Erin Gray Shares Touching Tribute to Gil Gerard: “Rest Easy, My Partner” Gil Gerard, widely recognized for portraying the title space adventurer in “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century,” died Tuesday at 82, according to an announcement from his wife. Following the news, Erin Gray is paying heartfelt tribute to her longtime friend and Buck Rogers in the 25th Century co-star Gil Gerard, celebrating the enduring legacy of the actor who helped define a generation of science-fiction television. | America