Gil Gerard, the actor, who has died aged 82, became a heart-throb in the 1970s as the eponymous time-travelling hero of Buck ...

Gil Gerard, the star of 'Buck Rogers in the 25th Century' who battled cancer, died December 16, 2025 at age 82.

When Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (from Glen A. Larson, creator of Battlestar Galactica) blasted onto NBC in 1979, it was the perfect mix of post-Star Wars excitement and good old-fashioned sci-fi ...

Television icon Gil Gerard, known for playing Buck Rogers from 1979 to 1981, dies at 82. The Arkansas native starred in ...

Felix Silla, the actor behind such famous TV characters as Cousin Itt on The Addams Family and Twiki on Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, has died at the age of 84. Silla’s death was reported by ...

Every great action-adventure hero is a rip-off of someone else. Captain Kirk was Gene Roddenberry’s riff on Horatio Hornblower. James Bond was Bulldog Drummond with better taste in booze. One of the ...

The “difficult second season” issue faced by science-fiction shows in particular is usually caused by the same two issues. The network receives a better (i.e., more profitable) response from the ...

Without a doubt, there’s a lot to like about Buck Rogers, particularly the first season, when the program didn’t take itself all that seriously. For one joyous season, Buck Rogers just entertained us ...

Today, if you search YouTube for a 1950s version of Buck Rogers, you’ll find plenty of smooth, AI-generated-looking trailers that seem like comic strips come to ...