Image Credit: Getty Images Gil Gerard, famous for playing the on-screen hero Buck Rogers, died on December 16, 2025. He was 82. His wife, Janet Gerard, confirmed the heartbreaking news in a statement written by her late husband that she shared via Facebook. "If you are reading this, then Janet has posted it as I asked her to," Gerard wrote in his final words. "My life has been an amazing journey. The opportunities I've had, the people I've met and the love I have given and received have made my 82 years on the planet deeply satisfying.