Portrait of David Manners

David Manners

Acting

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.

Born: April 29, 1900

Place of Birth: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Filmography

2000
The Many Faces of Dracula

as John Harker (archive footage)

1997
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

as Self (archive footage)

1991
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

as John Harker (archive footage)

1963
Dracula

as John (archive footage)

1936
A Woman Rebels

as Lieutenant Alan Craig Freeland

1936
Hearts in Bondage

as Raymond Jordan

1936
Lucky Fugitives

as Jack Wycoff / Cy King

1935
Jalna

as Eden Whiteoaks

1935
The Perfect Clue

as David Mannering

1935
1934
The Moonstone

as Franklin Blake

1934
The Great Flirtation

as Larry Kenyon

1934
The Black Cat

as Peter Alison

1934
The Luck of a Sailor

as Captain Colin

1933
Roman Scandals

as Josephus

1933
Torch Singer

as Michael 'Mike' Gardner

1933
The Devil's in Love

as Captain Jean Fabien

1933
The Girl in 419

as Dr. Martin Nichols

1933
1933
From Hell to Heaven

as Wesley Burt

1932
The Mummy

as Frank Whemple

1932
The Death Kiss

as Franklyn Drew

1932
They Call It Sin

as James E. 'Jimmy' Decker

1932
A Bill of Divorcement

as Kit Humphreys

1932
Crooner

as Ted 'Teddy' Taylor

1932
Man Wanted

as Thomas 'Tom' / 'Tommy' Sherman

1932
Beauty and the Boss

as Baron Paul von Ullrich

1932
Lady with a Past

as Donnie Wainwright

1931
The Ruling Voice

as Dick Cheney

1931
The Last Flight

as Shep Lambert

1931
Stranger in Town

as Jerry Fleming

1931
The Miracle Woman

as John Carson

1931
The Millionaire

as Bill Merrick

1931
Dracula

as John Harker

1930
The Right to Love

as Joe Copeland

1930
Mothers Cry

as Arthur 'Artie' Williams

1930
The Truth About Youth

as Richard Dane 'The Imp'

1930
Kismet

as Caliph Abdallah

1930
Sweet Mama

as Jimmy

1930
He Knew Women

as Austin Lowe

1930
Journey's End

as James Raleigh