John Buckler

John Henry Clanfergael Buckler (1 April 1906 – 30 October 1936) was a British actor. 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.

Buckler made his Broadway debut in 1925 as an English Reporter in The Green Hat that was based on the novel by Michael Arlen. He entered Hollywood films in 1934 and appeared in two MGM films David Copperfield (1935) and Tarzan Escapes as Captain Fry (1936).

Shortly before Christmas in 1936 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.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1934 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)