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David Manners
Born
29 April 1900
Died
23 December 1998
Place
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Acting

David Manners

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.

As actor

The Many Faces of Dracula

The Many Faces of Dracula

2000 · John Harker (archive footage)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

1997 · Self (archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991 · John Harker (archive footage)
Dracula

Dracula

1963 · John (archive footage)
Hearts in Bondage

Hearts in Bondage

1936 · Raymond Jordan
A Woman Rebels

A Woman Rebels

1936 · Lieutenant Alan Craig Freeland
Lucky Fugitives

Lucky Fugitives

1936 · Jack Wycoff / Cy King
The Mystery of Edwin Drood

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

1935 · Edwin Drood
The Perfect Clue

The Perfect Clue

1935 · David Mannering
Jalna

Jalna

1935 · Eden Whiteoaks
The Black Cat

The Black Cat

1934 · Peter Alison
The Moonstone

The Moonstone

1934 · Franklin Blake
The Luck of a Sailor

The Luck of a Sailor

1934 · Captain Colin
The Great Flirtation

The Great Flirtation

1934 · Larry Kenyon
Roman Scandals

Roman Scandals

1933 · Josephus
Torch Singer

Torch Singer

1933 · Michael 'Mike' Gardner
The Girl in 419

The Girl in 419

1933 · Dr. Martin Nichols
From Hell to Heaven

From Hell to Heaven

1933 · Wesley Burt
The Devil's in Love

The Devil's in Love

1933 · Captain Jean Fabien
The Warrior's Husband

The Warrior's Husband

1933 · Theseus
The Greeks Had a Word for Them

The Greeks Had a Word for Them

1932 · Dey Emery
The Mummy

The Mummy

1932 · Frank Whemple
A Bill of Divorcement

A Bill of Divorcement

1932 · Kit Humphreys
Man Wanted

Man Wanted

1932 · Thomas 'Tom' / 'Tommy' Sherman
The Death Kiss

The Death Kiss

1932 · Franklyn Drew
They Call It Sin

They Call It Sin

1932 · James E. 'Jimmy' Decker
Lady with a Past

Lady with a Past

1932 · Donnie Wainwright
Beauty and the Boss

Beauty and the Boss

1932 · Baron Paul von Ullrich
Crooner

Crooner

1932 · Ted 'Teddy' Taylor
Dracula

Dracula

1931 · John Harker