David Manners
Acting
Born: 1900-04-29 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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
Dracula
John Harker
The Mummy
Frank Whemple
The Black Cat
Peter Alison
The Millionaire
Bill Merrick
Sweet Mama
Jimmy
Roman Scandals
Josephus
The Miracle Woman
John Carson
Lucky Fugitives
Jack Wycoff / Cy King
Man Wanted
Thomas 'Tom' / 'Tommy' Sherman
Torch Singer
Michael 'Mike' Gardner
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Self (archive footage)
A Woman Rebels
Lieutenant Alan Craig Freeland
Lady with a Past
Donnie Wainwright
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
Dey Emery
Crooner
Ted 'Teddy' Taylor
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Edwin Drood
Journey's End
James Raleigh
The Death Kiss
Franklyn Drew
The Great Flirtation
Larry Kenyon
The Girl in 419
Dr. Martin Nichols
The Many Faces of Dracula
John Harker (archive footage)
A Bill of Divorcement
Kit Humphreys
The Truth About Youth
Richard Dane 'The Imp'
Mothers Cry
Arthur 'Artie' Williams
The Last Flight
Shep Lambert
The Moonstone
Franklin Blake
The Warrior's Husband
Theseus
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
Self
From Hell to Heaven
Wesley Burt
They Call It Sin
James E. 'Jimmy' Decker
The Devil's in Love
Captain Jean Fabien
Hearts in Bondage
Raymond Jordan
The Luck of a Sailor
Captain Colin
Stranger in Town
Jerry Fleming
Kismet
Caliph Abdallah
Jalna
Eden Whiteoaks
The Ruling Voice
Dick Cheney
He Knew Women
Austin Lowe
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
John Harker (archive footage)
The Perfect Clue
David Mannering