David Manners

1900-04-29 – 1998-12-23 (age 98) Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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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.

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David Manners

David Manners

David Manners

David Manners

David Manners

Known For

Dracula

Dracula

1931

as John Harker

The Mummy

The Mummy

1932

as Frank Whemple

The Moonstone

The Moonstone

1934

as Franklin Blake

The Ruling Voice

The Ruling Voice

1931

as Dick Cheney

Sweet Mama

Sweet Mama

1930

as Jimmy

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

1931

as Bill Merrick

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

1997

as Self (archive footage)

Beauty and the Boss

Beauty and the Boss

1932

as Baron Paul von Ullrich

The Black Cat

The Black Cat

1934

as Peter Alison

Jalna

Jalna

1935

as Eden Whiteoaks

Dracula

Dracula

1963

as John (archive footage)

Crooner

Crooner

1932

as Ted 'Teddy' Taylor

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

1935

as Edwin Drood

The Miracle Woman

The Miracle Woman

1931

as John Carson

A Bill of Divorcement

A Bill of Divorcement

1932

as Kit Humphreys

Torch Singer

Torch Singer

1933

as Michael 'Mike' Gardner

Mothers Cry

Mothers Cry

1930

as Arthur 'Artie' Williams

They Call It Sin

They Call It Sin

1932

as James E. 'Jimmy' Decker

A Woman Rebels

A Woman Rebels

1936

as Lieutenant Alan Craig Freeland

Kismet

Kismet

1930

as Caliph Abdallah