David Manners
Known for acting · Born 29 April 1900 · Died 23 December 1998 · aged 98 · Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
42 credits
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
1931
The Mummy
1932
The Black Cat
1934
The Miracle Woman
1931
A Bill of Divorcement
1932
The Death Kiss
1932
The Last Flight
1931
Man Wanted
1932
Hearts in Bondage
1936
Torch Singer
1933
Lady with a Past
1932
Beauty and the Boss
1932
Acting (42)
2000The Many Faces of DraculaJohn Harker (archive footage)Film
1997The Silver Screen: Color Me LavenderSelf (archive footage)Film
1991Dracula: A Cinematic ScrapbookJohn Harker (archive footage)Film
1936A Woman RebelsLieutenant Alan Craig FreelandFilm
1936Hearts in BondageRaymond JordanFilm
1936Lucky FugitivesJack Wycoff / Cy KingFilm
1935The Mystery of Edwin DroodEdwin DroodFilm
1935JalnaEden WhiteoaksFilm
1935The Perfect ClueDavid ManneringFilm
1934The Black CatPeter AlisonFilm
1934The MoonstoneFranklin BlakeFilm
1934The Great FlirtationLarry KenyonFilm
1934The Luck of a SailorCaptain ColinFilm
1933Roman ScandalsJosephusFilm
1933Torch SingerMichael 'Mike' GardnerFilm
1933The Girl in 419Dr. Martin NicholsFilm
1933The Devil's in LoveCaptain Jean FabienFilm
1933From Hell to HeavenWesley BurtFilm
1933The Warrior's HusbandTheseusFilm
1932The MummyFrank WhempleFilm
1932A Bill of DivorcementKit HumphreysFilm
1932The Death KissFranklyn DrewFilm
1932The Greeks Had a Word for ThemDey EmeryFilm
1932Man WantedThomas 'Tom' / 'Tommy' ShermanFilm
1932They Call It SinJames E. 'Jimmy' DeckerFilm
1932Lady with a PastDonnie WainwrightFilm
1932Beauty and the BossBaron Paul von UllrichFilm
1932CroonerTed 'Teddy' TaylorFilm
1931DraculaJohn HarkerFilm
1931The Miracle WomanJohn CarsonFilm
1931The Last FlightShep LambertFilm
1931The Ruling VoiceDick CheneyFilm
1931The MillionaireBill MerrickFilm
1931Stranger in TownJerry FlemingFilm
1930Journey's EndJames RaleighFilm
1930The Truth About YouthRichard Dane 'The Imp'Film
1930An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver JubileeSelfFilm
1930The Right to LoveJoe CopelandFilm
1930KismetCaliph AbdallahFilm
1930He Knew WomenAustin LoweFilm
1930Mothers CryArthur 'Artie' WilliamsFilm
1930Sweet MamaJimmyFilm