John Bunny

Born: 1863-09-20

John Bunny (September 21, 1863 – April 26, 1915) was an American actor. Bunny began his career as a stage actor, but transitioned to a film career after joining Vitagraph Studios around 1910. At Vitagraph, Bunny made over 150 short films – many of them domestic comedies with the comedian Flora Finch – and became one of the most well-known actors of his era.


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Gertie the Dinosaur

as Club Member
Released: 1914-02-08

Although not the first feature-length animated film, as is sometimes thought, it was the first...

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Little Nemo

as Himself
Released: 1911-04-08

Cartoon figures announce, via comic strip balloons, that they will move - and move they do, in a...

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Her Crowning Glory

as Mortimer Bunny
Released: 1911-09-11

A widower becomes infatuated with his daughter's governess, to the displeasure of the child and...

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A Cure for Pokeritis

as Mr. Sharpe
Released: 1912-12-31

This domestic comedy depicts a woman who stops her husband's gambling habit by having her cousin...

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Troublesome Secretaries, or How Betty Outwitted Her Father

as Harding - The Father
Released: 1911-08-20

This is basically a two practical-joke comedy. Bunny is a businessman father and Mabel plays...

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The Film Parade

as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 1933-01-01

Pioneer filmmaker J. Stuart Blackton was intrigued by the idea of a film about the history of...

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A Tale of Two Cities

as Jailer
Released: 1911-02-20

A condensed silent film version of the Charles Dickens classic about the French Revolution and...

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The New Stenographer

as The fat employer
Released: 1911-02-18

A capable but homely new hire becomes ill and recommends her beautiful cousin during leave. The...

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Yesterday and Today

as (archive footage)
Released: 1953-12-02

A compilation of early-day silent films that serves as a glimpse back to the formative days of...

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Hearts and Diamonds

as Widower Tupper
Released: 1914-09-25

Tupper meets the wealthy Miss Whipple at a baseball game. When she declares that she just adores...

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Bunny's Suicide

as John Spink
Released: 1912-09-05

A tragicomedy in which the suicide attempt of the character Bunny is seen by a neighbour, who...

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Chumps

as Mr. Bun Johnny - the Full-Grown Star - the Big Chump
Released: 1912-01-16

Bunny and Marsh attend a show and both fall in love with a charming danseuse.

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Vanity Fair

as Joseph Sedley
Released: 1911-01-02

A silent short film telling the classic story of Becky Sharp.

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Bunny's Honeymoon

as Mr. Bunny, Valeria's Godfather
Released: 1913-04-06

Bunny's niece has a beau who is so addicted to drink that her father will not permit her to...

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Tangled Tangoists

as uncredited
Released: 1914-04-23

John and Flora meet at a ball, but neither can do these modern dances, so they sit out… and run...

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Ida's Christmas

as Santa Claus
Released: 1912-12-24

A poor young girl finds a purse and returns it to its owner, who decides to reward her honesty.

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Bunny's Dilemma

as John Bunny
Released: 1913-06-19

John Bunny gets into an awful stew when he hears from his Aunt Eliza that she is coming to visit...

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Kitty and the Cowboys

as Fatty aka Kitty
Released: 1911-10-27

Fatty comes up with a plan to prank his cowboy buddies. He announces that his sister Kitty is...

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The Feudists

as Second Husband, Bill Craig
Released: 1913-08-23

The Craigs and Smiths, next-door neighbors, are the best of friends until Smith builds a chicken...

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Stenographer Troubles

as Mr. Bunny, the Boss
Released: 1913-02-06

A comic one-act film featuring the character Bunny, which takes place in an office.

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Polishing Up

as John Bunny
Released: 1914-08-14

When his wife goes away on vacation, a husband decides to use that time to do a little "playing...

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Diamond Cut Diamond

as Mr. Bunce
Released: 1912-05-23

A silent comedy in which a jealous woman wants to catch her husband in the act of infidelity.

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Mr. Bunny in Disguise

as Mr. Bunny
Released: 1914-05-07

LOST FILM. A comedy in which Johan has no desire to meet the unmarried Sarah, and so has his...

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Bunny Backslides

as Bunny
Released: 1914-10-30

While Flora Winslow, a widow is engaged to Bunny, she attends a lecture on eugenics and decides...

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The Pickwick Papers

as Samuel Pickwick
Released: 1913-01-02

The Pickwick Papers comprised three reels, individually titled "The Adventure of the Honourable...

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In the Clutches of a Vapor Bath

as Bunny
Released: 1911-12-30

Bunny purchases a Vapor Bath, guaranteed to make the fat thin and do the trick with neatness. In...

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The Lovesick Maidens of Cuddleton

as uncredited
Released: 1912-08-20

An old doctor hires a young new doctor to join his practice, particularly to attract women for...

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The Pickpocket

as Patrick McQuire
Released: 1913-07-21

A John Bunny comedy short featuring his usual leading lady Flora Finch. Confusion over a stolen...

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Mr. Bolter's Infatuation

as Ben Bolter
Released: 1912-03-22

Mr. Bolten is hoping to woo the dancer Céleste and invites her for coffee. Her answer is that...

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Doctor Bridget

as Bridget the Cook
Released: 1912-12-10

A silent comedy in which a sick young boy gets healthy after a regime of hard work, and does not...

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Doctor Cupid

as uncredited
Released: 1911-01-10

Love! What a wonderful thing is love. Cupid is a specialist in aching hearts and for sick men...

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Freckles

as Mr. John
Released: 1912-12-26

A comedy in which a man secretly has his pustules removed. His secrecy leads his wife to believe...

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