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Jack Buchanan (April 2, 1891 - October 20, 1957), born Walter John Buchanan, was a British theatre and film actor, singer, producer and director.
Buchanan was born in Helensburgh, Scotland. He made his first appearance on the UK stage in 1912, and on Broadway in 1924. He made his film debut in the silent cinema, in 1917. Like fellow Scot David Niven, Buchanan was renowned for his portrayal of the quintessential Englishman on stage and screen. He worked on Broadway and the West End and took roles in several Hollywood musicals, including The Band Wagon (1953), his best-known film, in which he plays camp theatre director, Jeffrey Cordova, opposite Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse. He suffered from spinal arthritis (though this didn't stop him from performing several dance numbers with Astaire in Band Wagon), and died in London only four years later, when he was 66 years old.
Other roles included Smash and Grab (1937), The Gang's All Here (1939). He also produced several films including Happidrome (1943) and The Sky's the Limit (1938), which he also directed.
Buchanan also provided financial backing for that other son of Helensburgh, Scotland John Logie Baird, in his work to develop his television systems.
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