George Buck Flower

Born: 1937-10-28, Milton-Freewater, Oregon, USA

Died: 2004-06-18

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.

Filmography

• L.A. Law (1986)
• Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993)
• Back to the Future (1985)
• The Pretender (1996)
• Renegade (1992)
• Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997)
• The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993)
• Back to the Future Part II (1989)
• Brooklyn South (1997)
• They Live (1988)
• Escape from New York (1981)
• The Fog (1980)
• Wishmaster (1997)
• Starman (1984)
• Village of the Damned (1995)
• The Curse of the Komodo (2004)
• Body Bags (1993)
• Maniac Cop (1988)
• Pumpkinhead (1988)
• Flo (1980)
• Delinquent Schoolgirls (1975)
• Spontaneous Combustion (1989)
• Breakin' (1984)
• Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS (1975)
• Forest Warrior (1996)
• Warlock: The Armageddon (1993)
• Mac and Me (1988)
• Ilsa: Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks (1976)
• Gemini Affair (1975)
• Tammy and the T-Rex (1994)