Topic: Gil Gerard, 'Buck Rogers' actor (1943-2025)
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 55668 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 12-17-2025 01:32 PM
Gil Gerard, who was best known for playing the title role in the 1979 to 1981 NBC series "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century," died on Tuesday (Dec. 16, 2025).
His wife, Janet, announced his death in a Facebook post:
Early this morning Gil — my soulmate — lost his fight with a rare and viciouslyaggressive form of cancer. From the moment when we knew something was wrong to his death this morning was only days. No matter how many years I got to spend with him it would have ever been enough. Hold the ones you have tightly and love them fiercely.
She also posted his own words to be shared after he died:
If you are reading this, then Janet has posted it as I asked her to.
My life has been an amazing journey. The opportunities I've had, the people I've met and the love I have given and received have made my 82 years on the planet deeply satisfying.
My journey has taken me from Arkansas to New York to Los Angeles, and finally, to my home in North Georgia with my amazing wife, Janet, of 18 years. It's been a great ride, but inevitably one that comes to a close as mine has.
Don't waste your time on anything that doesn't thrill you or bring you love. See you out somewhere in the cosmos.
Among the photos shared on Facebook was one of Gerard "meeting" NASA's Robonaut 2:
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