Buck Young

John Otto "Buck" Young (April 12, 1920[1] – February 9, 2000) was an American actor who played the role as Sergeant Whipple on the Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. TV series, and Deputy Joe Watson on The Andy Griffith Show.

Buck Young
Buck Young in The Andy Griffith Show 1965
Born	John Otto Young (1920-04-12)April 12, 1920
Died	February 9, 2000(2000-02-09) (aged 79) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Spouse	Peggy Stewart ​ ​ (m. 1953)​
Children	2

In 1944, during World War II, Young was drafted into the US Army Air Forces. He married actress Peggy Stewart in 1953 and had two children, Grey Young and Abigail Young[2] who each acted in one film. He was the brother-in-law of Stewart's sister, Patricia O'Rourke, and her husband, Wayne Morris.

In 1962, he appeared in James Arness's TV Western series Gunsmoke, playing “Corporal Stone” in S7E27's “”Wagon Girls”.

Buck Young took the part as Sgt Whipple in the Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. TV series at the beginning of the show in 1964. He acted in a total of 95 films and the Gomer Pyle. U.S.M.C. series. Buck Young also played in Barnaby Jones in the episode titled “The Last Contract” (12/31/1974).

Young died on February 9, 2000, in Los Angeles at age 79.