Herbert Bunston

Herbert Bunston

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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Dorset, England, UK, 1874-04-15

Died: 1935-02-27

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1929	The Last of Mrs. Cheyney	Lord Elton	56
2	1930	The Lady of Scandal	Lord Cragle	51
3	1930	Old English	Mr. Brownbee	40
4	1930	Under Suspicion	Maj. Manners	0
5	1931	Dracula	Doctor Seward	72
6	1931	Always Goodbye	Merson	0
7	1931	The Last Flight	Man on Train	64
8	1931	Once a Lady	Roger Fenwick	35
9	1931	Ambassador Bill	British Ambassador	57
10	1932	Charlie Chan's Chance	Garrick Enderly	65
11	1932	Vanity Fair	Mr. Sedley	40
12	1932	Smilin' Through	Minister	60
13	1933	File 113	Fauvel	0
14	1933	The Monkey's Paw	Sampson	60
15	1934	Long Lost Father	The Bishop	57
16	1934	Dr. Monica	Mr. Pettinghill	48
17	1934	The Moonstone	Sir John Verinder	47
18	1934	Desirable	Uncle Fred	73
19	1934	The Age of Innocence	Letterblair	54
20	1934	The Richest Girl in the World	Cavendish	57
21	1934	The Little Minister	Mr. Carfrae	59
22	1935	Clive of India	First Director	46
23	1935	A Shot in the Dark	College Professor	53
24	1935	Cardinal Richelieu	Duke of Normandy	74
25	1935	Les Misérables	Judge at Favorelles	72
26	1963	Dracula	Mina's Father (archive footage)	15

Herbert Bunston

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