Buck Rogers Returns Gil Gerard is perhaps best known for his role as Captain William "Buck" Rogers in the television series, "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century," a role he played for two years.
Originally from Little Rock, Arkansas, Gil migrated to New York after working as an industrial chemist for a large chemical company headed by Governor Winthrop Rockefeller. He was told he would be made the firm's vice president, should he decide to get his master's degree. He quit, rather than tell everyone that he did not, in fact, have a college degree.
Once in New York, he studied drama by day and drove a cab by night, where, after picking up a fare who had a lively interest in the problems or unknown and unemployed actors, told Gerard to report to the set of "Love Story," which was filming in the city. He was hired as an extra, and then singled out for a bit role that ended up on the cutting room floor. But he now had his first professional credit.
