Gil Gerard is an American actor, who has starred in numerous successful made-for-television movies as well as feature films. However, his millions of fans prefer to remember him as "Buck Rogers" from the Universal motion picture and NBC series, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. Gerard went on to appear in more than 400 commercials over a period of six years and in 1974, he starred as Dr. Allen Stewart in the daytime soap opera The Doctors. He played the role for two years before moving to Hollywood and it was around this time that Gerard formed his own production company, Prudhomme Productions. He then went on to produce and star in his first film, Hooch (1976). He soon landed guest-starring roles in episode's of Little House on the Prairie, Hawaii Five-0, and Baretta. After Buck Rogers concluded in 1981, Gerard went on to star in TV movies such as Not Just Another Affair (1982) and Stormin’ Home (1985), as well as the TV series Sidekicks (1986) and E.A.R.T.H. Force (1990). Gerard has also been involved in many charities over the years such as being part of the national Make-a-Wish Foundation and on the celebrity advisory board for the Childhood Leukemia Foundation.
History with the Macy's Parade[]
Gil Gerard only appeared at the 1979 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on the new Cranberry Bread House float from Ocean Spray.