David Manners

David Manners

Known for
Acting
Born
April 29, 1900
Died
December 23, 1998 (aged 98)
Birthplace
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Biography

David Joseph Manners (born Rauff de Ryther Duan Acklom, April 30, 1900 – December 23, 1998) was a Canadian-American actor who played John Harker in Todd Browning's 1931 horror classic Dracula. The following year he portrayed the archaeologist Frank Whemple in another pre-Code thriller by Universal Pictures, The Mummy. Manners abandoned his film career in 1936, and his theatrical career seventeen years later.

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Filmography

2000
The Many Faces of Dracula poster

The Many Faces of Dracula

Movie · as John Harker (archive footage)

1997
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender poster

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1991
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook poster

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Movie · as John Harker (archive footage)

1936
Hearts in Bondage poster

Hearts in Bondage

Movie · as Raymond Jordan

1936
A Woman Rebels poster

A Woman Rebels

Movie · as Lieutenant Alan Craig Freeland

1936
Lucky Fugitives poster

Lucky Fugitives

Movie · as Jack Wycoff / Cy King

1935
The Mystery of Edwin Drood poster

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Movie · as Edwin Drood

1935
The Perfect Clue poster

The Perfect Clue

Movie · as David Mannering

1935
Jalna poster

Jalna

Movie · as Eden Whiteoaks

1934
The Black Cat poster

The Black Cat

Movie · as Peter Alison

1934
The Moonstone poster

The Moonstone

Movie · as Franklin Blake

1934
The Luck of a Sailor poster

The Luck of a Sailor

Movie · as Captain Colin

1934
The Great Flirtation poster

The Great Flirtation

Movie · as Larry Kenyon

1933
Roman Scandals poster

Roman Scandals

Movie · as Josephus

1933
Torch Singer poster

Torch Singer

Movie · as Michael 'Mike' Gardner

1933
The Girl in 419 poster

The Girl in 419

Movie · as Dr. Martin Nichols

1933
From Hell to Heaven poster

From Hell to Heaven

Movie · as Wesley Burt

1933
The Devil's in Love poster

The Devil's in Love

Movie · as Captain Jean Fabien

1933
The Warrior's Husband poster

The Warrior's Husband

Movie · as Theseus

1932
The Greeks Had a Word for Them poster

The Greeks Had a Word for Them

Movie · as Dey Emery

1932
The Mummy poster

The Mummy

Movie · as Frank Whemple

1932
A Bill of Divorcement poster

A Bill of Divorcement

Movie · as Kit Humphreys

1932
Man Wanted poster

Man Wanted

Movie · as Thomas 'Tom' / 'Tommy' Sherman

1932
The Death Kiss poster

The Death Kiss

Movie · as Franklyn Drew

1932
They Call It Sin poster

They Call It Sin

Movie · as James E. 'Jimmy' Decker

1932
Lady with a Past poster

Lady with a Past

Movie · as Donnie Wainwright

1932
Beauty and the Boss poster

Beauty and the Boss

Movie · as Baron Paul von Ullrich

1932
Crooner poster

Crooner

Movie · as Ted 'Teddy' Taylor

1932
Stranger in Town poster

Stranger in Town

Movie · as Jerry Fleming

1931
Dracula poster

Dracula

Movie · as John Harker

1931
The Miracle Woman poster

The Miracle Woman

Movie · as John Carson

1931
The Last Flight poster

The Last Flight

Movie · as Shep Lambert

1931
The Ruling Voice poster

The Ruling Voice

Movie · as Dick Cheney

1931
The Millionaire poster

The Millionaire

Movie · as Bill Merrick

1930
Journey's End poster

Journey's End

Movie · as James Raleigh

1930
The Truth About Youth poster

The Truth About Youth

Movie · as Richard Dane 'The Imp'

1930
The Right to Love poster

The Right to Love

Movie · as Joe Copeland

1930
Kismet poster

Kismet

Movie · as Caliph Abdallah

1930
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee poster

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

Movie · as Self

1930
He Knew Women poster

He Knew Women

Movie · as Austin Lowe

1930
Mothers Cry poster

Mothers Cry

Movie · as Arthur 'Artie' Williams

1930
Sweet Mama poster

Sweet Mama

Movie · as Jimmy