David Manners
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1900-04-29
Day of Death
1998-12-23 (98 years old)
Place of Birth
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
David Manners
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
Acting
(2022)
Dracula Unearthed
as John Harker (archive footage)
(2000)
The Many Faces of Dracula
as John Harker (archive footage)
(1997)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)
(1991)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as John Harker (archive footage)
(1963)
Dracula
as John (archive footage)
(1936)
Hearts in Bondage
as Raymond Jordan
(1936)
A Woman Rebels
as Lieutenant Alan Craig Freeland
(1936)
Lucky Fugitives
as Jack Wycoff / Cy King
(1935)
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
as Edwin Drood
(1935)
Jalna
as Eden Whiteoaks
(1935)
The Perfect Clue
as David Mannering
(1934)
The Black Cat
as Peter Alison
(1934)
The Moonstone
as Franklin Blake
(1934)
The Great Flirtation
as Larry Kenyon
(1934)
The Luck of a Sailor
as Captain Colin
(1933)
Torch Singer
as Michael 'Mike' Gardner
(1933)
The Girl in 419
as Dr. Martin Nichols
(1933)
Roman Scandals
as Josephus
(1933)
The Devil's in Love
as Captain Jean Fabien
(1933)
The Warrior's Husband
as Theseus
(1933)
From Hell to Heaven
as Wesley Burt
(1932)
The Mummy
as Frank Whemple
(1932)
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
as Dey Emery
(1932)
The Death Kiss
as Franklyn Drew
(1932)
They Call It Sin
as James E. 'Jimmy' Decker
(1932)
Crooner
as Ted 'Teddy' Taylor
(1932)
A Bill of Divorcement
as Kit Humphreys
(1932)
Beauty and the Boss
as Baron Paul von Ullrich
(1932)
Lady with a Past
as Donnie Wainwright
(1932)
Man Wanted
as Thomas 'Tom' / 'Tommy' Sherman
(1931)
Dracula
as John Harker
(1931)
The Miracle Woman
as John Carson
(1931)
The Millionaire
as Bill Merrick
(1931)
The Last Flight
as Shep Lambert
(1931)
Stranger in Town
as Jerry Fleming
(1931)
The Ruling Voice
as Dick Cheney
(1930)
Kismet
as Caliph Abdallah
(1930)
The Truth About Youth
as Richard Dane 'The Imp'
(1930)
Journey's End
as James Raleigh
(1930)
(1930)
The Right to Love
as Joe Copeland
(1930)
Mothers Cry
as Arthur 'Artie' Williams
(1930)
Sweet Mama
as Jimmy
(1930)
He Knew Women
as Austin Lowe