Gil Gerard, best known to a generation of television viewers as the star of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, died on December 16, 2025, at the age 82. While his career extended well beyond that single ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The actor Gil Gerard has died. At the age of 82, the venerable actor passed away due to "a rare and aggressive form of cancer." As ...

He was best known for playing the title character in “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century,” which ran on NBC from 1979 to 1981. By Jonathan Wolfe Gil Gerard, an actor best known for his role as Buck ...

Actor Gil Gerard, best known for starring in the 1979 sci-fi series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, has passed away. He was 82. Gerard’s wife, Janet Gerard, announced his passing on social media.

Gil Gerard, best known for starring as Buck Rogers, discussed changes to "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" during a 1981 KCRA interview. He said, "We're changing a lot of things," and described a new, ...

She didn’t specify what kind of cancer, but she added, “From the moment when we knew something was wrong to his death this morning was only days.” “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century” ran from 1979 to ...