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