Acting
David Manners
Born April 29, 1900 · Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada · Died December 23, 1998
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
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7.3
Dracula
John Harker
686.9
The Mummy
Frank Whemple
676.9
The Black Cat
Peter Alison
717.2
The Miracle Woman
John Carson
516.5
A Bill of Divorcement
Kit Humphreys
6.0
The Death Kiss
Franklyn Drew
6.6
Roman Scandals
Josephus
6.5
A Woman Rebels
Lieutenant Alan Craig Freeland
6.3
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Self (archive footage)
6.8
The Last Flight
Shep Lambert
6.1
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
Dey Emery
6.4
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Edwin Drood
6.5
Man Wanted
Thomas 'Tom' / 'Tommy' Sherman
6.4
They Call It Sin
James E. 'Jimmy' Decker
6.7
Torch Singer
Michael 'Mike' Gardner
6.2
Lady with a Past
Donnie Wainwright
5.6
Hearts in Bondage
Raymond Jordan
6.9
Beauty and the Boss
Baron Paul von Ullrich
6.8
Journey's End
James Raleigh
6.0
The Ruling Voice
Dick Cheney
Filmography
- 2000The Many Faces of DraculaJohn Harker (archive footage)Movie
- 1997The Silver Screen: Color Me LavenderSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 1991Dracula: A Cinematic ScrapbookJohn Harker (archive footage)Movie
- 1936A Woman RebelsLieutenant Alan Craig FreelandMovie
- 1936Hearts in BondageRaymond JordanMovie
- 1936Lucky FugitivesJack Wycoff / Cy KingMovie
- 1935JalnaEden WhiteoaksMovie
- 1935The Perfect ClueDavid ManneringMovie
- 1935The Mystery of Edwin DroodEdwin DroodMovie
- 1934The MoonstoneFranklin BlakeMovie
- 1934The Great FlirtationLarry KenyonMovie
- 1934The Black CatPeter AlisonMovie
- 1934The Luck of a SailorCaptain ColinMovie
- 1933Roman ScandalsJosephusMovie
- 1933Torch SingerMichael 'Mike' GardnerMovie
- 1933The Devil's in LoveCaptain Jean FabienMovie
- 1933The Girl in 419Dr. Martin NicholsMovie
- 1933The Warrior's HusbandTheseusMovie
- 1933From Hell to HeavenWesley BurtMovie
- 1932The MummyFrank WhempleMovie
- 1932The Death KissFranklyn DrewMovie
- 1932They Call It SinJames E. 'Jimmy' DeckerMovie
- 1932A Bill of DivorcementKit HumphreysMovie
- 1932CroonerTed 'Teddy' TaylorMovie
- 1932Stranger in TownJerry FlemingMovie
- 1932Man WantedThomas 'Tom' / 'Tommy' ShermanMovie
- 1932Beauty and the BossBaron Paul von UllrichMovie
- 1932Lady with a PastDonnie WainwrightMovie
- 1932The Greeks Had a Word for ThemDey EmeryMovie
- 1931The Ruling VoiceDick CheneyMovie
- 1931The Last FlightShep LambertMovie
- 1931The Miracle WomanJohn CarsonMovie
- 1931The MillionaireBill MerrickMovie
- 1931DraculaJohn HarkerMovie
- 1930The Right to LoveJoe CopelandMovie
- 1930Mothers CryArthur 'Artie' WilliamsMovie
- 1930The Truth About YouthRichard Dane 'The Imp'Movie
- 1930KismetCaliph AbdallahMovie
- 1930An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver JubileeSelfMovie
- 1930Sweet MamaJimmyMovie
- 1930He Knew WomenAustin LoweMovie
- 1930Journey's EndJames RaleighMovie