David Manners
Known For
Acting
Born
1900-04-29 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died
1998-12-23
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.
Most Known For
Dracula
as John Harker
Dracula
as John (archive footage)
Man Wanted
as Thomas 'Tom' / 'Tommy' Sherman
The Mummy
as Frank Whemple
The Millionaire
as Bill Merrick
Sweet Mama
as Jimmy
Crooner
as Ted 'Teddy' Taylor
The Black Cat
as Peter Alison
Lady with a Past
as Donnie Wainwright
Beauty and the Boss
as Baron Paul von Ullrich
The Death Kiss
as Franklyn Drew
The Miracle Woman
as John Carson
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
as Edwin Drood
Roman Scandals
as Josephus
A Bill of Divorcement
as Kit Humphreys
The Many Faces of Dracula
as John Harker (archive footage)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
as Dey Emery
They Call It Sin
as James E. 'Jimmy' Decker
The Girl in 419
as Dr. Martin Nichols