Person
David Manners
Acting · 1900–1998 · 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 Millionaire
Bill Merrick
Sweet Mama
Jimmy
Crooner
Ted 'Teddy' Taylor
The Black Cat
Peter Alison
Man Wanted
Thomas 'Tom' / 'Tommy' Sherman
Dracula
John (archive footage)
Lady with a Past
Donnie Wainwright
The Miracle Woman
John Carson
Filmography
- 2000The Many Faces of DraculaJohn Harker (archive footage)
- 1997The Silver Screen: Color Me LavenderSelf (archive footage)
- 1991Dracula: A Cinematic ScrapbookJohn Harker (archive footage)
- 1963DraculaJohn (archive footage)
- 1936A Woman RebelsLieutenant Alan Craig Freeland
- 1936Hearts in BondageRaymond Jordan
- 1936Lucky FugitivesJack Wycoff / Cy King
- 1935JalnaEden Whiteoaks
- 1935The Perfect ClueDavid Mannering
- 1935The Mystery of Edwin DroodEdwin Drood
- 1934The MoonstoneFranklin Blake
- 1934The Great FlirtationLarry Kenyon
- 1934The Black CatPeter Alison
- 1934The Luck of a SailorCaptain Colin
- 1933Roman ScandalsJosephus
- 1933Torch SingerMichael 'Mike' Gardner
- 1933The Devil's in LoveCaptain Jean Fabien
- 1933The Girl in 419Dr. Martin Nichols
- 1933The Warrior's HusbandTheseus
- 1933From Hell to HeavenWesley Burt
- 1932The MummyFrank Whemple
- 1932The Death KissFranklyn Drew
- 1932They Call It SinJames E. 'Jimmy' Decker
- 1932A Bill of DivorcementKit Humphreys
- 1932CroonerTed 'Teddy' Taylor
- 1932Man WantedThomas 'Tom' / 'Tommy' Sherman
- 1932Beauty and the BossBaron Paul von Ullrich
- 1932Lady with a PastDonnie Wainwright
- 1932The Greeks Had a Word for ThemDey Emery
- 1931The Ruling VoiceDick Cheney
- 1931The Last FlightShep Lambert
- 1931Stranger in TownJerry Fleming
- 1931The Miracle WomanJohn Carson
- 1931The MillionaireBill Merrick
- 1931DraculaJohn Harker
- 1930The Right to LoveJoe Copeland
- 1930Mothers CryArthur 'Artie' Williams
- 1930The Truth About YouthRichard Dane 'The Imp'
- 1930KismetCaliph Abdallah
- 1930An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver JubileeSelf
- 1930Sweet MamaJimmy
- 1930He Knew WomenAustin Lowe
- 1930Journey's EndJames Raleigh
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