David Manners

Apr 29, 1900 - Dec 23, 1998 (98 years old) in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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

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Man Wanted

Thomas 'Tom' / 'Tommy' Sherman

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The Mummy

Frank Whemple

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Roman Scandals

Josephus

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The Millionaire

Bill Merrick

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Mothers Cry

Arthur 'Artie' Williams

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Dracula

John Harker

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Sweet Mama

Jimmy

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They Call It Sin

James E. 'Jimmy' Decker

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Kismet

Caliph Abdallah

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Torch Singer

Michael 'Mike' Gardner

Credits

The Many Faces of Dracula 2000

John Harker (archive footage)

★ 3.5
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender 1997

Self (archive footage)

★ 4.9
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook 1991

John Harker (archive footage)

★ 10
A Woman Rebels 1936

Lieutenant Alan Craig Freeland

★ 5.5
Hearts in Bondage 1936

Raymond Jordan

★ 4.4
Lucky Fugitives 1936

Jack Wycoff / Cy King

★ NR
Jalna 1935

Eden Whiteoaks

★ 4
The Perfect Clue 1935

David Mannering

★ 5.5
The Mystery of Edwin Drood 1935

Edwin Drood

★ 5.6
The Moonstone 1934

Franklin Blake

★ 4.7
The Great Flirtation 1934

Larry Kenyon

★ 2.3
The Black Cat 1934

Peter Alison

★ 6.7
The Luck of a Sailor 1934

Captain Colin

★ NR
Roman Scandals 1933

Josephus

★ 5.8
Torch Singer 1933

Michael 'Mike' Gardner

★ 5.2
The Devil's in Love 1933

Captain Jean Fabien

★ 5
The Girl in 419 1933

Dr. Martin Nichols

★ 3.5
The Warrior's Husband 1933

Theseus

★ NR
From Hell to Heaven 1933

Wesley Burt

★ 7.2
The Mummy 1932

Frank Whemple

★ 6.8
The Death Kiss 1932

Franklyn Drew

★ 5.1
They Call It Sin 1932

James E. 'Jimmy' Decker

★ 5.8
A Bill of Divorcement 1932

Kit Humphreys

★ 6.2
Crooner 1932

Ted 'Teddy' Taylor

★ 5
Man Wanted 1932

Thomas 'Tom' / 'Tommy' Sherman

★ 5.1
Beauty and the Boss 1932

Baron Paul von Ullrich

★ 6.6
Lady with a Past 1932

Donnie Wainwright

★ 5.8
The Greeks Had a Word for Them 1932

Dey Emery

★ 5.2
The Ruling Voice 1931

Dick Cheney

★ 6
The Last Flight 1931

Shep Lambert

★ 6.4
Stranger in Town 1931

Jerry Fleming

★ 3
The Miracle Woman 1931

John Carson

★ 6.7
The Millionaire 1931

Bill Merrick

★ 7.5
Dracula 1931

John Harker

★ 7.2
The Right to Love 1930

Joe Copeland

★ 5.3
Mothers Cry 1930

Arthur 'Artie' Williams

★ NR
The Truth About Youth 1930

Richard Dane 'The Imp'

★ 5.7
Kismet 1930

Caliph Abdallah

★ 2.7
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee 1930

Self

★ 3.4
Sweet Mama 1930

Jimmy

★ NR
He Knew Women 1930

Austin Lowe

★ 4.8
Journey's End 1930

James Raleigh

★ 6.3

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