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James D. Buchanan(1929-2024)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Production Manager
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James D. Buchanan was born on 17 December 1929. He was a writer and producer, known for Drôles de dames (1976), Mission impossible (1966) and Un shérif à New York (1970). He died on 24 March 2024 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornDecember 17, 1929
DiedMarch 24, 2024(94)
BornDecember 17, 1929
DiedMarch 24, 2024(94)
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    • 1 win total

Known for

Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, and Jaclyn Smith in Drôles de dames (1976)
Drôles de dames
6.6
TV Series
  • Writer
Leonard Nimoy, Lesley Ann Warren, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission impossible (1966)
Mission impossible
7.9
TV Series
  • Writer
Dennis Weaver in Un shérif à New York (1970)
Un shérif à New York
7.0
TV Series
  • Writer
Sam Waterston in Alambic et Torpédo (1982)
Alambic et Torpédo
7.8
TV Series
  • Writer(as James David Bunchanan)

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Writer

  • Curacao (1993)
    Curacao
    4.8
    TV Movie
    • novel "The Prince of Malta"
    • screenplay (as James David Buchanan)
    • 1993
  • Brooke Shields, Timothy Dalton, and Diana Scarwid in Brenda Starr (1989)
    Brenda Starr
    4.8
    • screenplay
    • story (as James David Buchanan)
    • 1989
  • Sam Waterston in Alambic et Torpédo (1982)
    Alambic et Torpédo
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Writer (as James David Bunchanan)
    • 1982
  • The Return of Frank Cannon (1980)
    The Return of Frank Cannon
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • written by (as James David Buchanan)
    • 1980
  • Beach Patrol (1979)
    Beach Patrol
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1979
  • Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, and Jaclyn Smith in Drôles de dames (1976)
    Drôles de dames
    6.6
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • written by
    • 1977–1978
  • Jack Warden in Jigsaw John (1976)
    Jigsaw John
    6.8
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1976
  • S.O.S. hélico (1974)
    S.O.S. hélico
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1974
  • Police parallèle (1974)
    Police parallèle
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1974
  • L'infernale poursuite (1973)
    L'infernale poursuite
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1973
  • James Coburn in Harry, gentleman pickpocket (1973)
    Harry, gentleman pickpocket
    6.3
    • written by (as James David Buchanan)
    • 1973
  • The Horror at 37,000 Feet (1973)
    The Horror at 37,000 Feet
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • teleplay (as Jim Buchanan)
    • 1973
  • Leonard Nimoy, Lesley Ann Warren, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission impossible (1966)
    Mission impossible
    7.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay by
    • 1969–1972
  • Banyon (1971)
    Banyon
    7.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1972
  • Primus (1971)
    Primus
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1972

Producer

  • Sam Waterston in Alambic et Torpédo (1982)
    Alambic et Torpédo
    7.8
    TV Series
    • supervising producer
    • 1982
  • Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, and Jaclyn Smith in Drôles de dames (1976)
    Drôles de dames
    6.6
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1977–1979
  • Beach Patrol (1979)
    Beach Patrol
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • supervising producer
    • 1979
  • Jack Warden in Jigsaw John (1976)
    Jigsaw John
    6.8
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1976
  • The Supercops (1975)
    The Supercops
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • producer (as James David Buchannon)
    • 1975
  • S.O.S. hélico (1974)
    S.O.S. hélico
    7.0
    TV Series
    • producer (as James David Buchanan)
    • 1974
  • James Drury in Firehouse (1974)
    Firehouse
    7.5
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1974

Production Manager

  • The Dangerous Drugs (1956)
    The Dangerous Drugs
    Short
    • production associate
    • 1956

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • James David Buchanan
  • Born
    • December 17, 1929
  • Died
    • March 24, 2024
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

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