David Buck

David Buck

Actor

London, England, UK
October 17, 1936

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Buck, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Representative Works

The Dark Crystal
The Dark Crystal
7.2
/ English
Mosquito Squadron
Mosquito Squadron
5.6
/ English
Target Generation
Target Generation
No Rating Yet
/ English
The Mummy's Shroud
The Mummy's Shroud
5.4
/ English
The Sandwich Man
The Sandwich Man
6.5
/ English
Deadfall
Deadfall
5.4
/ English
Henry IV Part 2
Henry IV Part 2
8.5
/ English
The Cherry Orchard
The Cherry Orchard
8.0
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Dark Crystal
1982Nominee

Best Performance

The Dark Crystal

The Lord of the Rings
1978Nominee

Best Performance

The Lord of the Rings

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
1963Nominee

Best Performance

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow

Career Highlights

The Great Muppet Caper
1981Highlight

Best Performance

The Great Muppet Caper

Mosquito Squadron
1969Highlight

Best Performance

Mosquito Squadron

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