--- name: "Jack Buchanan" canonical: "https://film.one/person/jack-buchanan" fi1m_id: "jack-buchanan" imdb_id: "nm0118014" tmdb_id: 589000 wikidata_id: "Q2476429" roles: ["Actor"] born: "2 April 1891" died: "20 October 1957" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-25T05:26:21.396552+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Jack Buchanan ## Identity Jack Buchanan - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jack-buchanan - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** jack-buchanan - **IMDb ID:** nm0118014 - **TMDB ID:** 589000 - **Wikidata ID:** Q2476429 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Buchanan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2476429, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0118014/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/589000 Actor. Born 2 April 1891 in Helensburgh, Scotland, UK. Died 20 October 1957. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 2 April 1891, Helensburgh, Scotland, UK - **Died:** 20 October 1957 - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Buchanan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2476429, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0118014/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/589000 ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*The Band Wagon*](https://film.one/film/the-band-wagon.md) (84) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Jack Buchanan was a Scottish actor, singer, dancer, producer and director. He made his professional stage debut in Britain in 1912 and first appeared on Broadway in 1924. His film career began in 1917. Buchanan is best known for playing Jeffrey Cordova in the 1953 MGM musical *The Band Wagon*, opposite Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse. He also appeared in films including *Monte Carlo* (1930) and worked extensively in West End and Broadway theatre. He died in London on 20 October 1957. *Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, ipfs.io.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *The Band Wagon* (1953), Fi1m 84, as Jeffrey Cordova — [page](https://film.one/film/the-band-wagon.md) ## Complete filmography (32) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *That's Entertainment! III* (1994), as (archive footage) (uncredited) - *That's Entertainment, Part II* (1976), as (archive footage) - *That's Entertainment!* (1974), as (archive footage) (uncredited) - *The French, They Are a Funny Race* (1955), as Le Major Marmaduke Thompson - *Josephine and Men* (1955), as Charles Luton - *As Long as They're Happy* (1955), as John Bentley - *The Band Wagon* (1953), as Jeffrey Cordova — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-band-wagon.md) - *Bulldog Sees It Through* (1940), Actor - *The Middle Watch* (1940), as Captain Maitland - *The Gang's All Here* (1939), as John Forrest - *Break the News* (1938), as Teddy Enton - *Smash and Grab* (1937), as John Forrest - *The Sky’s the Limit* (1937), as Dave Harber · Director, Producer, Scenario Writer - *This'll Make You Whistle* (1936), as Bill Hoppings - *Limelight* (1936), Actor - *When Knights Were Bold* (1936), as Sir Guy De Vere - *Come Out of the Pantry* (1935), as Lord Robert Brent - *Brewster's Millions* (1935), as Jack Brewster - *That's a Good Girl* (1933), as Jack Barrow · Director, Writer - *Yes, Mr. Brown* (1933), as Nicholas Baumann · Director - *Good Night, Vienna* (1932), as Captain Maximilian Schletoff - *Man of Mayfair* (1931), as Lord William - *Monte Carlo* (1930), as Count Rudolph Falliere / Rudy the Hairdresser - *The Show of Shows* (1929), as Jack (uncredited) - *Paris* (1929), as Guy Pennell - *Confetti* (1928), Actor - *Toni* (1928), as Toni Marr/Marini - *Bulldog Drummond's Third Round* (1925), as Captain Hugh Drummond - *Settled Out of Court* (1925), as The Husband - *The Happy Ending* (1925), as Captain Dale Conway - *The Audacious Mr. Squire* (1923), as Tom Squire - *Her Heritage* (1919), Actor ## Gallery - ![Musical comedian Jack Buchanan. Subjects (LCTGM): actors (1930)](https://film.one/media/person/3869692/gallery-ee44476bb356.jpg) Musical comedian Jack Buchanan. Subjects (LCTGM): actors (1930) — Unknown photographerUnknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Musical_comedian_Jack_Buchanan_%28SAYRE_14049%29.jpg/1280px-Musical_comedian_Jack_Buchanan_%28SAYRE_14049%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Jack Buchanan](https://film.one/media/person/3869692/gallery-684dbff1a657.jpg) Jack Buchanan — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Jack_Buchanan_MGM_photo.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Promotional photograph of actor Jack Buchanan.](https://film.one/media/person/3869692/gallery-a512a9447c7d.jpg) Promotional photograph of actor Jack Buchanan. — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/Jack_Buchanan_1930s_MGM_publicity_photo.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Monte Carlo Subjects (LCTGM): motion pictures, actors (1930)](https://film.one/media/person/3869692/gallery-c04eb9bd34d7.jpg) Monte Carlo Subjects (LCTGM): motion pictures, actors (1930) — Unknown photographerUnknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Monte_Carlo_%28SAYRE_15693%29.jpg/1280px-Monte_Carlo_%28SAYRE_15693%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Jack Buchanan](https://film.one/media/person/3869692/gallery-3f3952f0c764.jpg) Jack Buchanan — Image via TMDB - ![Jack Buchanan](https://film.one/media/person/3869692/gallery-1db752f920d3.jpg) Jack Buchanan — Image via TMDB - ![Monte Carlo Subjects (LCTGM): motion pictures, actors, actresses (1930)](https://film.one/media/person/3869692/gallery-8397bbf59409.jpg) Monte Carlo Subjects (LCTGM): motion pictures, actors, actresses (1930) — Unknown photographerUnknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Monte_Carlo_%28SAYRE_15050%29.jpg/1280px-Monte_Carlo_%28SAYRE_15050%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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