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

The Miracle Woman

The Miracle Woman

1931

as John Carson

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

1997

as Self (archive footage)

A Woman Rebels

A Woman Rebels

1936

as Lieutenant Alan Craig Freeland

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

1931

as Bill Merrick

Roman Scandals

Roman Scandals

1933

as Josephus

Sweet Mama

Sweet Mama

1930

as Jimmy

The Death Kiss

The Death Kiss

1932

as Franklyn Drew

A Bill of Divorcement

A Bill of Divorcement

1932

as Kit Humphreys

The Warrior's Husband

The Warrior's Husband

1933

as Theseus

They Call It Sin

They Call It Sin

1932

as James E. 'Jimmy' Decker

Kismet

Kismet

1930

as Caliph Abdallah

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991

as John Harker (archive footage)

The Many Faces of Dracula

The Many Faces of Dracula

2000

as John Harker (archive footage)

The Truth About Youth

The Truth About Youth

1930

as Richard Dane 'The Imp'

The Last Flight

The Last Flight

1931

as Shep Lambert

The Devil's in Love

The Devil's in Love

1933

as Captain Jean Fabien

Journey's End

Journey's End

1930

as James Raleigh