John Buckler (actor)
John Buckler | |
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Born | John Henry Clanfergael Buckler 1 April 1906 Cape Town, South Africa |
Died | 30 October 1936 Malibu, California, U.S. | (aged 30)
Occupation(s) | Stage and film actor |
Years active | 1934โ1936 |
Children | 1 |
John Henry Clanfergael Buckler (1 April 1906 โ 30 October 1936) was a British actor.[1] He was the son of the actor Hugh Buckler and his wife, actress Violet Paget, about whom little is known.
Biography
As a child, Buckler spent some years in England, before joining his parents in Australia in 1914.[2]
Buckler made his Broadway debut in 1925 as an English Reporter in ]
Buckler and his father were driving together in a heavy rain storm when their car skidded off the road into Malibou Lake, California. Both men died.[3][4]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1934 | That's Gratitude | Clayton Lorimer | |
1935 | David Copperfield | Ham Peggotty | |
1935 | Eight Bells | Roy Dale | |
1935 | The Black Room | Beran | |
1936 | The Unguarded Hour | Defense Counsel | |
1936 | Tarzan Escapes | Captain Fry | (final film role) |
References
- ^ "John Buckler". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019.
- ^ "Hugh and Violet Buckler welcome their son Jack from England, 1914". State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ Reid, John Howard A Risky Business Crime in the Movies (pg. 134) @ Lulu.com
- ^ "Actors Drowned". The Cairns Post. No. 10, 881. Queensland, Australia. 24 December 1936. p. 13. Retrieved 22 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
- John Buckler at IMDb
- John Buckler at the Internet Broadway Database