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Colonel Wilma Deering was portrayed by actress/model Erin Gray in the 1979 movie and subsequent NBC television series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. [5] Initially, Wilma was depicted as a cold, aloof military officer and starfighter pilot, with little interest in Captain Rogers.
Erin Gray (born January 7, 1950) [2] is an American actress who began her career as a model.She has also worked as a casting agent.Her roles include Colonel Wilma Deering in the science fiction television series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century and Kate Summers-Stratton in the situation comedy Silver Spoons.
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century is a 1979 American science fiction adventure film directed by Daniel Haller.Starring Gil Gerard in the title role and Erin Gray as Colonel Wilma Deering, it was produced by Glen A. Larson who co-wrote the screenplay with Leslie Stevens, based on the character Buck Rogers which was created by Philip Francis Nowlan in 1928.
The character of Wilma Deering was softened in the second season as the producers attempted to tone down the militaristic "Colonel Deering" image (who often gave Buck orders) and to make her more feminine. [9] Another change in the second season was the sound of Twiki's voice.
Upon arriving at Earth, Buck is escorted to the city of New Chicago by starfighters commanded by Colonel Wilma Deering. Once at the city, Buck is met by Dr. Elias Huer who tells him he is now in the 25th century and that everyone he knew had been killed centuries ago in a nuclear holocaust. When the tracking device is discovered, the ...
Co-starring in the series were Erin Gray as crack Starfighter pilot Colonel Wilma Deering, and Tim O'Connor as Dr. Elias Huer, head of Earth Defense Directorate, and a former starpilot himself. The main recurring antagonists were Ardala (played by Pamela Hensley ), a Draconian princess supervising her father's armies, and her enforcer Kane ...
At 255-feet long, 44-feet wide, and weighing 1,879 tons, the Carroll A. Deering was, by all accounts, a very large cargo ship. And she was in excellent shape when she set sail from Norfolk ...
Wilma Deering (Constance Moore) is assigned to accompany them. Saturn is run by Aldar (Guy Usher), the Council of the Wise and Prince Tallen. To the dismay of Buck and Buddy, they also discover that Kane has dispatched ambassadors of his own, headed by his loyal henchman, Captain Laska (Henry Brandon). The serial then becomes a back-and-forth ...