George Buck Flower
Acting Born Oct 28, 1937 Milton-Freewater, Oregon, USA 24 credits
Biography
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.
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.
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Full filmography
- ER (1994) as Lamont
- Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993) as Bret Calvert
- L.A. Law (1986) as Henry Broder
- Renegade (1992) as Bum
- The Pretender (1996) as Motel Manager
- Back to the Future (1985) as Bum
- Power Rangers (1993) as Homeless Man
- Power Rangers (1993) as Bartender
- Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997) as Ed (segment "They Towed My Car")
- Brooklyn South (1997) as Manus Bleeker
- The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993) as 49'er
- Back to the Future Part II (1989) as Bum
- They Live (1988) as Drifter
- Escape from New York (1981) as Drunk
- The Fog (1980) as Tommy Wallace
- Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS (1975) as Binz
- Tammy and the T-Rex (1994) as Norville
- Starman (1984) as Cook
- Flo (1980) as Roy
- Paradise (1988)
- Wishmaster (1997) as Homeless Man
- The Turn-On (1993) as Guy Giving Directions
- They Came from Outer Space (1990) as Willie Tyrell
- Palmerstown, U.S.A. (1980) as Roy