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