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Jack Buchanan

Actor / Film Director / Film Producer / Theatre Director / Screenwriter | * 04/02/1891 († 66, 10/20/1957) | Helensburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom (UK))
Walter John Buchanan (2 April 1891 – 20 October 1957) was a Scottish theatre and film actor, singer, dancer, producer and director. He was known for three decades as the embodiment of the debonair man-about-town in the tradition of George Grossmith Jr., and was described by The Times as "the last of the knuts." He is best known in America for his role in the classic Hollywood musical The Band Wagon in 1953. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Music | Comedies | Documentaries

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The suburban peace of the Bentley household is shattered when John Bentley is informed by his wife Stella that their two married daughters, Pat and Corrine are in trouble and need funds to come home a ...

As Long as They're Happy

Certification unknown

1955 | 4.0/5 | 1h 31min
Comedy, Music
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A Broadway artiste turns a faded film star's comeback vehicle into an artsy flop. ...

The Band Wagon

NR

1953 | 3.6/5 | 1h 52min
Comedy, Music, Romance / Love
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Two small-time song-and-dance men come up with what they believe is a surefire publicity stunt, guaranteed to keep their names in the public eye--one of them will "disappear" in what looks like a murd ...

Break the News

Certification unknown

1938 | 3.0/5 | 1h 12min
Music, Comedy
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Movies with Jack Buchanan as Actor(29)

as Drew Martyn / Acton2019 Upstage
as (archive footage)1994 That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)1976 That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)1974 That's Entertainment!
as Self (archive footage)1973 The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
as Charles Luton1955 Josephine and Men
as Le Major Marmaduke Thompson1955 The French, They Are a Funny Race
as John Bentley1955 As Long as They're Happy
as Jeffrey Cordova1953 The Band Wagon
as himself1952 Elstree Story
as Captain Maitland1940 The Middle Watch
as John Forrest1939 The Gang's All Here
as Teddy Enton1938 Break the News
as John Forrest1937 Smash and Grab
1937 Limelight
as Bill Hoppings1936 This'll Make You Whistle
as Sir Guy De Vere1936 When Knights Were Bold
as Lord Robert Brent1935 Come Out of the Pantry
as Jack Brewster1935 Brewster's Millions
as Jack Barrow1933 That's a Good Girl
as Captain Maximilian Schletoff1932 Good Night, Vienna
as Lord William1931 Man of Mayfair
as Count Rudolph Falliere / Rudy the Hairdresser1930 Monte Carlo
as himself1930 Jack Buchanan with the Glee Quartet
as Guy Pennell1929 Paris
as Jack (uncredited)1929 Show of Shows
1928 Confetti
as Captain Hugh Drummond1925 Bulldog Drummond's Third Round
1919 Her Heritage

TV Shows/Series with Jack Buchanan as Actor(1)

as himself1948 The Ed Sullivan Show

Movies with Jack Buchanan as Crew(2)

Directing/Director1933 That's a Good Girl
Writing/Writer1933 That's a Good Girl

Full Name: Jack Buchanan
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Thursday, 04/02 1891 (April) in Helensburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Sunday, 10/20 1957 (October) in London (aged: 66)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: The Glasgow Academy
Jack Buchanan frequently works together with these people:
Jackie Gleason (7x, Actor)
Herbert Wilcox (7x, Crew)
Art Carney (6x, Actor)
Charlton Heston (5x, Actor)
Debbie Reynolds (5x, Actress)
Gene Kelly (5x, Actor)
Fred Astaire (5x, Actor)
Red Buttons (5x, Actor)
Cyd Charisse (5x, Actress)
Sergio Franchi (5x, Actor)
Jeanette MacDonald (4x, Actress)
Nanette Fabray (4x, Actress)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:480736, Added: 10/02/2018, Last updated: 03/29/2024