David Buck

David Buck (17 October 1936 – 27 January 1989) was an English actor. His most famous role was in the animated film The Lord of the Rings (1978), for which he provided the voice of Gimli. He had a memorable role as Royal Air Force Squadron Leader David "Scotty" Scott in the film Mosquito Squadron (1969) 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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