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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 5 October 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 died of a heart attack in 1935.Bunston married Emily Fox Chaffey (1866-1939) in 1898 and they had two children, Margaret, and John.
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1935.
2 Movies
Cardinal Richelieu
1935
The cunning Cardinal Richelieu must save King Louis XIII from treachery within his inner circle.
1934.
6 Movies
The Moonstone
1934
A valuable gem from India is stolen in an old dark mansion and it is up to Scotland Yard inspector Charles Irwin to find out who did it among all the suspects who were in the house.
The Little Minister
1934
The proper Rev. is the stoic. A priest assigned to a church in a small Scottish village falls in love with a member of the congregation. A village-wide scandal soon erupts over the minister's relation...
Long Lost Father
1934
A long-absent father is reunited with his daughter, who still holds a grudge that he had deserted his family years earlier.
Dr. Monica
1934
A prominent New York doctor, unable to have a child, discovers her philandering husband has impregnated her best friend.
1933.
2 Movies
The Monkey's Paw
1933
A mother wishes for the return of her dead son--a wish that is granted by the severed paw of a dead monkey.
1932.
2 Movies
Vanity Fair
1932
An ambitious and ruthless young woman advances from the position of governess to the heights of British society.
Smilin' Through
1932
John has lead a solitary life for thirty years since the death of Moonyeen Clare. But now Owens, a close friend, insists that he care for his niece, Kathleen, orphaned when her parents were lost at se...
1931.
4 Movies
The Last Flight
1931
Cary, Shep, Bill, and Francis are pilots during World War I. The four friends, haunted by the devastation of the war, head to Paris instead of home, where they meet Nikki, an eccentric and wealthy you...
Dracula
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1931
A powerful and ruthless vampire named Count Dracula arrives in London to prey on young, socialite women. Standing in the vampire's way, is a group of concerned men and the enigmatic Dr. Abraham Van He...
Once a Lady
1931
A young Russian woman marries a wealthy Englishman, and has a daughter with him. After she has an affair with one of his friends, she is forced to leave Britain and moves to Paris. Many years later, h...
Ambassador Bill
1931
An American ambassador arrives in a small country that is being convulsed by political intrigue and civil unrest. He befriends the young boy who is to be the country's king, to ensure that the boy is ...
1930.
2 Movies
The Lady of Scandal
1930
A famous British actress gets involved with two members of a reserved British noble family, whose plan to get rid of her backfires.
1929.
1 Movie
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
1929
There is a big charity function at the house of Mrs. Cheyney and a lot of society is present. With her rich husband, deceased, rich old Lord Elton and playboy Lord Arthur Dilling are both very interes...
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