Gib gerard biography

American actor (born 1943)

Gil Gerard (born January 23, 1943) is an American actor, whose roles include Captain William "Buck" Rogers in the 1979–81 television seriesBuck Rogers in the 25th Century.

Early life

Gerard was born January 23, 1943, in Little Rock, Arkansas,^[2] to a college instructor mother and a salesman father.^[3] 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 graduated from Little Rock Catholic High School for Boys,^[4] and later attended the University of Central Arkansas but dropped out before graduation.^[3]

Career

Gerard traveled 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 bein