Jack Buchanan

Jack Buchanan

ActorWriterProducer
Born
April 2, 1891
Died
October 20, 1957
Awards
1 wins, 1 nominations

Born in Scotland, Jack Buchanan made his stage acting debut in Britain in 1912, and on Broadway in 1924. Though he made his film debut in 1917 during the silent film era, Buchanan is probably best remembered for The Band Wagon (1953), co-starring with Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Nanette Fabray,…

Biography

Born in Scotland, Jack Buchanan made his stage acting debut in Britain in 1912, and on Broadway in 1924. Though he made his film debut in 1917 during the silent film era, Buchanan is probably best remembered for The Band Wagon (1953), co-starring with Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Nanette Fabray, James Mitchell, Oscar Levant and Robert Gist.

Suffering from spinal arthritis, Buchanan died in London four years later.

Actor

ITV Television PlayhouseITV Television Playhouse(1955)as The Earl Of Locharne
The French, They Are a Funny RaceThe French, They Are a Funny Race(1955)as Le Major Marmaduke Thompson
Josephine and MenJosephine and Men(1955)as Uncle Charles Luton
As Long as They're HappyAs Long as They're Happy(1955)as John Bentley
As Long as They're Happy(1953)as John Bentley

Additional Crew

As Long as They're Happy(1953)
HappidromeHappidrome(1943)

Self

Life with the Lyons(1955)as Self
This Is Scotland(1957)as Self
Saturday SpectacularSaturday Spectacular(1956)as Self
The Ted Ray Show(1955)as Self
The Ed Sullivan ShowThe Ed Sullivan Show(1948)as Self

Archive Footage

CompressionCompression(1995)as Self
The Footage DetectivesThe Footage Detectives(2021)as Self
That's Entertainment! IIIThat's Entertainment! III(1994)as Clip from 'The Band Wagon'
A Source of Innocent Merriment(1987)
Best of BritishBest of British(1987)as Self

Known for

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Jack BuchananJack Buchanan in When Knights Were Bold (1936)Jack Buchanan and Jeanette MacDonald in Monte Carlo (1930)Claud Allister, Symona Boniface, Jack Buchanan, Antonio Filauri, Jeanette MacDonald, and Beatrice Hagen in Monte Carlo (1930)Jack Buchanan in Monte Carlo (1930)Jack Buchanan and Rolfe Sedan in Monte Carlo (1930)