Gil Gerard

Gil Gerard

Gilbert C. Gerard is an American actor, most notable for his role as Captain William "Buck" Rogers in the 1979–81 television series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. 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, so he resigned rather than explain that he did not have a bachelor's 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. 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 his role was not included in the finished film. During the next few years, he did most of his acting in 400 television commercials, including a stint as spokesman for the Ford Motor Company. After small roles in Some of My Best Friends Are..., and Man on a Swing, Gerard gained a prominent role in the daytime soap opera, 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 appeared in Ransom for Alice! and Universal's Airport '77. A guest appearance on Little House on the Prairie impressed producer-star Michael Landon, who cast him in the leading role in the 1978 TV movie Killing Stone. Gerard then landed his best-known role, as Captain William "Buck" Rogers in the TV series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century which ran from 1979-81, with the feature-length pilot episode being released theatrically some months prior to the first broadcast of the series. After this, he was featured in a number of other TV shows and movies, including starring roles in the 1982 TV movie Hear No Evil as Dragon, the short-lived series Sidekicks and E.A.R.T.H. Force. In 1992, Gerard presented the reality TV series Code 3, and for the remainder of the 1990s, Gerard made guest appearances on various TV shows, including Fish Police, Brotherly Love, The Big Easy, Days of Our Lives and Pacific Blue. In January 2007, Gerard was the subject of the one-hour documentary Action Hero Makeover on the Discovery Health Channel, which documented his year-long progress after undergoing life-saving mini-gastric bypass surgery in October 2005. According to the program, he had been struggling with his weight for 40 years, losing weight only to gain it back. By the time of the program's production, his weight had risen to over 350 pounds (159 kg). Within ten months he lost a total of 145 lb (66 kg). Gerard and his Buck Rogers co-star Erin Gray reunited in 2007 for the TV film Nuclear Hurricane, and also returned to the Buck Rogers universe by playing the characters' parents in the pilot episode of James Cawley's Buck Rogers Begins Internet video series in 2009. Gerard guest-starred as Admiral Jack Sheehan in "Kitumba", the January 1, 2014, episode of the fan web series Star Trek: Phase II. In 2015, Gerard voiced Megatronus in Transformers: Robots in Disguise.

  • Popularitet : 9.947
  • Kendt for : Acting
  • Fødselsdag : 1943-01-23
  • Fødselssted : Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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Gil Gerard Film

  • 1979
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    Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

    Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

    6 1979 HD

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  • 1998
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    Mom, Can I Keep Her?

    Mom, Can I Keep Her?

    4 1998 HD

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  • 1977
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    Airport '77

    Airport '77

    5.6 1977 HD

    En Boeing 747 i luksusklassen skal fragte kunstværker og kendisser til en kunstudstilling. En gruppe flykaprere forsøger at overtage...

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  • 1999
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    Fugitive Mind

    Fugitive Mind

    5.8 1999 HD

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  • 2011
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    The Lost Valentine

    The Lost Valentine

    7.06 2011 HD

    Under anden verdenskrig tager flådeløjtnant Neil Thomas afsked med sin unge gravide kone Caroline på Union Station. Men inden...

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  • 1971
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    Some of My Best Friends Are...

    Some of My Best Friends Are...

    4.2 1971 HD

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  • 2012
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    Blood Fare

    Blood Fare

    1 2012 HD

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  • 1986
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    George Lucas' Star Tours

    George Lucas' Star Tours

    1 1986 HD

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  • 2009
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    Ghost Town

    Ghost Town

    6.4 2009 HD

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  • 1985
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    Fury to Freedom

    Fury to Freedom

    1 1985 HD

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  • 1977
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    Hooch

    Hooch

    2 1977 HD

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  • 1974
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    Man on a Swing

    Man on a Swing

    5.8 1974 HD

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  • 1989
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    Final Notice

    Final Notice

    1 1989 HD

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  • 1982
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    Not Just Another Affair

    Not Just Another Affair

    4.3 1982 HD

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  • 1990
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    Commando Earth Force

    Commando Earth Force

    1 1990 HD

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  • 1980
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    Monsters, Madmen & Machines: 80 Years of Science Fiction

    Monsters, Madmen & Machines: 80 Years of Science Fiction

    1 1980 HD

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  • 1985
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    International Airport

    International Airport

    5 1985 HD

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  • 1978
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    Killing Stone

    Killing Stone

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1991
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    Soldier's Fortune

    Soldier's Fortune

    3 1991 HD

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  • 1984
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    For Love or Money

    For Love or Money

    3.5 1984 HD

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  • 1985
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    Stormin' Home

    Stormin' Home

    1 1985 HD

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  • 2016
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    The Nice Guys

    The Nice Guys

    7.1 2016 HD

    I 1970'ernes Los Angeles tvinges den kiksede privatdetektiv Holland March og den professionelle bølle Jackson Healy til at samarbejde for at...

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  • 2009
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    Dire Wolf

    Dire Wolf

    5.6 2009 HD

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  • 2000
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    The Stepdaughter

    The Stepdaughter

    4.4 2000 HD

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  • 2007
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    Nuclear Hurricane

    Nuclear Hurricane

    4.1 2007 HD

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  • 2009
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    Reptisaurus

    Reptisaurus

    4.2 2009 HD

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  • 1982
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    Hear No Evil

    Hear No Evil

    4 1982 HD

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  • 1982
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    Help Wanted: Male

    Help Wanted: Male

    5 1982 HD

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  • 2008
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    Bone Eater

    Bone Eater

    3.4 2008 HD

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  • 2019
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    Space Captain and Callista

    Space Captain and Callista

    1 2019 HD

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  • 2001
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    Air Rage

    Air Rage

    5.2 2001 HD

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  • 1977
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    Ransom for Alice!

    Ransom for Alice!

    1 1977 HD

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  • 1977
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    Hooch

    Hooch

    2 1977 HD

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  • 1974
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    Det lille hus på prærien

    Det lille hus på prærien

    8 1974 HD

    Klassisk serie om familien Ingalls sorger og glæder i den lille by Walnut Grove, der bygger på Laura Ingalls Wilders romaner om sin...

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  • 1968
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    Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

    7.1 1968 HD

    En anerkendt fotograf er blevet myrdet, og Danny er begejstret for at arbejde på sagen, da han bliver nødt til at snakke med...

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  • 1979
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    Buck Rogers

    Buck Rogers

    6.9 1979 HD

    Astronauten Buck Rogers fra det 20. århundrede bliver indefrosset i isen efter et styrt på Nordpolen. Han bliver optøet og...

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  • 1975
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    Baretta

    Baretta

    6.4 1975 HD

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  • 1986
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    Sidekicks

    Sidekicks

    6 1986 HD

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  • 1995
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    Brotherly Love

    Brotherly Love

    6.8 1995 HD

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  • 1976
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    Battle of the Network Stars

    Battle of the Network Stars

    7.2 1976 HD

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  • 1990
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    E.A.R.T.H. Force

    E.A.R.T.H. Force

    6 1990 HD

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  • 1989
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    Nightingales

    Nightingales

    5 1989 HD

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  • 1957
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    Code 3

    Code 3

    4.5 1957 HD

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  • 1996
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    Pacific Blue

    Pacific Blue

    5.439 1996 HD

    Betjentene fra Santa Monica Bike Patrol samarbejder for at holde deres idylliske paradis fri for kriminalitet.

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  • 1970
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    Pacific Blue

    Pacific Blue

    6 1970 HD

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