George Albert "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.[2]
George Buck Flower | |
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| Born | George Albert Flower October 28, 1937 Milton-Freewater, Oregon, U.S. |
| Died | June 18, 2004 (aged 66) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Eastern Oregon University[1] |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1970–2004 |
Because of his gruff appearance, he was often cast as a drunk or homeless character. Director John Carpenter gave Flower a cameo role in several films he made throughout the 1980s.
Career
editFlower began his career in the 1970s with roles in numerous erotic, exploitation, and horror films, including Satan's Lust (1971),[3] The Daring Dobermans (1973), Criminally Insane (1975), and Drive-In Massacre (1976).
Director John Carpenter cast Flower in a supporting role in the supernatural horror film The Fog (1980), and continued to hire Flower in small roles in several of his subsequent films, including Escape from New York (1981), Starman (1984), They Live (1988), Body Bags (1993), and Village of the Damned (1995).
Other notable roles include as Red the Bum in Back to the Future (1985) and its sequel, Back to the Future Part II (1989).
Personal life
editFlower was the father of actress/costume designer Verkina Flower and key grip Marcus "Roo" Flower.
Death
editFlower died of cancer in Los Angeles, California at age 66 on June 18, 2004.
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Norma | Mother | |
| 1970 | Cousin Jed Rises Again | Bar Patron | Uncredited |
| 1970 | Country Cuzzins | Walter Wimpy | |
| 1971 | Touch Me | Harry Belmont | |
| 1971 | Satan's Lust | Manheim Jarkoff | |
| 1971 | Mother Knows Best | Boris Clitoris | |
| 1971 | Below the Belt | Benny | |
| 1971 | The Erotic Adventures of Pinocchio | Grip | |
| 1972 | Sex in the Comics | Flasher | Uncredited |
| 1973 | The Daring Dobermans | Luther | |
| 1973 | The Dirty Mind of Young Sally | Toby | |
| 1973 | Tender Loving Care | William Simpson | Credited as C.D. Lafleur |
| 1973 | The Dirty Dolls | Unnamed | |
| 1973 | The Sex Prophet | Igor | |
| 1973 | The Devil and Leroy Bassett | Wilbur Bassett | |
| 1973 | Suckula | George Smutman / Sandra Vancour | Uncredited |
| 1973 | Orgy American Style | Unnamed | |
| 1973 | Teenage Innocence | First assistant director; set decorator Also known as: Little Miss Innocence | |
| 1973 | Guess Who's Coming This Weekend | Florian | Uncredited |
| 1974 | Tower of Love | Petulia | Uncredited |
| 1974 | Video Vixens | Rex Boorski | |
| 1974 | Like Father, Like Son | Vince Baccari | |
| 1974 | Alice Goodbody | Roger Merkel | |
| 1975 | Teenage Seductress | Screenplay co-writer; associate producer Also known as: Love is Forever, For the Love of Terry, Father's Night | |
| 1975 | Delinquent School Girls | Earl | |
| 1975 | The Candy Tangerine Man | Gordon | |
| 1975 | Flash and Firecat | Jed | |
| 1975 | Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS | Binz | Credited as C.D. Lafleur |
| 1975 | Johnny the Firecloud | Wade | Casting director |
| 1975 | Gemini Affair | 2nd Cab Driver | |
| 1975 | The Adventures of the Wilderness Family | Boomer | |
| 1975 | That Girl from Boston | Thirsty | |
| 1975 | Lady Cocoa | Drunk Gambler | |
| 1975 | Criminally Insane | Detective Earl | |
| 1976 | The Witch that Came from the Sea | Detective Stone | Casting director |
| 1976 | Ilsa, Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks | Beggar | |
| 1976 | Devil's Ecstasy | John |
Also: voice (uncredited) |
| 1976 | Love Games | Paddy O'Brien | Uncredited |
| 1976 | Deep Jaws | Porno Crew Member #3 | |
| 1976 | All Night Long | Painin Theass | Credited as Lloyd Matthews |
| 1976 | A Small Town in Texas | Bull Parker | |
| 1976 | Country Doc | Clem Park | Uncredited |
| 1976 | Drive In Massacre | Suspect in Warehouse | Uncredited Also: screenplay co-writer; associate producer |
| 1976 | Across the Great Divide | Ben | |
| 1977 | Bad Georgia Road | Spiker | Also: assistant director |
| 1977 | Joyride to Nowhere | Screenplay co-writer Also known as: Baby Dolls | |
| 1977 | Bare Knuckles | Lem | Also: assistant director |
| 1978 | The Alpha Incident | Hank | |
| 1978 | The Further Adventures of the Wilderness Family | Boomer | |
| 1978 | Killers Delight | Pete the Witness | |
| 1978 | Teen Lust | Mr. Sykes | |
| 1978 | The Kid from Not-So-Big | McGee / Boyle / Gus | |
| 1979 | Adventures of the Wilderness Family 3 | Boomer | Also known as: Mountain Family Robinson |
| 1979 | The Capture of Bigfoot | Jake | |
| 1979 | Up Yours | Beggar | Also: associate producer |
| 1980 | Terror on Tour | Production manager | |
| 1980 | The Fog | Tommy Wallace | Directed by John Carpenter |
| 1980 | Beyond Evil | Production advisor | |
| 1981 | Escape from New York | Drunk | Directed by John Carpenter |
| 1981 | Early Warning | Tucker | |
| 1981 | Strange But True | Production supervisor | |
| 1982 | Butterfly | Ed Lamey | |
| 1982 | Fake-Out | Merrich | |
| 1983 | The Lonely Lady | Assistant director: second unit Also known as: Harold Robbins' The Lonely Lady | |
| 1983 | Tiger Man | Casting director | |
| 1983 | Flicks | Eagle Man | Segment: "New Adventures of the Great Galaxy" |
| 1984 | Breakin' | Voice[citation needed] | |
| 1984 | In Search of a Golden Sky | Zep Morrison | Screenplay co-writer; associate producer |
| 1984 | Starman | Cook | Directed by John Carpenter |
| 1984 | My Therapist | Rip Rider | |
| 1985 | The Click | Guy Giving Directions | Uncredited (U.S. version) |
| 1985 | Rigged | Unnamed | |
| 1985 | Back to the Future | Red the Bum | |
| 1986 | The Night Stalker | Tramp | Co-producer |
| 1987 | Berserker | Pappy Nyquist | |
| 1987 | Code Name Zebra | Bundy | |
| 1987 | Death Blow: A Cry for Justice | Willard | Also known as: W.A.R.: Women Against Rape |
| 1987 | Takin' It All Off | Allison's Father | Uncredited Also: screenplay co-writer (with Ed Hansen); line producer |
| 1987 | Party Favors | Pop | Also: screenplay co-writer (with Ed Hansen); line producer |
| 1988 | Grotesque | Pre-production coordinator | |
| 1988 | Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama | Janitor | |
| 1988 | Maniac Cop | Old Man | |
| 1988 | Cheerleader Camp | Pop | |
| 1988 | Pumpkinhead | Mr. Wallace | |
| 1988 | Mac and Me | Security Guard | |
| 1988 | They Live | Drifter | Directed by John Carpenter |
| 1988 | The American Scream | Ed Simpson | |
| 1989 | Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat | Bailey | |
| 1989 | Relentless | Old Man | |
| 1989 | W.B., Blue and the Bean | Seed | Released theatrically in West Germany; direct-to-video in U.S. (February 28, 1990) Also known as: Bail Out |
| 1989 | One Man Force | Drunk | |
| 1989 | Back to the Future Part II | Red the Bum | |
| 1989 | Ghost Writer | Workman | |
| 1989 | Speak of the Devil | Redneck | Uncredited |
| 1990 | Nerds of a Feather | Bed Patient | |
| 1990 | Spontaneous Combustion | Preacher on the radio | Directed by Tobe Hooper |
| 1990 | Down the Drain | Crane Operator | |
| 1990 | Masters of Menace | Sheriff Julip | |
| 1990 | Dead Men Don't Die | Wino | |
| 1990 | Blood Games | Vern | |
| 1990 | Dragonfight | Jericho | |
| 1990 | Puppet Master II | ||
| 1991 | The Giant of Thunder Mountain | Oliver Crow | |
| 1991 | Party Plane | Screenplay co-writer (with Ed Hansen) | |
| 1991 | Soldier's Fortune | T. Max | |
| 1991 | Death Falls | Screenplay co-writer (with John F. Goff) | |
| 1991 | 976-Evil II | Turrell | |
| 1992 | Mirror Images | Wolfman | |
| 1992 | Waxwork II: Lost in Time | Sarah's Stepfather | |
| 1992 | The Bikini Carwash Company | Screenplay co-writer (with Ed Hansen); producer | |
| 1992 | Munchie | Rich Tramp | |
| 1993 | The Bikini Carwash Company II | Co-writer of characters (with Ed Hansen) | |
| 1993 | Warlock: The Armageddon | Man in crowd | |
| 1993 | Skeeter | Filo | |
| 1994 | Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II | Jerry | |
| 1994 | The Magic of Golden Bear: Goldy III | Pa | Screenplay co-writer (with Lynette Cahill, Trevor Black, Honey Graham and John Quinn) |
| 1994 | Tammy and the T-Rex | Norville | |
| 1995 | Ripper Man | Heckler | |
| 1995 | Hell's Belles | Screenplay co-writer (with Ed Hansen and Simon Hartwell); producer | |
| 1995 | Hard Bounty | Harper | |
| 1995 | Village of the Damned | Carlton | Directed by John Carpenter |
| 1995 | Takin' It Off Out West | Pappy Putz | Screenplay co-writer (with Ed Hansen and John F. Goff); producer |
| 1996 | Fast Money | Window Washer | |
| 1996 | Dark Breed | Homeless Man | |
| 1996 | Forest Warrior | Barney | |
| 1996 | Running Hard | Elk | |
| 1997 | Black Dawn | Drunken Man | |
| 1997 | Champions | Chip | |
| 1997 | Executive Target | Window Washer | |
| 1997 | Wishmaster | Homeless Man | |
| 1997 | Moonbase | Murdoch | |
| 1997 | Fallen Angel | Jeffery | |
| 1997 | Bloodsuckers | Grampa | |
| 1999 | Silicon Towers | Truck Driver | |
| 2000 | Flamingo Dreams | Wino | |
| 2000 | Bring Him Home | Theron | 2000
Radical Jack” |
| 2001 | Crash Point Zero | Edward Simmons, Train Conductor | |
| 2001 | Perfect Fit | Prison Guard | |
| 2001 | Wooly Boys | Screenplay co-writer (with Ed Hansen, Annie DeYoung, Glen Stephens and Max Enscoe) | |
| 2004 | Curse of the Komodo | Cashier |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Lincoln | Juror | Season 1, episode 3: "Prairie Lawyer" |
| 1975 | The Invisible Man | Bunker Guard | Season 1, episode 6: "Go Directly to Jail" |
| 1977 | The Cliffwood Avenue Kids | Uncle Billy | TV series |
| 1978 | Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus | Bert | TV movie |
| 1978 | Time Machine | Unnamed | TV movie |
| 1980 | The Dukes of Hazzard | Coy Randolph | Season 2, episode 9: "Jude Emery" |
| 1980-1981 | Flo | Roy | 8 Episodes |
| 1981 | Palmerstown, U.S.A. | Roy | Season 2, episode 2: "Scandal" |
| 1987 | Bates Motel | Vagrant | TV movie |
| 1989 | L.A. Law | Henry Broder | Season 3, episode 17: "America The Beautiful" |
| 1989 | Guns of Paradise | Dr. Jefferies | Season 2, episode 1: "A Gathering of Guns" |
| 1989 | Sister Kate | Unknown | Season 1, episode 6: "Neville's Hired Hand" |
| 1990 | Nutz, Yutz and Klutz | Unknown | Pilot "All Washed Up" directed by Matt Cimber |
| 1990 | They Came from Outerspace | Willie Tyrell | Season 1, episode 8: "Rodeo Romeos" |
| 1992-1995 | Renegade | Hobo / Bum | 2 Episodes |
| 1993 | Body Bags | Stranger | TV movie directed by John Carpenter and Tobe Hooper |
| 1993 | The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. | 49'er | Season 1, episode 5: "Socrates Sister" |
| 1995 | Live Shot | Unnamed | Season 1, episode 9: "What Price Episode?" |
| 1995 | Night Stand | Lester | Season 1, episode 27: "The Self-Improvement Show" |
| 1997 | Skeletons | Jerry Grommer | TV movie |
| 1997 | NYPD Blue | Moe | Season 4, episode 22: "A Draining Experience" |
| 1997 | ER | Lamont | Season 4, episode 7: "Fathers and Sons" |
| 1998 | Brooklyn South | Manus Bleeker | Season 1, episode 13: "Tears on My Willow" |
| 1998 | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | Bret Calvert | Season 6, episode 18: "Legend II: Vengeance" |
| 1998 | Power Rangers in Space | Bearded Man | Episode 43: "Countdown to Destruction: Part 2" |
| 1999 | The Pretender | Motel Manager | Season 4, episode 1: "The World's Changing" |
| 2000 | Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue | Homeless Man | Episode 27: "The Great Egg Caper" |
| 2001 | 18 Wheels of Justice | Sam | Season 2, episode 8: "Hot Cars, Fast Women" |
| 2001 | Power Rangers Time Force | Bartender | Episode 24: "Movie Madness: Part 1" |
| 2004 | They Are Among Us | Old Chuck | TV movie, (final film role) |
References
edit- ^ "Flower, George "Buck"". Encyclopedia.com. Cengage Gale. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ "New York Times". Movies & TV Dept. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2013. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- ^ "Satan's Lust (1971)". Mubi. Archived from the original on August 5, 2024.