John Bunny
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 | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 2.171 |
| Birthday | 1863-09-20 |
| Place of Birth | New York City, New York, USA |
| Also Known As |
1953
Yesterday and Today
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A compilation of early-day silent films that serves as a glimpse back to the formative days of the movie industry as a salute to Hollywood's Golden Ye...
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Yesterday and Today
1911
The Leading Lady
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"The Irish Washerwoman" is to be produced by Manager Mathew Talon. The cast is all engaged but the leading lady.
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The Leading Lady
1912
Chumps
0/0
Bunny and Marsh attend a show and both fall in love with a charming danseuse.
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Chumps
1912
At Scrogginses' Corner
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The general store at Scrogginses' Corner is the favorite lounging and meeting place for the citizens of the locality. On an eventful day a rich couple...
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At Scrogginses' Corner
1913
The Feudists
0/0
The Craigs and Smiths, next-door neighbors, are the best of friends until Smith builds a chicken house. Their two gardens are connected and their chil...
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The Feudists
1914
Gertie the Dinosaur
6.6/142
Although not the first feature-length animated film, as is sometimes thought, it was the first cartoon to feature a character with an appealing person...
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Gertie the Dinosaur
1911
Kitty and the Cowboys
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Fatty comes up with a plan to prank his cowboy buddies. He announces that his sister Kitty is coming to visit, but it's not at all what his friends ex...
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Kitty and the Cowboys
1911
The Wooing of Winifred
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In order to inherit their uncle's property, two cousins must marry each other.
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The Wooing of Winifred
1911
Treasure Trove
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Patience and Anne, two spinsters of the old school of aristocratic birth, have managed to keep up appearances under very trying conditions and with li...
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Treasure Trove
1911
Ups and Downs
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Unless Marion Norman's intended husband can support her in the same style in which her father has, Mr. Norman will not agree to her marriage with Bill...
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Ups and Downs
1911
Madge of the Mountains
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Harry Brownley, son of a rich New Yorker, reads a newspaper account of U.S. Revenue officers' plan to raid an illicit distillery in the Tennessee moun...
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Madge of the Mountains
1914
Love's Old Dream
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An old maid vies with a beautiful young student for the affections of an elderly professor.
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Love's Old Dream
1912
A Cure for Pokeritis
4.833/21
This domestic comedy depicts a woman who stops her husband's gambling habit by having her cousin stage a fake police raid on the weekly poker game.
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A Cure for Pokeritis
1913
The Adventure of the Shooting Party
3/2
The lost 3rd part of the film The Pickwick Papers, directed by Laurence Trimble, appeared in 1913. This silent three-reel adaptation of Charles Dicken...
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The Adventure of the Shooting Party
1911
Troublesome Secretaries, or How Betty Outwitted Her Father
4.8/2
This is basically a two practical-joke comedy. Bunny is a businessman father and Mabel plays Betty, his lovable daughter. The first practical joke is...
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Troublesome Secretaries, or How Betty Outwitted Her Father
1911
Her Crowning Glory
5.1/10
A widower becomes infatuated with his daughter's governess, to the displeasure of the child and her nurse.
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Her Crowning Glory
1911
His Sister's Children
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Harry Burton's sister and her husband are suddenly called away for a few days on business and telegraph him to come to their home and take care of the...
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His Sister's Children
1912
Captain Jenks' Dilemma
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Mrs. Brown, who is a widow, finds it a rather difficult matter to clothe and feed her large family of children, so when she becomes acquainted on the...
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Captain Jenks' Dilemma
1911
A Tale of Two Cities
5/2
A condensed silent film version of the Charles Dickens classic about the French Revolution and its subsequent Reign of Terror.
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A Tale of Two Cities
1912
The First Violin
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Old Von Shultz, the first violin, finds as he grows older a longing for companionship. Hurrying from the theater the old musician finds little Helen s...
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The First Violin
1914
Hearts and Diamonds
5/4
Tupper meets the wealthy Miss Whipple at a baseball game. When she declares that she just adores baseball players, Tupper starts up a team.
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Hearts and Diamonds
1912
Captain Jenks' Diplomacy
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Sir Brian, an irascible old gentleman, who suffers from gout, receives a note saying his son Gerald is very ill at college, and asking him to come to...
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Captain Jenks' Diplomacy
1912
An Eventful Elopement
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Emphatically opposed to Jack Moss, old Mr. McGillicuddy puts the ban on his marriage to his daughter Dolly. The old gentleman is adamant to the appeal...
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An Eventful Elopement
1913
The Pickpocket
4.5/2
A John Bunny comedy short featuring his usual leading lady Flora Finch. Confusion over a stolen ticket puts Finch in jail.
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The Pickpocket
1912
Irene's Infatuation
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Irene and Helen are worshipers at the shrine of Frangiapani, the tenor of the hour. When he sings at a concert, they meet in Irene's room, take the pr...
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Irene's Infatuation
1914
The Honeymooners
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No sooner have Jimmy and Mary, a newly-married couple, entered their new home when Jimmie receives a note from his wealthy uncle, announcing his inten...
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The Honeymooners
1912
Pandora’s Box
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A maid accidentally switches gift boxes causing untold havoc in a household.
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Pandora’s Box
1911
Vanity Fair
9/1
A silent short film telling the classic story of Becky Sharp.
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Vanity Fair
1911
Little Nemo
6.3/67
Cartoon figures announce, via comic strip balloons, that they will move - and move they do, in a wildly exaggerated style. Also known as "Winsor McCay...
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Little Nemo
1914
Polishing Up
0/0
When his wife goes away on vacation, a husband decides to use that time to do a little "playing around" and winds up at a resort hotel with two young...
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Polishing Up
1913
Bunny and the Bunny Hug
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Norman Winthrop, a surveyor, accidentally meets John Bunny, an Irish watchman of a building. He introduces him to Tom and Will Hawley, two of his frie...
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Bunny and the Bunny Hug
1914
Bunny Backslides
0/0
While Flora Winslow, a widow is engaged to Bunny, she attends a lecture on eugenics and decides that her intended husband is too fat. She tells him he...
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Bunny Backslides
1914
Tangled Tangoists
5/1
John and Flora meet at a ball, but neither can do these modern dances, so they sit out… and run into each other later at a dance studio. Bunny exudes...
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Tangled Tangoists
1913
The Pickwick Papers
1/1
The Pickwick Papers comprised three reels, individually titled "The Adventure of the Honourable Event", "The Adventure at the Westgate Seminary", and...
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The Pickwick Papers
1911
In the Clutches of a Vapor Bath
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Bunny purchases a Vapor Bath, guaranteed to make the fat thin and do the trick with neatness. In his anxiety to make a trial of the bath he forgets to...
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In the Clutches of a Vapor Bath
1912
Ida's Christmas
4/2
A poor young girl finds a purse and returns it to its owner, who decides to reward her honesty.
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Ida's Christmas
1912
The Lovesick Maidens of Cuddleton
6/1
An old doctor hires a young new doctor to join his practice, particularly to attract women for more business.
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The Lovesick Maidens of Cuddleton
1911
The New Stenographer
4/1
A capable but homely new hire becomes ill and recommends her beautiful cousin during leave. The bosses and clerk get a surprise at the end.
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The New Stenographer
1912
Doctor Bridget
4/1
A silent comedy in which a sick young boy gets healthy after a regime of hard work, and does not complain that the housekeeper makes him work so hard.
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Doctor Bridget
1914
Mr. Bunny in Disguise
5/1
LOST FILM. A comedy in which Johan has no desire to meet the unmarried Sarah, and so has his friend Freddy pretend that he is Johan.
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Mr. Bunny in Disguise
1912
Diamond Cut Diamond
6/1
A silent comedy in which a jealous woman wants to catch her husband in the act of infidelity.
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Diamond Cut Diamond
1912
Bunny All at Sea
5/1
Black and White. Silent.
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Bunny All at Sea
1912
The Troublesome Step-Daughters
4/1
A widower with four grown daughters remarries and brings his new wife home to meet them. The girls set out to make life as difficult as possible for t...
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The Troublesome Step-Daughters
1912
Mr. Bolter's Infatuation
4/1
Mr. Bolten is hoping to woo the dancer Céleste and invites her for coffee. Her answer is that she will wait for him in hotel "Des imbeciles' in New Yo...
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Mr. Bolter's Infatuation
1913
Those Troublesome Tresses
5/1
Farce in which two neighbouring couples test each other's jealousy. The women decide to make the men jealous and vice versa. The men buy horse hair to...
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Those Troublesome Tresses
1913
Stenographer Troubles
6/2
A comic one-act film featuring the character Bunny, which takes place in an office.
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Stenographer Troubles
1913
When the Press Speaks
0/0
Comedy of a bachelor who succumbs to the charms of love and deserts 'the boys' who had given him up as a hopeless case.
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When the Press Speaks
1913
The Locket; or, When She Was Twenty
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A woman in a crowded trolley car accidentally puts a locket with her picture in it into a man's pocket; when the man gets home, his suspicious wife fi...
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The Locket; or, When She Was Twenty
1913
Bunny's Honeymoon
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Bunny's niece has a beau who is so addicted to drink that her father will not permit her to marry him. He has given the lad a chance, but when he come...
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Bunny's Honeymoon
1912
Bunny's Suicide
6.5/2
A tragicomedy in which the suicide attempt of the character Bunny is seen by a neighbour, who quickly calls for help.
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Bunny's Suicide
1912
Freckles
4/1
A comedy in which a man secretly has his pustules removed. His secrecy leads his wife to believe that he is cheating.
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Freckles
1912
Stenographer Wanted
4/1
Two businessmen need to hire a stenographer, but their wives get suspicious when they notice a parade of beautiful young women entering and leaving th...
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Stenographer Wanted
1912
Suing Susan
3/2
A romantic comedy in which two new neighbours initially cannot get along, but their staff get along just fine.
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Suing Susan
1933
The Film Parade
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Pioneer filmmaker J. Stuart Blackton was intrigued by the idea of a film about the history of the movies as early as 1915. He finally released a 52-mi...
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The Film Parade
1914
A Train of Incidents
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Comedian John Bunny on a train all confused.
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A Train of Incidents
1913
Seeing Double
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Seeing Double
1910
In Neighboring Kingdoms
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In Neighboring Kingdoms
1913
Three Black Bags
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"Slick-Fingered Mag must he captured, or I will know the reason why!" These are the proud words of Detective Brown, as he prepares to go in search of...
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Three Black Bags
1912
Bunny at the Derby
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A coster takes a girl to Epsom and saves a pony trap from theft.
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Bunny at the Derby
1913
Bunny's Dilemma
0/0
John Bunny gets into an awful stew when he hears from his Aunt Eliza that she is coming to visit him and that she is bringing along her cousin, Jean,...
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Bunny's Dilemma
1911
The Subduing of Mrs. Nag
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Mrs. Nag objects to her husband having a pretty female stenographer in his office, and orders him to employ one of his own sex. So Miss Prue, the good...
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The Subduing of Mrs. Nag
1911
Two Overcoats
0/0
Solomon keeps a clothing store, he has in stock two overcoats of exactly the same make and pattern. Michael Gallagher, who is passing by and in need o...
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Two Overcoats
1911
Doctor Cupid
4/1
Love! What a wonderful thing is love. Cupid is a specialist in aching hearts and for sick men and maidens. Alice Linton falls in love with Percy Primr...
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