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Herbert Bunston

Herbert Bunston

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

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.

Filmography
Dracula poster
Dracula
1963 • Mina's Father (archive footage)
Les Misérables poster
Les Misérables
1935 • Judge at Favorelles
Cardinal Richelieu poster
Cardinal Richelieu
1935 • Duke of Normandy
A Shot in the Dark poster
A Shot in the Dark
1935 • College Professor
Clive of India poster
Clive of India
1935 • First Director
The Little Minister poster
The Little Minister
1934 • Mr. Carfrae
The Richest Girl in the World poster
The Richest Girl in the World
1934 • Cavendish
The Age of Innocence poster
The Age of Innocence
1934 • Letterblair
Desirable poster
Desirable
1934 • Uncle Fred
The Moonstone poster
The Moonstone
1934 • Sir John Verinder
Dr. Monica poster
Dr. Monica
1934 • Mr. Pettinghill
Long Lost Father poster
Long Lost Father
1934 • The Bishop
The Monkey's Paw poster
The Monkey's Paw
1933 • Sampson
File 113 poster
File 113
1933 • Fauvel
Smilin' Through poster
Smilin' Through
1932 • Minister
Vanity Fair poster
Vanity Fair
1932 • Mr. Sedley
Charlie Chan's Chance poster
Charlie Chan's Chance
1932 • Garrick Enderly
Ambassador Bill poster
Ambassador Bill
1931 • British Ambassador
Once a Lady poster
Once a Lady
1931 • Roger Fenwick
The Last Flight poster
The Last Flight
1931 • Man on Train
Always Goodbye poster
Always Goodbye
1931 • Merson
Dracula poster
Dracula
1931 • Doctor Seward
Under Suspicion poster
Under Suspicion
1930 • Maj. Manners
Old English poster
Old English
1930 • Mr. Brownbee
The Lady of Scandal poster
The Lady of Scandal
1930 • Lord Cragle
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney poster
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
1929 • Lord Elton