
Herbert Bunston
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1874-04-15
Day of Death
1935-02-27 (60 years old)
Place of Birth
Dorset, England, UK
Herbert Bunston
Biography
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
(1963)
Dracula
as Mina's Father (archive footage)
(1935)
Les Misérables
as Judge at Favorelles
(1935)
A Shot in the Dark
as College Professor
(1935)
Cardinal Richelieu
as Duke of Normandy
(1935)
Clive of India
as First Director
(1934)
The Little Minister
as Mr. Carfrae
(1934)
Desirable
as Uncle Fred
(1934)
The Richest Girl in the World
as Cavendish
(1934)
The Age of Innocence
as Letterblair
(1934)
The Moonstone
as Sir John Verinder
(1934)
Long Lost Father
as The Bishop
(1934)
Dr. Monica
as Mr. Pettinghill
(1933)
File 113
as Fauvel
(1933)
The Monkey's Paw
as Sampson
(1932)
Smilin' Through
as Minister
(1932)
Vanity Fair
as Mr. Sedley
(1932)
Charlie Chan's Chance
as Garrick Enderly
(1931)
Dracula
as Dr. Jack Seward
(1931)
The Last Flight
as Man on Train
(1931)
Ambassador Bill
as British Ambassador
(1931)
Once a Lady
as Roger Fenwick
(1931)
Always Goodbye
as Merson
(1930)
Old English
as Mr. Brownbee
(1930)
The Lady of Scandal
as Lord Cragle
(1930)
Under Suspicion
as Maj. Manners
(1929)
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
as Lord Elton