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

Sweet Mama

Sweet Mama

1930

as Jimmy

The Mummy

The Mummy

1932

as Frank Whemple

Dracula

Dracula

1963

as John (archive footage)

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

1931

as Bill Merrick

The Black Cat

The Black Cat

1934

as Peter Alison

The Miracle Woman

The Miracle Woman

1931

as John Carson

Man Wanted

Man Wanted

1932

as Thomas 'Tom' / 'Tommy' Sherman

Lucky Fugitives

Lucky Fugitives

1936

as Jack Wycoff / Cy King

Lady with a Past

Lady with a Past

1932

as Donnie Wainwright

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

1935

as Edwin Drood

Crooner

Crooner

1932

as Ted 'Teddy' Taylor

The Many Faces of Dracula

The Many Faces of Dracula

2000

as John Harker (archive footage)

The Great Flirtation

The Great Flirtation

1934

as Larry Kenyon

A Woman Rebels

A Woman Rebels

1936

as Lieutenant Alan Craig Freeland

Torch Singer

Torch Singer

1933

as Michael 'Mike' Gardner

A Bill of Divorcement

A Bill of Divorcement

1932

as Kit Humphreys

The Girl in 419

The Girl in 419

1933

as Dr. Martin Nichols

The Greeks Had a Word for Them

The Greeks Had a Word for Them

1932

as Dey Emery

The Last Flight

The Last Flight

1931

as Shep Lambert