George Buck Flower

For other people named George Buck, see George Buck (disambiguation).

For the English emigrant to Illinois, George Flower (1788-1862), see Morris Birkbeck.

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 Ernest Wall, Buck Flower, George "Buck" Flower, George Flower, Buck Flowers, C. D. LaFleur, C.D. LaFleure, C.D. Lafleuer, and C.D. Lafleur.

Because of 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 died of cancer at age 66 on June 18, 2004.

Selected filmography

• The Daring Dobermans (1973)
• The Devil and LeRoy Bassett (1973)
• The Adventures of the Wilderness Family (1975)
• Ilsa: She-Wolf of the SS (1975)
• The Candy Tangerine Man (1975)
• Video Vixens (1975) directed by Henri Pachard
• The Witch Who Came from the Sea (1976)
• A Small Town in Texas (1976)
• Across the Great Divide (1976)
• Drive in Massacre (1976) (uncredited)
• Ilsa, Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks (1976)
• Further Adventures of the Wilderness Family (1978)
• The Alpha Incident (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) directed by John Carpenter
• 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)
• Puppet Master II (1991)
• Waxwork II (1992)
• Skeeter (1993)
• 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 (2007)

TV guest appearances

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

External links

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