John Bunny
Known for
Acting
Life
1863 – 1915 (aged 51)
Born in
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
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Biography
John Bunny (September 21, 1863 – April 26, 1915) was an American actor. Bunny began his career as a stage actor, but transitioned to a film career after joining Vitagraph Studios around 1910. At Vitagraph, Bunny made over 150 short films – many of them domestic comedies with the comedian Flora Finch – and became one of the most well-known actors of his era.
Known For
Gertie the Dinosaur
08 Feb 1914
A Cure for Pokeritis
31 Dec 1912
Her Crowning Glory
11 Sep 1911
Hearts and Diamonds
25 Sep 1914
The Pickpocket
21 Jul 1913
Troublesome Secretaries
20 Aug 1911
A Tale of Two Cities
20 Feb 1911
Vanity Fair
02 Jan 1911
Photos
Filmography
1953
- Yesterday and Todayas (archive footage)
1933
- The Film Paradeas (archive footage) (uncredited)
1932
- The Movie Albumas (archive footage)
1914
- Bunny Backslidesas Bunny
- Hearts and Diamondsas Widower Tupper
- The Honeymoonersas Uncle John
- Polishing Upas John Bunny
- The Locked Houseas Mayor Bunny
- The Vases of Hymenas John Bunny
- A Train of Incidentsas Bunny
- The Old Maid's Babyas John
- Father's Flirtationas Mr. Bunny
- Mr. Bunny in Disguiseas Mr. Bunny
- Tangled Tangoists
- A Change in Baggage Checksas Steve Jenks
- Gertie the Dinosauras Club Member
- Love's Old Dreamas Professor Simon Sweet
1913
- The Golf Game and the Bonnetas John - The Husband
- The Autocrat of Flapjack Junctionas Flapjack Ike
- The Adventure of the Shooting Partyas Samuel Pickwick
- The Feudistsas Second Husband, Bill Craig
- Those Troublesome Tressesas Mr. Jones
- The Pickpocketas Patrick McQuire
- Bunny's Dilemmaas John Bunny
- Bunny and the Bunny Hug
- Seeing Doubleas Mr. Binks
- Bunny's Honeymoonas Mr. Bunny, Valeria's Godfather
- The Locket; or, When She Was Twentyas Judge J.B. Jones
- Stenographer Troublesas Mr. Bunny, the Boss
- Three Black Bagsas Detective Brown
- The Pickwick Papersas Samuel Pickwick
- When the Press Speaksas Peter Gates
1912
- A Cure for Pokeritisas Mr. Sharpe
- Frecklesas Mr. John
- Ida's Christmasas Santa Claus
- Doctor Bridgetas Bridget the Cook
- Bunny at the Derbyas Mr. Bunny - the Costermonger
- Bunny All at Seaas Mr. Bunny
- Bunny's Suicideas John Spink
- The Lovesick Maidens of Cuddleton
- Suing Susanas John Gordon
- The Troublesome Step-Daughtersas Mr. Burton, Cina's Second Husband
- Pandora’s Box
- An Eventful Elopementas Mr. McGillicuddy - an Old Man with the Gout
- Diamond Cut Diamondas Mr. Bunce
- Captain Jenks' Diplomacyas Captain Jenks
- At Scrogginses' Corneras Mr. Bunny, a Shopkeeper
- Mr. Bolter's Infatuationas Ben Bolter
- Irene's Infatuationas Frangiapani - a Famous Italian Singer
- Stenographer Wantedas Mr. Brown
- The First Violinas Helen's Step-Father
- Chumpsas Mr. Bun Johnny - the Full-Grown Star - the Big Chump
- Captain Jenks' Dilemmaas Captain Jenks
1911
- In the Clutches of a Vapor Bathas Bunny
- Madge of the Mountains
- Kitty and the Cowboysas Fatty aka Kitty
- Ups and Downsas Mr. Norman
- His Sister's Children
- Her Crowning Gloryas Mortimer Bunny
- Troublesome Secretariesas Harding - The Father
- Treasure Trove
- The Subduing of Mrs. Nagas Mr. Nag
- Two Overcoatsas Michael Gallagher
- The Leading Ladyas Bridget O'Flynn
- The Wooing of Winifred
- A Tale of Two Citiesas Jailer
- The New Stenographeras The fat employer
- Doctor Cupid
- Vanity Fairas Joseph Sedley