Herbert Bunston

Born: 1874-04-15

Herbert Bunston (15 April 1874 – 27 February 1935) was an English stage and screen actor. He is remembered for his role as Dr. John Seward in the Broadway and film versions of Dracula. Bunston was born in Charmouth and briefly attended Cranleigh School in Surrey before working as an actor. Bunston emigrated to the United States in 1922. His first Broadway appearance was Arthur Wing Pinero's The Enchanted Cottage in 1923. Other short-running roles in That Awful Mrs. Eaton! and Simon Called Peter were followed by a critically noticed role in a run of 260 performances of 1925's Young Woodley. On October 5, 1927, Bunston debuted as Dr John Seward in a Broadway production of Dracula alongside Bela Lugosi. Bunston's other Broadway credits include Young Woodley (1925), Simon Called Peter (1924), That Awful Mrs. Eaton (1924), The Enchanted Cottage (1923), and Drink (1903). Bunston's stage success led to a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Between 1929 and 1935 he had mainly character roles in over 30 films, and 1931 he re-created his Broadway role in the film adaptation of Dracula. Bunston married Emily Fox Chaffey (1866-1939) in 1898 and they had two children, Margaret, and John. Bunston died of a heart attack on February 27, 1935.


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Dracula

as Dr. Jack Seward
Released: 1931-02-12

British estate agent Renfield travels to Transylvania to meet the mysterious Count Dracula, who...

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Les Misérables

as Judge at Favorelles
Released: 1935-04-20

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a...

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Clive of India

as First Director
Released: 1935-01-25

Fort St. David, Cuddalore, southern India, 1748. While colonial empires battle to seize an...

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The Richest Girl in the World

as Cavendish
Released: 1934-09-21

Millionairess Dorothy Hunter is tired of finding out that her boyfriends love her for her money,...

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The Little Minister

as Mr. Carfrae
Released: 1934-12-28

The stoic, proper Rev. Gavin Dishart, newly assigned to a church in the small Scottish village...

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A Shot in the Dark

as College Professor
Released: 1935-01-31

An amateur sleuth solves three murders at his son's New England college.

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The Lady of Scandal

as Lord Cragle
Released: 1930-05-24

A famous British actress gets involved with two members of a reserved British noble family,...

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The Age of Innocence

as Letterblair
Released: 1934-09-14

An engaged attorney and a divorcee fall for each other in 1870s Manhattan.

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Cardinal Richelieu

as Duke of Normandy
Released: 1935-04-18

The cunning Cardinal Richelieu must save King Louis XIII from treachery within his inner circle.

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Long Lost Father

as The Bishop
Released: 1934-01-19

A long-absent father is reunited with his daughter, who still holds a grudge that he had...

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Smilin' Through

as Minister
Released: 1932-09-24

On the day of his wedding, Sir John Carteret's fiancée, Moonyeen, is killed by a jealous rival...

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The Monkey's Paw

as Sampson
Released: 1933-01-13

A mother wishes for the return of her dead son, a wish that is granted by the severed paw of a...

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Vanity Fair

as Mr. Sedley
Released: 1932-03-15

An ambitious and ruthless young woman advances from the position of governess to the heights of...

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Dracula

as Mina's Father (archive footage)
Released: 1963-01-01

8-minute shortened version of Tod Browning's 1931 classic "Dracula."

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The Moonstone

as Sir John Verinder
Released: 1934-08-20

A valuable gem from India is stolen in an old dark mansion and it is up to Scotland Yard...

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The Last Flight

as Man on Train
Released: 1931-08-29

Cary, Shep, Bill, and Francis are pilots during World War I. The four friends, haunted by the...

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Ambassador Bill

as British Ambassador
Released: 1931-11-13

An American ambassador arrives in a small country that is being convulsed by political intrigue...

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Old English

as Mr. Brownbee
Released: 1930-08-12

An old man unethically provides an income for his two grandchildren.

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Desirable

as Uncle Fred
Released: 1934-09-08

A man meets the daughter of his lover and they begin to fall in love.

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Always Goodbye

as Merson
Released: 1931-05-24

Stranded and broke after her erstwhile boyfriend leaves her, A onetime London heiress joins a...

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The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

as Lord Elton
Released: 1929-07-06

There is a big charity function at the house of Mrs. Cheyney and a lot of society is present....

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Dr. Monica

as Mr. Pettinghill
Released: 1934-06-23

A prominent New York doctor, unable to have a child, discovers her philandering husband has...

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Once a Lady

as Roger Fenwick
Released: 1931-11-07

A young Russian woman marries a wealthy Englishman, and has a daughter with him. After she has...

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File 113

as Fauvel
Released: 1933-01-05

A Parisian cop sets out to solve a sudden series of crimes, including robbery and blackmail....

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Under Suspicion

as Maj. Manners
Released: 1930-12-28

A group of Canadian Royal Mounted Police officers arrive home after serving overseas with the...

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Charlie Chan's Chance

as Garrick Enderly
Released: 1932-01-24

Charlie is the intended murder victim here, and he avoids death only by chance. To find the...

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