Acting
David Manners
EN cinema · 42 credits
Born
29 April 1900
Died
23 December 1998 (aged 98)
Birthplace
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Also known as David Joseph Manners · David J. Manners · Dave Manners · Rauff de Ryther Daun Acklom · Rauff de Ryther Duan Acklom · Rauff Acklom
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
Filmography
The Many Faces of Dracula
as John Harker (archive footage)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as John Harker (archive footage)
Hearts in Bondage
as Raymond Jordan
A Woman Rebels
as Lieutenant Alan Craig Freeland
Lucky Fugitives
as Jack Wycoff / Cy King
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
as Edwin Drood
The Perfect Clue
as David Mannering
Jalna
as Eden Whiteoaks
The Black Cat
as Peter Alison
The Moonstone
as Franklin Blake
The Luck of a Sailor
as Captain Colin
The Great Flirtation
as Larry Kenyon
Roman Scandals
as Josephus
Torch Singer
as Michael 'Mike' Gardner
The Girl in 419
as Dr. Martin Nichols
From Hell to Heaven
as Wesley Burt
The Devil's in Love
as Captain Jean Fabien
The Warrior's Husband
as Theseus
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
as Dey Emery
The Mummy
as Frank Whemple
A Bill of Divorcement
as Kit Humphreys
Man Wanted
as Thomas 'Tom' / 'Tommy' Sherman
The Death Kiss
as Franklyn Drew
They Call It Sin
as James E. 'Jimmy' Decker
Lady with a Past
as Donnie Wainwright
Beauty and the Boss
as Baron Paul von Ullrich
Crooner
as Ted 'Teddy' Taylor
Stranger in Town
as Jerry Fleming
Dracula
as John Harker
The Miracle Woman
as John Carson
The Last Flight
as Shep Lambert
The Ruling Voice
as Dick Cheney
The Millionaire
as Bill Merrick
Journey's End
as James Raleigh
The Truth About Youth
as Richard Dane 'The Imp'
The Right to Love
as Joe Copeland
Kismet
as Caliph Abdallah
He Knew Women
as Austin Lowe
Mothers Cry
as Arthur 'Artie' Williams
Sweet Mama
as Jimmy