Portrait of Jack Buchanan

Acting

Jack Buchanan

Career

Active from 1923 to 1955, with a break from 1941 to 1952, busiest in 1925 and 1955 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
23
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Band Wagon
The Band Wagon
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jack Buchanan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.4, average 5.4
  • Violence
    1.2, average 4.1
  • Crime
    0.8, average 3.6
  • Psychological
    2.8, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 2
  • Mistaken Identity 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

28
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title · average score 88
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
GoodWatch score 88

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1970s

2 titles · average score 77
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
GoodWatch score 70

as (archive footage)

That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment! (1974)
GoodWatch score 84

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1950s

4 titles · average score 73
As Long as They're Happy
As Long as They're Happy (1955)
GoodWatch score 63

as John Bentley

The French, They Are a Funny Race
The French, They Are a Funny Race (1955)

as Le Major Marmaduke Thompson

Josephine and Men
Josephine and Men (1955)

as Charles Luton

The Band Wagon
The Band Wagon (1953)
GoodWatch score 84

as Jeffrey Cordova

1940s

1 title
The Middle Watch
The Middle Watch (1940)

as Captain Maitland

1930s

13 titles · average score 66
The Gang's All Here
The Gang's All Here (1939)

as John Forrest

Break the News
Break the News (1938)

as Teddy Enton

Smash and Grab
Smash and Grab (1937)

as John Forrest

The Sky’s the Limit
The Sky’s the Limit (1937)

as Dave Harber

When Knights Were Bold
When Knights Were Bold (1936)

as Sir Guy De Vere

This'll Make You Whistle
This'll Make You Whistle (1936)

as Bill Hoppings

Brewster's Millions
Brewster's Millions (1935)

as Jack Brewster

Come Out of the Pantry
Come Out of the Pantry (1935)

as Lord Robert Brent

That's a Good Girl
That's a Good Girl (1933)

as Jack Barrow

Good Night, Vienna
Good Night, Vienna (1932)

as Captain Maximilian Schletoff

Man of Mayfair
Man of Mayfair (1931)

as Lord William

Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo (1930)
GoodWatch score 66

as Count Rudolph Falliere / Rudy the Hairdresser

1920s

7 titles · average score 62
Paris
Paris (1929)

as Guy Pennell

The Show of Shows
The Show of Shows (1929)
GoodWatch score 62

as Jack (uncredited)

Toni
Toni (1928)

as Toni Marr/Marini

Bulldog Drummond's Third Round
Bulldog Drummond's Third Round (1925)

as Captain Hugh Drummond

The Happy Ending
The Happy Ending (1925)

as Captain Dale Conway

Settled Out of Court
Settled Out of Court (1925)

as The Husband

The Audacious Mr. Squire
The Audacious Mr. Squire (1923)

as Tom Squire