Herbert Bunston
Actor
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.
Filmography
Les Misérables
as Judge at Favorelles 1935
Smilin' Through
as Minister 1932
The Richest Girl in the World
as Cavendish 1934
The Little Minister
as Mr. Carfrae 1934
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
as Lord Elton 1929
The Last Flight
as Man on Train 1931
Clive of India
as First Director 1935
The Age of Innocence
as Letterblair 1934
The Lady of Scandal
as Lord Cragle 1930
Dr. Monica
as Mr. Pettinghill 1934
Long Lost Father
as The Bishop 1934
The Moonstone
as Sir John Verinder 1934
Cardinal Richelieu
as Duke of Normandy 1935
Ambassador Bill
as British Ambassador 1931
Vanity Fair
as Mr. Sedley 1932
Once a Lady
as Roger Fenwick 1931