Monday, December 01, 2014

Television and Cinema Verities: Buck Rogers Edition


"Actually I was offered it three times and turned it down. I didn’t want to do a cartoon character. I wouldn’t even read the script."

- Actor Gil Gerard on accepting the role of Buck Rogers in the 1979-1981 TV series. From an interview at the Collector's Club of Great Britain.
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