Birthday:
Apr 29, 1900
Place of Birth: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Place of Birth: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
David Manners
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.
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Dracula | John Harker | 1931 |
| The Black Cat | Peter Alison | 1934 |
| The Greeks Had a Word for Them | Dey Emery | 1932 |
| Roman Scandals | Josephus | 1933 |
| The Mummy | Frank Whemple | 1932 |
| Journey's End | James Raleigh | 1930 |
| The Miracle Woman | John Carson | 1931 |
| Torch Singer | Michael 'Mike' Gardner | 1933 |
| A Bill of Divorcement | Kit Humphreys | 1932 |
| The Mystery of Edwin Drood | Edwin Drood | 1935 |
| Man Wanted | Thomas 'Tom' / 'Tommy' Sherman | 1932 |
| The Death Kiss | Franklyn Drew | 1932 |
| They Call It Sin | James E. 'Jimmy' Decker | 1932 |
| Lady with a Past | Donnie Wainwright | 1932 |
| The Last Flight | Shep Lambert | 1931 |
| Hearts in Bondage | Raymond Jordan | 1936 |
| Beauty and the Boss | Baron Paul von Ullrich | 1932 |
| Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook | John Harker (archive footage) | 1991 |
| The Many Faces of Dracula | John Harker (archive footage) | 2000 |
| The Girl in 419 | Dr. Martin Nichols | 1933 |
| The Moonstone | Franklin Blake | 1934 |
| From Hell to Heaven | Wesley Burt | 1933 |
| Crooner | Ted 'Teddy' Taylor | 1932 |
| The Perfect Clue | David Mannering | 1935 |
| The Truth About Youth | Richard Dane 'The Imp' | 1930 |
| The Right to Love | Joe Copeland | 1930 |
| The Ruling Voice | Dick Cheney | 1931 |
| Stranger in Town | Jerry Fleming | 1931 |
| The Millionaire | Bill Merrick | 1931 |
| The Devil's in Love | Captain Jean Fabien | 1933 |
| Kismet | Caliph Abdallah | 1930 |
| The Warrior's Husband | Theseus | 1933 |
| An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee | Self | 1930 |
| A Woman Rebels | Lieutenant Alan Craig Freeland | 1936 |
| Dracula Unearthed | John Harker (archive footage) | 2022 |
| He Knew Women | Austin Lowe | 1930 |
| Mothers Cry | Arthur 'Artie' Williams | 1930 |
| Jalna | Eden Whiteoaks | 1935 |
| Dracula | John (archive footage) | 1963 |
| The Luck of a Sailor | Captain Colin | 1934 |
| Sweet Mama | Jimmy | 1930 |
| The Great Flirtation | Larry Kenyon | 1934 |
| The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender | Self (archive footage) | 1997 |
| Lucky Fugitives | Jack Wycoff / Cy King | 1936 | Series | Cast | Year |
