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