Buck Young

John Otto Buck Young April 12 1920 February 9 2000 was an American actor who played the role as Sergeant Whipple on the Gomer Pyle USMC TV series and Deputy Joe Watson on The Andy Griffith Show 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 who each acted in one film He was the brotherinlaw of Stewarts sister Patricia ORourke and her husband Wayne Morris In 1962 he appeared three times in James Arnesss TV Western series Gunsmoke playing Carl in S7E24s Coventry Corporal Stone in S7E27s Wagon Girls John in S8E1s Call Me Dodie Buck Young took the part as Sgt Whipple in the Gomer Pyle USMC TV series at the beginning of the show in 1964 He acted in a total of 95 films and the Gomer Pyle USMC series Buck Young also played in Barnaby Jones in the episode titled The Last Contract 12311974 Young died on February 9 2000 in Los Angeles at age 79