John Bunny

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.

  • Popularity : 1.656
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1863-09-20
  • Place of Birth : New York City, New York, USA
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John Bunny Movies

  • 1953
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    Yesterday and Today

    Yesterday and Today

    1 1953 HD

    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...

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  • 1911
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    The Leading Lady

    The Leading Lady

    1 1911 HD

    "The Irish Washerwoman" is to be produced by Manager Mathew Talon. The cast is all engaged but the leading lady.

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  • 1912
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    Chumps

    Chumps

    1 1912 HD

    Bunny and Marsh attend a show and both fall in love with a charming danseuse.

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    At Scrogginses' Corner

    At Scrogginses' Corner

    1 1912 HD

    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...

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  • 1913
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    The Feudists

    The Feudists

    1 1913 HD

    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...

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  • 1914
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    Gertie the Dinosaur

    Gertie the Dinosaur

    6.6 1914 HD

    Although not the first feature-length animated film, as is sometimes thought, it was the first cartoon to feature a character with an appealing...

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  • 1911
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    Kitty and the Cowboys

    Kitty and the Cowboys

    1 1911 HD

    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...

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    The Wooing of Winifred

    The Wooing of Winifred

    1 1911 HD

    In order to inherit their uncle's property, two cousins must marry each other.

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    Treasure Trove

    Treasure Trove

    1 1911 HD

    Patience and Anne, two spinsters of the old school of aristocratic birth, have managed to keep up appearances under very trying conditions and with...

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  • 1911
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    Ups and Downs

    Ups and Downs

    1 1911 HD

    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...

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    Madge of the Mountains

    Madge of the Mountains

    1 1911 HD

    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...

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  • 1914
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    Love's Old Dream

    Love's Old Dream

    1 1914 HD

    An old maid vies with a beautiful young student for the affections of an elderly professor.

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  • 1912
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    A Cure for Pokeritis

    A Cure for Pokeritis

    4.7 1912 HD

    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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  • 1913
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    The Adventure of the Shooting Party

    The Adventure of the Shooting Party

    3 1913 HD

    The lost 3rd part of the film The Pickwick Papers, directed by Laurence Trimble, appeared in 1913. This silent three-reel adaptation of Charles...

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  • 1911
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    Troublesome Secretaries, or How Betty Outwitted Her Father

    Troublesome Secretaries, or How Betty Outwitted Her Father

    4.8 1911 HD

    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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    Her Crowning Glory

    Her Crowning Glory

    5.1 1911 HD

    A widower becomes infatuated with his daughter's governess, to the displeasure of the child and her nurse.

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    His Sister's Children

    His Sister's Children

    1 1911 HD

    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...

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    Captain Jenks' Dilemma

    Captain Jenks' Dilemma

    1 1912 HD

    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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  • 1911
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    A Tale of Two Cities

    A Tale of Two Cities

    5 1911 HD

    A condensed silent film version of the Charles Dickens classic about the French Revolution and its subsequent Reign of Terror.

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    The First Violin

    The First Violin

    1 1912 HD

    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...

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  • 1914
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    Hearts and Diamonds

    Hearts and Diamonds

    5 1914 HD

    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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    Captain Jenks' Diplomacy

    Captain Jenks' Diplomacy

    1 1912 HD

    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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    An Eventful Elopement

    An Eventful Elopement

    1 1912 HD

    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...

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  • 1913
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    The Pickpocket

    The Pickpocket

    4.5 1913 HD

    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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  • 1912
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    Irene's Infatuation

    Irene's Infatuation

    1 1912 HD

    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...

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  • 1914
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    The Honeymooners

    The Honeymooners

    1 1914 HD

    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...

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    Pandora’s Box

    Pandora’s Box

    1 1912 HD

    A maid accidentally switches gift boxes causing untold havoc in a household.

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  • 1911
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    Vanity Fair

    Vanity Fair

    9 1911 HD

    A silent short film telling the classic story of Becky Sharp.

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    Little Nemo

    Little Nemo

    6.3 1911 HD

    Cartoon figures announce, via comic strip balloons, that they will move - and move they do, in a wildly exaggerated style. Also known as "Winsor...

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  • 1914
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    Polishing Up

    Polishing Up

    1 1914 HD

    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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  • 1913
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    Bunny and the Bunny Hug

    Bunny and the Bunny Hug

    1 1913 HD

    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...

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    Bunny Backslides

    Bunny Backslides

    1 1914 HD

    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...

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    Tangled Tangoists

    Tangled Tangoists

    5 1914 HD

    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...

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  • 1913
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    The Pickwick Papers

    The Pickwick Papers

    1 1913 HD

    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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  • 1911
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    In the Clutches of a Vapor Bath

    In the Clutches of a Vapor Bath

    1 1911 HD

    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...

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    Ida's Christmas

    Ida's Christmas

    4 1912 HD

    A poor young girl finds a purse and returns it to its owner, who decides to reward her honesty.

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    The Lovesick Maidens of Cuddleton

    The Lovesick Maidens of Cuddleton

    6 1912 HD

    An old doctor hires a young new doctor to join his practice, particularly to attract women for more business.

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    The New Stenographer

    The New Stenographer

    4 1911 HD

    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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    Doctor Bridget

    Doctor Bridget

    4 1912 HD

    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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  • 1914
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    Mr. Bunny in Disguise

    Mr. Bunny in Disguise

    5 1914 HD

    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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    Diamond Cut Diamond

    Diamond Cut Diamond

    6 1912 HD

    A silent comedy in which a jealous woman wants to catch her husband in the act of infidelity.

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    Bunny All at Sea

    Bunny All at Sea

    5 1912 HD

    Black and White. Silent.

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    The Troublesome Step-Daughters

    The Troublesome Step-Daughters

    4 1912 HD

    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...

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    Mr. Bolter's Infatuation

    Mr. Bolter's Infatuation

    4 1912 HD

    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'...

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    Those Troublesome Tresses

    Those Troublesome Tresses

    5 1913 HD

    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...

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    Stenographer Troubles

    Stenographer Troubles

    6 1913 HD

    A comic one-act film featuring the character Bunny, which takes place in an office.

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    When the Press Speaks

    When the Press Speaks

    1 1913 HD

    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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    The Locket; or, When She Was Twenty

    The Locket; or, When She Was Twenty

    1 1913 HD

    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...

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    Bunny's Honeymoon

    Bunny's Honeymoon

    1 1913 HD

    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...

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    Bunny's Suicide

    Bunny's Suicide

    6.5 1912 HD

    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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    Freckles

    Freckles

    4 1912 HD

    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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    Stenographer Wanted

    Stenographer Wanted

    4 1912 HD

    Two businessmen need to hire a stenographer, but their wives get suspicious when they notice a parade of beautiful young women entering and leaving...

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    Suing Susan

    Suing Susan

    3 1912 HD

    A romantic comedy in which two new neighbours initially cannot get along, but their staff get along just fine.

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  • 1933
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    The Film Parade

    The Film Parade

    1 1933 HD

    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...

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  • 1914
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    A Train of Incidents

    A Train of Incidents

    1 1914 HD

    Comedian John Bunny on a train all confused.

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    Seeing Double

    Seeing Double

    1 1913 HD

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  • 1910
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    In Neighboring Kingdoms

    In Neighboring Kingdoms

    1 1910 HD

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  • 1913
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    Three Black Bags

    Three Black Bags

    1 1913 HD

    "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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    Bunny at the Derby

    Bunny at the Derby

    1 1912 HD

    A coster takes a girl to Epsom and saves a pony trap from theft.

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    Bunny's Dilemma

    Bunny's Dilemma

    1 1913 HD

    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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  • 1911
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    The Subduing of Mrs. Nag

    The Subduing of Mrs. Nag

    1 1911 HD

    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...

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    Two Overcoats

    Two Overcoats

    1 1911 HD

    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...

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    Doctor Cupid

    Doctor Cupid

    4 1911 HD

    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...

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