Actor Gil Gerard, seen at Comic-Con in San Diego in July 2010, died Tuesday morning after being diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer, his wife Janet announced. (Frazer Harrison / Getty ...

Gil Gerard, famous for playing the on-screen hero Buck Rogers, died on December 16, 2025. He was 82. His wife, Janet Gerard, confirmed the heartbreaking news in a statement written by her late husband ...

Gil Gerard, who played television’s hunky sci-fi hero William “Buck” Rogers soon after the Star Wars franchise took hold in the late 1970s, has died. He was 82. Gerard died Tuesday in hospice as a ...

American actor Gil Gerard, known for starring as the titular hero in the 1979 NBC sci-fi series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, has died aged 82. Gil died on Tuesday, December 16, aged 82. Gil Gerard ...

Gil Gerard, who played the titular character in Buck Rogers and the 25th Century, has died at 82, his wife Janet Gerard announced on Facebook. The screen actor was in hospice care amid a battle with ...

He battled a weight problem for decades and talked about it on the reality series 'Action Hero Makeover.' By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Gil Gerard, the actor from Arkansas best known for his turn as ...

After sharing the news, Gerard’s wife posted a message late today on his personal Facebook page. It was written by the actor and meant to be shared upon his death. “My life has been an amazing journey ...

Wife Janet also shared a statement the actor had written for release after his passing GIL Gerard, the actor best known as the face of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, has died aged 82 following a ...

Gil Gerard, the actor best known for playing the eponymous space hero in “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century,” died Tuesday at 82, his wife said. “Early this morning Gil — my soulmate — lost his fight ...

Gil Gerard, the American actor who starred as the titular hero in the 1979 NBC sci-fi series “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century,” died Tuesday after a battle with cancer. He was 82. Gerard’s death was ...

Gil Gerard, the actor best known for playing sci-fi hero Buck Rogers, has died. He was 82. His death in hospice on Tuesday was announced by his wife, Janet Gerard, on Facebook. She wrote: “Early this ...