Gil Gerard, best known to a generation of television viewers as the star of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, died on December 16, 2025, at the age 82. While his career extended well beyond that single ...

Actor Gil Gerard, best known as the star of the NBC series “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century,” died Tuesday at 82.

Gil Gerard spoke candidly about new characters, romantic interests and an arrogant robot named Crichton on "Buck Rogers." ...

Don’t waste your time on anything that doesn’t thrill you or bring you love. See you out somewhere in the cosmos," the actor told fans before he died.

The actor died from a "rare and viciously aggressive form of cancer" at his home in Georgia on Tuesday, his wife said.