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