| Currentstatus: | Retired |
| John Bunnell | |
| Birth Date: | 25 May 1944 |
| Birth Place: | Pendleton, Oregon, U.S. |
| Nickname: | Sheriff John Bunnell |
| Department: | Multnomah County Sheriff's Office |
| Serviceyears: | 1969–1995 |
| Rank: | Sheriff |
| Laterwork: | Actor, host of World's Wildest Police Videos |
| Years Active: | 1989–present |
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.
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 in 1991, 13 episodes of American Detective, which he 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]
His COPS segments involved drug crimes as seen in this video.[2]
| Year | Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 2008 | ID Watchdog | Advertisement[3] | |
| 2008 | 911 Cell Phone Bank | Public service announcement[4] | |
| 2008 | ID Watchdog - 360 | Advertisement[5] | |
| 2009 | Family Guy | 2 episodes: "Quagmire's Baby" and "Something, Something, Something, Dark Side" (both aired in 2009) | |
| 2010 | Adult Swim Block Party | Advertisement[6] | |
| 2016 | Officer Involved | Documentary[7] | |
| 2016 | Strickland for Sheriff | Advertisement[8] |