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.
1963
as Mina's Father (archive footage)
1935
as Judge at Favorelles
1935
as Duke of Normandy
1935
as College Professor
1935
as First Director
1934
as Mr. Carfrae
1934
as Cavendish
1934
as Letterblair
1934
as Uncle Fred
1934
as Sir John Verinder
1934
as Mr. Pettinghill
1934
as The Bishop
1933
as Sampson
1933
as Fauvel
1932
as Minister
1932
as Mr. Sedley
1932
as Garrick Enderly
1931
as British Ambassador
1931
as Roger Fenwick
1931
as Man on Train
1931
as Merson
1931
as Dr. Jack Seward
1930
as Maj. Manners
1930
as Mr. Brownbee
1930
as Lord Cragle
1929
as Lord Elton