- Had been battling obesity his entire life and in his later years had maxed out at over 350 pounds, resulting in him suffering from a number of life threatening complications including diabetes and congestive heart failure. However, he has recently undergone a form of weight loss surgery known as a mini-gastric bypass, and has since lost over 150 pounds and improved his health dramatically.
- Best known for his role as Captain Buck Rogers on Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979).
- Father, with Connie Sellecca, of son Gib Gerard.
- Has started his own company Prudhomme Productions in 2005.
- Attended the University of Central Arkansas but dropped out before graduation.
- Parents are Frank Sr. and Gladys Gerard; has two brothers: Frank Jr. and Joseph Gerard.
- Was sometimes mistaken for Lee Majors in his early years.
- Good friends with fellow Arkansas native and former US President Bill Clinton. They have known each other for nearly 30 years.
- Like Gil Gerard in his early years, the original literary Anthony Rogers was also a chemical engineer by profession. This was stated in the seminal Buck Rogers novella Armageddon 2419 written by Phillip Francis Nowlan.
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