James D. Buchanan obit

James D. Buchanan(1929-2024)

 

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James D. Buchanan was born on December 17, 1929. He was a writer and producer, known for Chopper One (1974), Charlie's Angels (1976) and Mission: Impossible (1966). He died on March 24, 2024 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

 

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

storyscreenplay (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

1 episode

 

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 byteleplay by (as James David Buchanan)

1977–1978

4 episodes

 

Jack Warden in Jigsaw John (1976)

Jigsaw John

6.5

TV Series

writerWriter

1976

7 episodes

 

Chopper One (1974)

Chopper One

7.0

TV Series

created bywritten by (as James David Buchanan)

1974

13 episodes

 

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 byteleplay by

1969–1972

3 episodes

 

Banyon (1971)

Banyon

7.7

TV Series

written by

1972

1 episode

 

Primus (1971)

Primus

7.2

TV Series

written by

1972

1 episode

 

William Conrad in Cannon (1971)

Cannon

6.8

TV Series

teleplay bywritten bystory by

1971–1972

3 episodes

 

Dennis Weaver in McCloud (1970)

McCloud

7.0

TV Series

written by

1972

1 episode

 

Paper Man (1971)

Paper Man

5.8

TV Movie

screenplay

1971

 

Kam Fong, Al Harrington, Jack Lord, and James MacArthur in Hawaii Five-O (1968)

Hawaii Five-O

7.4

TV Series

written by

1971

1 episode

 

Lynda Day George, Ed Nelson, and Percy Rodrigues in The Silent Force (1970)

The Silent Force

5.9

TV Series

writer

1970

2 episodes

 

Storefront Lawyers (1970)

Storefront Lawyers

6.1

TV Series

writer

1970

1 episode

 

Fred Astaire, Richard Crenna, and Anne Heywood in Midas Run (1969)

Midas Run

4.8

screenplay

1969

 

The Name of the Game (1968)

The Name of the Game

7.6

TV Series

Writer

1968

1 episode

 

Robert Loggia in T.H.E. Cat (1966)

T.H.E. Cat

8.0

TV Series

written bywriter

1966–1967

4 episodes

 

Faye Dunaway in The Happening (1967)

The Happening

5.2

screenplaystory

1967

 

Producer

Sam Waterston in Q.E.D. (1982)

Q.E.D.

7.8

TV Series

supervising producer

1982

5 episodes

 

Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, and Jaclyn Smith in Charlie's Angels (1976)

Charlie's Angels

6.6

TV Series

producer

1977–1979

17 episodes

 

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

15 episodes

 

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

13 episodes

 

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

 

Additional Crew

Sam Waterston in Q.E.D. (1982)

Q.E.D.

7.8

TV Series

consultant

1982

1 episode