David Manners
Known for
Acting
Life
1900 – 1998 (aged 98)
Born in
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Credits
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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.
Known For
Dracula
12 Feb 1931
The Mummy
22 Dec 1932
The Black Cat
07 May 1934
The Miracle Woman
17 Jul 1931
A Bill of Divorcement
30 Sep 1932
The Death Kiss
05 Dec 1932
Roman Scandals
27 Nov 1933
A Woman Rebels
06 Nov 1936
Photos
Filmography
2000
- The Many Faces of Draculaas John Harker (archive footage)
1991
- Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbookas John Harker (archive footage)
1963
- Draculaas John (archive footage)
1936
- A Woman Rebelsas Lieutenant Alan Craig Freeland
- Hearts in Bondageas Raymond Jordan
- Lucky Fugitivesas Jack Wycoff
1935
- Jalnaas Eden Whiteoaks
- The Perfect Clueas David Mannering
- The Mystery of Edwin Droodas Edwin Drood
1934
- The Moonstoneas Franklin Blake
- The Great Flirtationas Larry Kenyon
- The Black Catas Peter Alison
- The Luck of a Sailoras Captain Colin
1933
- Roman Scandalsas Josephus
- Torch Singeras Michael 'Mike' Gardner
- The Devil's in Loveas Captain Jean Fabien
- The Girl in 419as Dr. Martin Nichols
- The Warrior's Husbandas Theseus
- From Hell to Heavenas Wesley Burt
1932
- The Mummyas Frank Whemple
- The Death Kissas Franklyn Drew
- They Call It Sinas James E. 'Jimmy' Decker
- A Bill of Divorcementas Kit Humphreys
- Crooneras Ted 'Teddy' Taylor
- Man Wantedas Thomas 'Tom'
- Beauty and the Bossas Baron Paul von Ullrich
- Lady with a Pastas Donnie Wainwright
- The Greeks Had a Word for Themas Dey Emery
1931
- The Ruling Voiceas Dick Cheney
- The Last Flightas Shep Lambert
- Stranger in Townas Jerry Fleming
- The Miracle Womanas John Carson
- The Millionaireas Bill Merrick
- Draculaas John Harker
1930
- The Right to Loveas Joe Copeland
- Mothers Cryas Arthur 'Artie' Williams
- The Truth About Youthas Richard Dane 'The Imp'
- Kismetas Caliph Abdallah
- Sweet Mamaas Jimmy
- He Knew Womenas Austin Lowe
- Journey's Endas James Raleigh