David Manners

Born: 1900-04-29 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Died: 1998-12-23

Known For: Acting

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.

Filmography

2000

The Many Faces of Dracula as John Harker (archive footage)

1997

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender as Self (archive footage)

1991

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook as John Harker (archive footage)

1936

A Woman Rebels as Lieutenant Alan Craig Freeland
Lucky Fugitives as Jack Wycoff / Cy King
Hearts in Bondage as Raymond Jordan

1935

The Mystery of Edwin Drood as Edwin Drood
Jalna as Eden Whiteoaks
The Perfect Clue as David Mannering

1934

The Black Cat as Peter Alison
The Great Flirtation as Larry Kenyon
The Luck of a Sailor as Captain Colin
The Moonstone as Franklin Blake

1933

Roman Scandals as Josephus
The Devil's in Love as Captain Jean Fabien
The Girl in 419 as Dr. Martin Nichols
From Hell to Heaven as Wesley Burt
The Warrior's Husband as Theseus
Torch Singer as Michael 'Mike' Gardner

1932

The Mummy as Frank Whemple
A Bill of Divorcement as Kit Humphreys
The Death Kiss as Franklyn Drew
The Greeks Had a Word for Them as Dey Emery
Beauty and the Boss as Baron Paul von Ullrich
Lady with a Past as Donnie Wainwright
They Call It Sin as James E. 'Jimmy' Decker
Man Wanted as Thomas 'Tom' / 'Tommy' Sherman
Crooner as Ted 'Teddy' Taylor

1931

Dracula as John Harker
The Millionaire as Bill Merrick
The Miracle Woman as John Carson
The Last Flight as Shep Lambert
The Ruling Voice as Dick Cheney
Stranger in Town as Jerry Fleming

1930

Sweet Mama as Jimmy
The Truth About Youth as Richard Dane 'The Imp'
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee as Self
The Right to Love as Joe Copeland
Kismet as Caliph Abdallah
He Knew Women as Austin Lowe
Mothers Cry as Arthur 'Artie' Williams
Journey's End as James Raleigh