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name: "James D. Buchanan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-d-buchanan"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "17 December 1929"
died: "24 March 2024"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T15:59:23.889067+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."
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# James D. Buchanan

Writer. Born 17 December 1929. Died 24 March 2024.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 17 December 1929
- **Died:** 24 March 2024
- **Also known as:** James David Bunchanan, James David Buchannon, Jim Buchanan, James David Buchanan

## Biography

James D. Buchanan was a television writer and producer. He contributed episodes and teleplays to *Mission: Impossible* (1966) between 1969 and 1972.

Buchanan wrote for series including *Charlie's Angels* (1976), *Hawaii Five-O* (1969), *McCloud* (1970) and *Cannon* (1971). He created *Chopper One* (1974) and worked as a producer on several 1970s programmes.

Born on 17 December 1929, he died on 24 March 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

*Sources: imdb.com, tvmaze.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Mission: Impossible* (1966), Fi1m 82, Teleplay, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md)

## Also known for

- *Charlie's Angels* (1976), Writer, Teleplay
- *Hawaii Five-O* (1969), Writer
- *McCloud* (1970), Writer
- *Cannon* (1971), Writer

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