George Buck Flower

George Buck Flower (October 28, 1937 – June 18, 2004) was an American actor, writer, producer, assistant director, production manager, and casting director. He was sometimes credited as Buck Flower, George "Buck" Flower, George Flower, Buck Flowers, C. D. LaFleur, C.D. LaFleure, C.D. Lafleuer, and C.D. Lafleur.^[1]

Due to his gruff appearance, he was often cast as a drunk or homeless character. Director John Carpenter gave Flower a cameo role in almost every film he made throughout the 1980s.

Flower was also the father of actress/costume designer Verkina Flower. He succumbed to cancer at age 66 on June 18, 2004.

Selected Filmography

• The Adventures of the Wilderness Family (1975)
• Ilsa: She-Wolf of the SS (1975)
• Tower of Love (1975)
• Video Vixens (1975) directed by Henri Pachard
• Drive In Massacre (1976) (uncredited)
• Across the Great Divide (1976)
• Ilsa, Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks (1976)
• Further Adventures of the Wilderness Family (1978)
• Mountain Family Robinson (1979)
• The Fog (1980) directed by John Carpenter
• Escape from New York (1981) (as Buck Flower) directed by John Carpenter
• In Search of a Golden Sky (1984)
• Starman (1984)
• Back to the Future (1985) directed by Robert Zemeckis
• Takin' It All Off (1987)
• Pumpkinhead (1988)
• Mac and Me (1988)
• Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama (1988)
• They Live (1988) directed by John Carpenter
• Back to the Future Part II (1989) directed by Robert Zemeckis
• Masters of Menace (1990)
• Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II (1994)
• Village of the Damned (1995)
• Hard Bounty (1995)
• Dark Breed (1996)
• Fast Money (1996)
• Forest Warrior (1996)
• Demolition High (1996)
• Running Hard (1996)
• Black Dawn (1997)
• Fallen Angel (1997)
• Bloodsuckers (1997)
• Wes Craven's Wishmaster (1997) directed by Robert Kurtzman
• Moonbase (1997)
• Champions (1998)
• Silicon Towers (1999)
• Flamingo Dreams (2000)
• Bring Him Home (2000)
• Extreme Limits (2000)
• Perfect Fit (2001)
• Crash Point Zero (2001)
• Radical Jack (2001)
• The Curse of the Komodo (2004)
• Live Free or Die Hard (Project 12, 8/12) (2011)

Notable TV guest appearances

• The Invisible Man playing "Bunker Guard" in episode: "Go Directly to Jail" (episode # 1.7) 3 November 1975
• The Dukes of Hazzard playing "Coy" (as Buck Flower) in episode: "Jude Emery" (episode # 2.20) 15 February 1980
• L.A. Law playing "Henry Broder" (as George Buck Flower) in episode: "America the Beautiful" (episode # 3.17) 4 May 1989
• The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. in episode: "Socrates' Sister" (episode # 1.5) 24 September 1993
• Carrie on Hollywood playing "Himself" (uncredited) in episode: "Chasing the Hollywood Dream" (episode # 1.2)
• Live Shot in episode: "What Price Episode?" (episode # 1.9) 24 October 1995
• NYPD Blue playing "Moe" in episode: "A Draining Experience" (episode # 4.22) 20 May 1997
• ER playing "Lamont" in episode: "Fathers and Sons" (episode # 4.7) 13 November 1997
• Brooklyn South playing "Manus Bleeker" in episode: "Tears on My Willow" (episode # 1.13) 26 January 1998
• Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman playing "Bret Calvert" in episode: "Legend II: Vengeance" (episode # 6.19) 25 April 1998
• Power Rangers In Space playing "Bearded Man" in episode: "Countdown to Destruction: Part 2" (episode # 1.43) 21 November 1998
• The Pretender playing "Motel Manager" in episode: "The World's Changing" (episode # 4.1) 25 September 1999
• Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue playing "Homeless Man" (as Buck Flower) in episode: "The Great Egg Caper" (episode # 1.27) 3 November 2000
• 18 Wheels of Justice playing "Sam" in episode: "Hot Cars, Fast Women" (episode # 2.8) 20 February 2001
• Power Rangers Time Force playing "Bartender" in episode: "Movie Madness: Part 1" (episode # 1.24) 21 July 2001

References

External links

• George Buck Flower at the Internet Movie Database
• George Buck Flower at AllRovi