Gil Gerard
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Gerard at the Big Apple Convention in Manhattan, October 17, 2009.
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| Born |
Gilbert C. Gerard January 23, 1943 Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1970–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Connie Sellecca (m. 1979–87) (divorced) Bobi Leonard (m. 1987–89) (divorced) |
| Children | Gilbert 'Gib' Vincent Gerard |
| Website | gilgerard |
Gilbert C. "Gil" Gerard (born January 23, 1943) is an American actor, most notable for his role as Captain William "Buck" Rogers in the 1979–1981 television series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.
Gerard was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, to a college instructor mother and a salesman father. While attending Little Rock Catholic High School for Boys, he was involved in acting. He worked at a Kroger grocery store in his teens. In 1960, he attended Maryknoll Seminary, in Glen Ellyn, Illinois and played the title role in an all male production of The Music Man. He attended the University of Central Arkansas but dropped out before graduation.
Gerard was employed as an industrial chemist, and within a few years of starting he became regional manager of a large chemical company headed by governor Winthrop Rockefeller. Gerard's employers said they would appoint him as the firm's vice president if he undertook a master's degree course, so he quit rather than explain that he did not have a college degree.
He then went to New York City where he studied drama by day and drove a taxicab 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, but this eventually wound up on the cutting room floor.
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