David Manners

David Manners

Acting
Born Apr 29, 1900
From Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died Dec 23, 1998

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
7.2

Dracula

John Harker
The Mummy
6.7

The Mummy

Frank Whemple
The Black Cat
6.7

The Black Cat

Peter Alison
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
5.6

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Edwin Drood
The Miracle Woman
6.7

The Miracle Woman

John Carson
Jalna
4.0

Jalna

Eden Whiteoaks
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
4.9

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

Self (archive footage)
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
5.2

The Greeks Had a Word for Them

Dey Emery
A Bill of Divorcement
6.2

A Bill of Divorcement

Kit Humphreys
Lady with a Past
5.8

Lady with a Past

Donnie Wainwright

Filmography — Acting

Dracula
7.2
1931

Dracula

John Harker
The Mummy
6.7
1932

The Mummy

Frank Whemple
The Black Cat
6.7
1934

The Black Cat

Peter Alison
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
5.6
1935

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Edwin Drood
The Miracle Woman
6.7
1931

The Miracle Woman

John Carson
Jalna
4.0
1935

Jalna

Eden Whiteoaks
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
4.9
1997

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

Self (archive footage)
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
5.2
1932

The Greeks Had a Word for Them

Dey Emery
A Bill of Divorcement
6.2
1932

A Bill of Divorcement

Kit Humphreys
Lady with a Past
5.8
1932

Lady with a Past

Donnie Wainwright
Kismet
2.7
1930

Kismet

Caliph Abdallah
Torch Singer
5.2
1933

Torch Singer

Michael 'Mike' Gardner
Roman Scandals
5.7
1933

Roman Scandals

Josephus
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
3.4
1930

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

Self
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
10.0
1991

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

John Harker (archive footage)
The Death Kiss
5.1
1932

The Death Kiss

Franklyn Drew
The Moonstone
4.6
1934

The Moonstone

Franklin Blake
A Woman Rebels
5.7
1936

A Woman Rebels

Lieutenant Alan Craig Freeland
They Call It Sin
5.8
1932

They Call It Sin

James E. 'Jimmy' Decker
The Devil's in Love
5.0
1933

The Devil's in Love

Captain Jean Fabien
The Millionaire
7.5
1931

The Millionaire

Bill Merrick
Journey's End
6.3
1930

Journey's End

James Raleigh
Beauty and the Boss
6.6
1932

Beauty and the Boss

Baron Paul von Ullrich
The Right to Love
5.3
1930

The Right to Love

Joe Copeland
Sweet Mama
1930

Sweet Mama

Jimmy
The Many Faces of Dracula
3.5
2000

The Many Faces of Dracula

John Harker (archive footage)
From Hell to Heaven
7.2
1933

From Hell to Heaven

Wesley Burt
Man Wanted
5.1
1932

Man Wanted

Thomas 'Tom' / 'Tommy' Sherman
Hearts in Bondage
4.4
1936

Hearts in Bondage

Raymond Jordan
The Last Flight
6.5
1931

The Last Flight

Shep Lambert
The Perfect Clue
5.5
1935

The Perfect Clue

David Mannering
Stranger in Town
3.0
1931

Stranger in Town

Jerry Fleming
The Warrior's Husband
1933

The Warrior's Husband

Theseus
The Luck of a Sailor
1934

The Luck of a Sailor

Captain Colin
The Truth About Youth
6.0
1930

The Truth About Youth

Richard Dane 'The Imp'
The Ruling Voice
6.0
1931

The Ruling Voice

Dick Cheney
The Girl in 419
3.5
1933

The Girl in 419

Dr. Martin Nichols
The Great Flirtation
2.3
1934

The Great Flirtation

Larry Kenyon
Crooner
5.0
1932

Crooner

Ted 'Teddy' Taylor
Mothers Cry
1930

Mothers Cry

Arthur 'Artie' Williams
Dracula
4.3
1963

Dracula

John (archive footage)
He Knew Women
4.8
1930

He Knew Women

Austin Lowe
Lucky Fugitives
1936

Lucky Fugitives

Jack Wycoff / Cy King