Jack Buchanan

He suffered from spinal arthritis (though this didn't stop him from performing several dance numbers with Astaire in Band Wagon), and died in London only four years later. He also appeared as a villainous swindler in the Bonanza episode, The Bloodline (December 31, 1960). He made his film debut in the silent cinema, in 1917, but his best-known film is undoubtedly his venture into Hollywood, The Band Wagon (1953), in which he plays camp theatre director, Jeffrey Cordova, opposite Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse. Van Cleef also appeared in John Carpenter's cult hit Escape from New York. Buchanan made his first appearance on the UK stage in 1912, and on Broadway in 1924. He appeared with Clint Eastwood in For a Few Dollars More and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Buchanan was born in Helensburgh, Scotland. His first film was the classic Western High Noon, in which he played a villain.

Jack Buchanan (April 2, 1891 - October 20, 1957) was a British actor and singer. Van Cleef served in the United States Navy during World War II and became an actor after a brief career as an accountant. However, Van Cleef occasionally played heroes. His sharp features and piercing eyes made him an ideal "bad guy". Lee Van Cleef (January 9, 1925 - December 16, 1989) was a movie actor, who appeared mostly in Western and action pictures.