Gil Gerard died at 82

Exam-focused facts from the 18 December 2025 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Gil Gerard played television’s sci-fi hero William “Buck” Rogers in NBC’s “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.”
He died in hospice as a result of a rare, aggressive form of cancer.
He was featured in a number of other TV shows and movies, including starring roles in the 1982 TV movie “Hear No Evil” and the short-lived “Sidekicks” in 1986.