David Buck
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1936-10-17
Day of Death
1989-01-27 (52 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
David Buck
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. David Buck (October 17, 1936—January 27, 1989) was an English actor. His most famous role was in the 1978 animated The Lord of the Rings movie, for which he provided the voice of Gimli. However, he had a memorable role as Royal Air Force Squadron Leader David "Scotty" Scott in the 1969 film Mosquito Squadron opposite David McCallum when his character was shot down during a low-level bombing raid over northern France in 1944 and assumed killed.
Buck died of cancer in 1989. At the time of his death, he was married to the actress Madeline Smith of Up Pompeii and James Bond fame.
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Known For
Acting
(1982)
The Dark Crystal
as Slave Master (voice)
(1981)
(1980)
Chance of a Lifetime
as Major Ian Anderson
(1979)
Henry IV Part 2
as Earl of Westmoreland
(1979)
Henry V
as Earl of Westmoreland
(1979)
Henry IV Part 1
as Earl of Westmoreland
(1978)
The Lord of the Rings
as Gimli (voice)
(1977)
The Portable Phonograph
as The Musician
(1973)
1939
as Wilson
(1969)
Mosquito Squadron
as Sqn. Ldr. David Scott (Scotty)
(1969)
Taste of Excitement
as Paul Hedley
(1968)
Deadfall
as Salinas
(1967)
The Mummy's Shroud
as Paul Preston
(1966)
The Sandwich Man
as Steven
(1966)
The Fall of the House of Usher
as Richard Beckett
(1965)
The World of George Orwell: 1984
as Winston Smith
(1963)
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
as Harry Banks
(1963)
As You Like It
as Oliver
(1962)
The Cherry Orchard
as Yasha