John Bunny
Born: 1863-09-20 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: 1915-04-26
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
1953
- Yesterday and Today as (archive footage)
1933
- The Film Parade as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1932
- The Movie Album as (archive footage)
1914
- Gertie the Dinosaur as Club Member
- The Locked House as Mayor Bunny
- Hearts and Diamonds as Widower Tupper
- Father's Flirtation as Mr. Bunny
- Polishing Up as John Bunny
- A Train of Incidents as Bunny
- Bunny Backslides as Bunny
- The Vases of Hymen as John Bunny
- A Change in Baggage Checks as Steve Jenks
- Love's Old Dream as Professor Simon Sweet
- Tangled Tangoists
- Mr. Bunny in Disguise as Mr. Bunny
- The Honeymooners as Uncle John
- The Old Maid's Baby as John
1913
- The Autocrat of Flapjack Junction as Flapjack Ike
- Those Troublesome Tresses as Mr. Jones
- Bunny's Honeymoon as Mr. Bunny, Valeria's Godfather
- The Feudists as Second Husband, Bill Craig
- Seeing Double as Mr. Binks
- Stenographer Troubles as Mr. Bunny, the Boss
- The Adventure of the Shooting Party as Samuel Pickwick
- Bunny and the Bunny Hug
- The Pickpocket as Patrick McQuire
- Three Black Bags as Detective Brown
- Bunny's Dilemma as John Bunny
- When the Press Speaks as Peter Gates
- The Locket; or, When She Was Twenty as Judge J.B. Jones
- The Pickwick Papers as Samuel Pickwick
- The Golf Game and the Bonnet as John - The Husband
1912
- The First Violin as Helen's Step-Father
- A Cure for Pokeritis as Mr. Sharpe
- Freckles as Mr. John
- Irene's Infatuation as Frangiapani - a Famous Italian Singer
- Captain Jenks' Dilemma as Captain Jenks
- Suing Susan as John Gordon
- Mr. Bolter's Infatuation as Ben Bolter
- Chumps as Mr. Bun Johnny - the Full-Grown Star - the Big Chump
- Stenographer Wanted as Mr. Brown
- Captain Jenks' Diplomacy as Captain Jenks
- Doctor Bridget as Bridget the Cook
- At Scrogginses' Corner as Mr. Bunny, a Shopkeeper
- Bunny All at Sea as Mr. Bunny
- The Troublesome Step-Daughters as Mr. Burton, Cina's Second Husband
- An Eventful Elopement as Mr. McGillicuddy - an Old Man with the Gout
- Bunny's Suicide as John Spink
- Ida's Christmas as Santa Claus
- The Lovesick Maidens of Cuddleton
- Diamond Cut Diamond as Mr. Bunce
- Bunny at the Derby as Mr. Bunny - the Costermonger
- Pandora’s Box
1911
- The Subduing of Mrs. Nag as Mr. Nag
- Troublesome Secretaries as Harding - The Father
- A Tale of Two Cities as Jailer
- Little Nemo as Himself
- Two Overcoats as Michael Gallagher
- His Sister's Children
- Her Crowning Glory as Mortimer Bunny
- Madge of the Mountains
- Treasure Trove
- Kitty and the Cowboys as Fatty aka Kitty
- Ups and Downs as Mr. Norman
- The Leading Lady as Bridget O'Flynn
- Vanity Fair as Joseph Sedley
- In the Clutches of a Vapor Bath as Bunny
- The Wooing of Winifred
- The New Stenographer as The fat employer
- Doctor Cupid