Actor profile

David Manners

29th April 1900 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Acting

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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Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Many Faces of Dracula poster

The Many Faces of Dracula 1st January 2000 as John Harker (archive footage)

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender poster

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender 1st November 1997 as Self (archive footage)

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook poster

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook 1st January 1991 as John Harker (archive footage)

Dracula poster

Dracula 1st January 1963 as John (archive footage)

A Woman Rebels poster

A Woman Rebels 6th November 1936 as Lieutenant Alan Craig Freeland

Hearts in Bondage poster

Hearts in Bondage 26th May 1936 as Raymond Jordan

Lucky Fugitives poster

Lucky Fugitives 1st January 1936 as Jack Wycoff / Cy King

Jalna poster

Jalna 9th August 1935 as Eden Whiteoaks

The Perfect Clue poster

The Perfect Clue 13th March 1935 as David Mannering

The Mystery of Edwin Drood poster

The Mystery of Edwin Drood 4th February 1935 as Edwin Drood

The Moonstone poster

The Moonstone 20th August 1934 as Franklin Blake

The Great Flirtation poster

The Great Flirtation 15th June 1934 as Larry Kenyon

The Black Cat poster

The Black Cat 7th May 1934 as Peter Alison

The Luck of a Sailor poster

The Luck of a Sailor 26th April 1934 as Captain Colin

Roman Scandals poster

Roman Scandals 27th November 1933 as Josephus

Torch Singer poster

Torch Singer 8th September 1933 as Michael 'Mike' Gardner

The Devil's in Love poster

The Devil's in Love 21st July 1933 as Captain Jean Fabien

The Girl in 419 poster

The Girl in 419 26th May 1933 as Dr. Martin Nichols

The Warrior's Husband poster

The Warrior's Husband 28th April 1933 as Theseus

From Hell to Heaven poster

From Hell to Heaven 24th February 1933 as Wesley Burt

The Mummy poster

The Mummy 22nd December 1932 as Frank Whemple

The Death Kiss poster

The Death Kiss 5th December 1932 as Franklyn Drew

They Call It Sin poster

They Call It Sin 5th November 1932 as James E. 'Jimmy' Decker

A Bill of Divorcement poster

A Bill of Divorcement 30th September 1932 as Kit Humphreys

Crooner poster

Crooner 20th August 1932 as Ted 'Teddy' Taylor

Man Wanted poster

Man Wanted 23rd April 1932 as Thomas 'Tom' / 'Tommy' Sherman

Beauty and the Boss poster

Beauty and the Boss 9th April 1932 as Baron Paul von Ullrich

Lady with a Past poster

Lady with a Past 19th February 1932 as Donnie Wainwright

The Greeks Had a Word for Them poster

The Greeks Had a Word for Them 3rd February 1932 as Dey Emery

The Ruling Voice poster

The Ruling Voice 10th September 1931 as Dick Cheney

The Last Flight poster

The Last Flight 29th August 1931 as Shep Lambert

Stranger in Town poster

Stranger in Town 6th August 1931 as Jerry Fleming

The Miracle Woman poster

The Miracle Woman 17th July 1931 as John Carson

The Millionaire poster

The Millionaire 1st May 1931 as Bill Merrick

Dracula poster

Dracula 12th February 1931 as John Harker

The Right to Love poster

The Right to Love 27th December 1930 as Joe Copeland

Mothers Cry poster

Mothers Cry 4th December 1930 as Arthur 'Artie' Williams

The Truth About Youth poster

The Truth About Youth 3rd November 1930 as Richard Dane 'The Imp'

Kismet poster

Kismet 30th October 1930 as Caliph Abdallah

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee poster

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee 1st August 1930 as Self

Sweet Mama poster

Sweet Mama 6th July 1930 as Jimmy

He Knew Women poster

He Knew Women 21st April 1930 as Austin Lowe

Journey's End poster

Journey's End 9th April 1930 as James Raleigh

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