John Bunnell

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John Bunnell
Born (1944-05-25) May 25, 1944 (age 81)
Pendleton, Oregon, U.S.
Other namesSheriff John Bunnell
Years active1989–present
Police career
Department Multnomah County Sheriff's Office
Service years1969–1995
StatusRetired
RankSheriff
Other workActor, host of World's Wildest Police Videos

John Edwin Bunnell (born May 25, 1944) is a former American sheriff of Multnomah County, Oregon. Bunnell is best known for presenting World's Wildest Police Videos between 1998 and 2001 and its revival briefly in 2012.

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Background

Bunnell was born in Pendleton, Oregon. He joined the Multnomah County Sheriff's Department in January 1969 and managed the drugs and vice unit in the 1980s. Between 1989 and 1990, Multnomah County Sheriff's Office was featured in 15 episodes of COPS , and 13 episodes of American Detective in 1991, which Bunnell also hosted. He was appointed Sheriff of Multnomah County when the previous sheriff, Robert G. Skipper, retired in 1994 before the end of his term. Bunnell took the oath of office on November 30, 1994, and served until May 1995. In the spring of 1995, Bunnell ran against Dan Noelle for Multnomah County Sheriff, losing the election to Noelle, who assumed office in June 1995. [1]

Filmography

YearTitleNotes
1989–90 Cops TV program
1991–93 American Detective TV series
1998–2001
2012		 World's Wildest Police Videos TV series; Main series: 5 seasons and 69 episodes
Spin-off series: 25 episodes
2001 World's Scariest Police Chases Video game
2001 Ghost World Film
2003 Bad Santa Film; as Police Chief
2008ID WatchdogAdvertisement [2]
2008911 Cell Phone BankPublic service announcement [3]
2008ID Watchdog - 360Advertisement [4]
2009 Family Guy 2 episodes: "Quagmire's Baby" and "Something, Something, Something, Dark Side" (both aired in 2009)
2010 Adult Swim Block PartyAdvertisement [5]
2016Officer InvolvedDocumentary [6]
2016Strickland for SheriffAdvertisement [7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "A History of Multnomah County Sheriffs". Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved January 22, 2007.
  2. ↑ ID Watchdog (February 14, 2008). "ID Watchdog - Identity Theft Protection- John Bunnell". YouTube . Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  3. ↑ 911CPB (February 20, 2008). "Sheriff John Bunnell". YouTube . Retrieved August 25, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ idwatchdog (February 28, 2008). "ID Watchdog-360 Identity Theft Protection- John Bunnell". YouTube . Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  5. ↑ DJracerTT03 (April 15, 2010). "John Bunnell Adult Swim Commercial". YouTube . Retrieved August 25, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ OfficerInvolvedProject (September 12, 2015). "Sheriff John Bunnell, Thoughts on Being a Police Officer". YouTube . Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  7. ↑ Strickland for Sheriff (October 24, 2016). "Sheriff Bunnell Endorsement". YouTube . Retrieved August 25, 2024.
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