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 Black Cat

The Black Cat

1934

as Peter Alison

A Bill of Divorcement

A Bill of Divorcement

1932

as Kit Humphreys

Roman Scandals

Roman Scandals

1933

as Josephus

The Miracle Woman

The Miracle Woman

1931

as John Carson

From Hell to Heaven

From Hell to Heaven

1933

as Wesley Burt

The Greeks Had a Word for Them

The Greeks Had a Word for Them

1932

as Dey Emery

A Woman Rebels

A Woman Rebels

1936

as Lieutenant Alan Craig Freeland

The Devil's in Love

The Devil's in Love

1933

as Captain Jean Fabien

They Call It Sin

They Call It Sin

1932

as James E. 'Jimmy' Decker

The Truth About Youth

The Truth About Youth

1930

as Richard Dane 'The Imp'

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

1935

as Edwin Drood

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

1930

as Self

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

1997

as Self (archive footage)

Lady with a Past

Lady with a Past

1932

as Donnie Wainwright

Sweet Mama

Sweet Mama

1930

as Jimmy

The Many Faces of Dracula

The Many Faces of Dracula

2000

as John Harker (archive footage)

Crooner

Crooner

1932

as Ted 'Teddy' Taylor

The Death Kiss

The Death Kiss

1932

as Franklyn Drew