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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 Chopper One (1974), Charlie's Angels (1976) and Mission: Impossible (1966). 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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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Chopper One (1974)
Chopper One
7.0
TV Series
  • Writer(as James David Buchanan)
Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, and Jaclyn Smith in Charlie's Angels (1976)
Charlie's Angels
6.6
TV Series
  • Writer(as James David Buchanan)
Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)
Mission: Impossible
7.9
TV Series
  • Writer
Dennis Weaver in McCloud (1970)
McCloud
7.0
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Curacao (1993)
    Curacao
    4.8
    TV Movie
    • novel "The Prince of Malta"
    • screenplay (as James David Buchanan, as James David Buchanan)
    • 1993
  • Brooke Shields, Timothy Dalton, and Diana Scarwid in Brenda Starr (1989)
    Brenda Starr
    4.8
    • story
    • screenplay (as James David Buchanan, as James David Buchanan)
    • 1989
  • Sam Waterston in Q.E.D. (1982)
    Q.E.D.
    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
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1979
  • Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, and Jaclyn Smith in Charlie's Angels (1976)
    Charlie's Angels
    6.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay by (as James David Buchanan)
    • 1977–1978
  • Jack Warden in Jigsaw John (1976)
    Jigsaw John
    6.5
    TV Series
    • writer
    • Writer
    • 1976
  • Chopper One (1974)
    Chopper One
    7.0
    TV Series
    • created by
    • written by (as James David Buchanan)
    • 1974
  • The Death Squad (1974)
    The Death Squad
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1974
  • Hijack! (1973)
    Hijack!
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1973
  • James Coburn in Harry in Your Pocket (1973)
    Harry in Your Pocket
    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
  • Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, 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
    7.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1972
  • Primus (1971)
    Primus
    7.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1972

Producer

  • Sam Waterston in Q.E.D. (1982)
    Q.E.D.
    7.8
    TV Series
    • supervising producer
    • 1982
  • Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, and Jaclyn Smith in Charlie's Angels (1976)
    Charlie's Angels
    6.6
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1977–1979
  • Beach Patrol (1979)
    Beach Patrol
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • supervising producer
    • 1979
  • Jack Warden in Jigsaw John (1976)
    Jigsaw John
    6.5
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1976
  • The Supercops (1975)
    The Supercops
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • producer (as James David Buchannon)
    • 1975
  • Chopper One (1974)
    Chopper One
    7.0
    TV Series
    • producer (as James David Buchanan)
    • 1974
  • James Drury in Firehouse (1974)
    Firehouse
    7.5
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1974

Production Management

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

Personal details

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

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