David Manners
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Acting Credits
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
Filmography
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000
as John Harker (archive footage)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
as John Harker (archive footage)
Hearts in Bondage
1936
as Raymond Jordan
A Woman Rebels
1936
as Lieutenant Alan Craig Freeland
Lucky Fugitives
1936
as Jack Wycoff / Cy King
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
1935
as Edwin Drood
The Perfect Clue
1935
as David Mannering
Jalna
1935
as Eden Whiteoaks
The Black Cat
1934
as Peter Alison
The Moonstone
1934
as Franklin Blake
The Luck of a Sailor
1934
as Captain Colin
The Great Flirtation
1934
as Larry Kenyon
Roman Scandals
1933
as Josephus
Torch Singer
1933
as Michael 'Mike' Gardner
The Girl in 419
1933
as Dr. Martin Nichols
From Hell to Heaven
1933
as Wesley Burt
The Devil's in Love
1933
as Captain Jean Fabien
The Warrior's Husband
1933
as Theseus
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
1932
as Dey Emery
The Mummy
1932
as Frank Whemple
A Bill of Divorcement
1932
as Kit Humphreys
Man Wanted
1932
as Thomas 'Tom' / 'Tommy' Sherman
The Death Kiss
1932
as Franklyn Drew
They Call It Sin
1932
as James E. 'Jimmy' Decker
Lady with a Past
1932
as Donnie Wainwright
Beauty and the Boss
1932
as Baron Paul von Ullrich
Crooner
1932
as Ted 'Teddy' Taylor
Dracula
1931
as John Harker
The Miracle Woman
1931
as John Carson
The Last Flight
1931
as Shep Lambert
The Ruling Voice
1931
as Dick Cheney
Stranger in Town
1931
as Jerry Fleming
The Millionaire
1931
as Bill Merrick
Journey's End
1930
as James Raleigh
The Truth About Youth
1930
as Richard Dane 'The Imp'
The Right to Love
1930
as Joe Copeland
Kismet
1930
as Caliph Abdallah
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
1930
as Self
He Knew Women
1930
as Austin Lowe
Mothers Cry
1930
as Arthur 'Artie' Williams
Sweet Mama
1930
as Jimmy