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David Buck

David Buck

Birthday: 1936-10-17 | Place of Birth: London, England, UK

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. David Buck (October 17, 1936—January 27, 1989) was an English actor. His most famous role was in the 1978 animated The Lord of the Rings movie, for which he provided the voice of Gimli. However, he had a memorable role as Royal Air Force Squadron Leader David "Scotty" Scott in the 1969 film Mosquito Squadron 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Buck, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1978
The Lord of the Rings

as    Gimli (voice)

1970
Taste of Excitement

as    Paul Hedley

1970
Mosquito Squadron

as    Sqn. Ldr. David Scott (Scotty)

1968
Deadfall

as    Salinas

1967
The Mummy's Shroud

as    Paul Preston

1965
The World of George Orwell: 1984

as    Winston Smith