Buck Forrester — The Yearling Character Profile

About Buck Forrester

A member of the neighboring Forrester family. He informs Jody that his deceased brother Fodderwing had wanted to name the fawn Flag. Buck attends the funeral and generously allows Ezra to deliver a eulogy, demonstrating the close relationship between the two families.

Character Facts

Played by

Chill Wills

Appears in

The Yearling (1946)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (1)

• Buck Forrester — Family Neighbor — Ezra "Penny" Baxter (Gregory Peck)

  Longstanding neighbors sharing the Florida frontier.

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More characters from The Yearling

• Ezra "Penny" Baxter (Gregory Peck)
• Orry Baxter (Jane Wyman)
• Jody Baxter (Claude Jarman Jr.)
• Pa Forrester (Clem Bevans)
• Ma Forrester (Margaret Wycherly)
• Mr. Boyles (Henry Travers)
• Lem Forrester (Forrest Tucker)
• Fodderwing Forrester (Donn Gift)
• Twink Weatherby (June Lockhart)