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

Man Wanted

Man Wanted

1932

as Thomas 'Tom' / 'Tommy' Sherman

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)

Sweet Mama

Sweet Mama

1930

as Jimmy

Roman Scandals

Roman Scandals

1933

as Josephus

Lucky Fugitives

Lucky Fugitives

1936

as Jack Wycoff / Cy King

The Miracle Woman

The Miracle Woman

1931

as John Carson

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

1935

as Edwin Drood

The Death Kiss

The Death Kiss

1932

as Franklyn Drew

A Bill of Divorcement

A Bill of Divorcement

1932

as Kit Humphreys

Lady with a Past

Lady with a Past

1932

as Donnie Wainwright

Torch Singer

Torch Singer

1933

as Michael 'Mike' Gardner

A Woman Rebels

A Woman Rebels

1936

as Lieutenant Alan Craig Freeland

They Call It Sin

They Call It Sin

1932

as James E. 'Jimmy' Decker

Crooner

Crooner

1932

as Ted 'Teddy' Taylor

From Hell to Heaven

From Hell to Heaven

1933

as Wesley Burt

The Devil's in Love

The Devil's in Love

1933

as Captain Jean Fabien