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- Gil Gerard, star of the beloved 1979 sci-fi series “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century,” dies at 82 from cancer. Fans mourned by sharing how the show shaped their childhoods, describing Gerard as a hero both on- and off-screen. In his final message, the actor urged people: “Don’t waste your time on anything that doesn’t thrill you or bring you love.” Gil Gerard, the actor who became a childhood hero to many for his lead performances in the 1979 movie “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century” and its subsequent TV incarnation, died early Tuesday, his wife announced on social media.
- He was 82.
- “Early this morning Gil — my soulmate — lost his fight with a rare and viciously aggressive form of cancer,” Janet Gerard wrote Tuesday evening on Facebook.
