Herbert Bunston
Actor
Born April 15, 1874 in 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.
Filmography
Dracula
Mina's Father (archive footage)
Les Misérables
Judge at Favorelles
Cardinal Richelieu
Duke of Normandy
A Shot in the Dark
College Professor
Clive of India
First Director
The Little Minister
Mr. Carfrae
The Richest Girl in the World
Cavendish
The Age of Innocence
Letterblair
Desirable
Uncle Fred
The Moonstone
Sir John Verinder
Dr. Monica
Mr. Pettinghill
Long Lost Father
The Bishop
The Monkey's Paw
Sampson
File 113
Fauvel
Smilin' Through
Minister
Vanity Fair
Mr. Sedley
Charlie Chan's Chance
Garrick Enderly
Ambassador Bill
British Ambassador
Once a Lady
Roger Fenwick
The Last Flight
Man on Train
Always Goodbye
Merson
Dracula
Doctor Seward
Under Suspicion
Maj. Manners
Old English
Mr. Brownbee
The Lady of Scandal
Lord Cragle
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
Lord Elton