgt Whipple in the Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. TV series at the beginning of the show in 1964. He acted in a total of 95 films and the Gomer Pyle. U.S.M.C. series. Buck Young also played in Barnaby Jones in the episode titled “The Last Contract” (12/31/1974).
Young died on February 4, 2000, in Los Angeles at age 79.
Filmography Angel Face (1953) – Assistant District Attorney (uncredited) The Girls of Pleasure Island (1953) – Marine (uncredited) Affair with a Stranger (1953) – Minor Role (uncredited) The French Line (1953) – Photographer On Dock (uncredited) Money from Home (1953) – (uncredited) 3 Ring Circus (1954) – Soldier (uncredited) Loving You (1957) – Assistant Director (uncredited) Jet Pilot (1957) – Sergeant (uncredited) Official Detective TV series – episode "The Wristwatch" - Marty Lacker (1958) Night of the Quarter Moon (1959) – Reporter (uncredited) Not with My Wife, You Don't! (1966) – Air Police Colonel The Young Warriors (1966) – Schumacher The Bamboo Saucer (1968) – Pete (uncredited) Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came (1970) – Deputy Ron The Late Liz (1971) – Logan Pearson "The Men From Shiloh (rebranded name of The Virginian) TV series – episode "The Town Killer" - Carter Reed (1971) Pickup on 101 (1972) – Car Family of Four #1 Breezy (1973) – Paula's Escort Lepke (1975) – Second Reporter Mitchell (1975) – Detective Aldridge White House Madness (1975) – Admiral Two-Minute Warning (1976) – Baltimore Booster #1 Claws (1977) – Pilot The Magic of Lassie (1978) – T.V. Announcer The Lady in Red (1979) – Hennessey Death Wish II (1982) – Charles Pearce Sam's Son (1984) – Marv Gates Last Resort (1986) – Mr. Emerson
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