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West Buchanan(1934-1995)

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A strange signal arrives on the Earth disturbing all communications, while a UFO appears above the Antarctic sea. Captain Alex Hamilton is sent with his spaceship and crew to the space outside the Solar System to find the origin of that signal. They reach an unknown planet where a giant robot enslaved a whole population of humanoids by taking their psychic energies. The robot's got his eyes on the Earth, too.
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War of the Planets (1977)
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West Buchanan was born on 16 October 1934. He was an actor, known for War of the Planets (1977), To All a Goodnight (1980) and The Bull Buster (1973). He died on 22 November 1995.
BornOctober 16, 1934
DiedNovember 22, 1995(61)
BornOctober 16, 1934
DiedNovember 22, 1995(61)
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War of the Planets (1977)
War of the Planets
3.0
  • Richard Holden
  • 1977
To All a Goodnight (1980)
To All a Goodnight
4.6
  • Ralph(as Buck West)
  • 1980
Paul L. Smith and Uri Zohar in The Bull Buster (1973)
The Bull Buster
6.8
  • Actor
  • 1973
Crossings (1986)
Crossings
6.6
TV Mini Series
  • Captain Fishing Boat

Credits

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Actor

  • Party Line (1988)
    Party Line
    4.7
    • Bartender
    • 1988
  • From Hollywood to Deadwood (1988)
    From Hollywood to Deadwood
    5.2
    • Deadwood Sheriff
    • 1988
  • Buy & Cell (1988)
    Buy & Cell
    5.1
    • Muncy
    • 1988
  • Crossings (1986)
    Crossings
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Captain Fishing Boat
    • 1986
  • Cento giorni a Palermo (1984)
    Cento giorni a Palermo
    6.5
    • Bank Director (uncredited)
    • 1984
  • Enn Reitel in The Optimist (1983)
    The Optimist
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Coach
    • 1983
  • Notturno (1983)
    Notturno
    6.0
    • Hackett
    • 1983
  • Eleonora Giorgi and Nino Manfredi in Nudo di donna (1981)
    Nudo di donna
    6.3
    • Conte Bardolin (as John West Buchanan)
    • 1981
  • Kim Basinger, Jan-Michael Vincent, and Tanya Tucker in Hard Country (1981)
    Hard Country
    5.6
    • Airport Agent
    • 1981
  • Mi faccio la barca (1980)
    Mi faccio la barca
    5.1
    • Solo navigator
    • 1980
  • The Long Riders (1980)
    The Long Riders
    6.9
    • McCorkindale
    • 1980
  • To All a Goodnight (1980)
    To All a Goodnight
    4.6
    • Ralph (as Buck West)
    • 1980
  • Lara Wendel, Valentina Cortese, and Anne Heywood in Ring of Darkness (1979)
    Ring of Darkness
    4.5
    • Peter Rhodes
    • 1979
  • Hotel Locarno (1978)
    Hotel Locarno
    7.7
    • L'acteur de western
    • 1978
  • Yanti Somer in The War of the Robots (1978)
    The War of the Robots
    2.7
    • Herb
    • 1978

Stunts

  • To All a Goodnight (1980)
    To All a Goodnight
    4.6
    • stunt coordinator (as John West Buchanan)
    • 1980
  • Paul L. Smith and Uri Zohar in The Bull Buster (1973)
    The Bull Buster
    6.8
    • stunt performer (uncredited)
    • 1973

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  • Alternative names
    • John West Buchanan
  • Born
    • October 16, 1934
  • Died
    • November 22, 1995

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