David Manners

Acting • 1900-04-29 • 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

7.2

Dracula

1931

6.7

The Mummy

1932

6.7

The Black Cat

1934

6.7

The Miracle Woman

1931

5.2

The Death Kiss

1932

6.4

A Bill of Divorcement

1932

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Filmography

2000
The Many Faces of DraculaFilm
John Harker (archive footage)
★ 3.5
1997
The Silver Screen: Color Me LavenderFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 5.3
1991
Dracula: A Cinematic ScrapbookFilm
John Harker (archive footage)
★ 9.5
1936
A Woman RebelsFilm
Lieutenant Alan Craig Freeland
★ 5.8
1936
Hearts in BondageFilm
Raymond Jordan
★ 4.9
1936
Lucky FugitivesFilm
Jack Wycoff / Cy King
★ 9.0
1935
The Mystery of Edwin DroodFilm
Edwin Drood
★ 5.9
1935
JalnaFilm
Eden Whiteoaks
★ 5.1
1935
The Perfect ClueFilm
David Mannering
★ 6.0
1934
The Black CatFilm
Peter Alison
★ 6.7
1934
The MoonstoneFilm
Franklin Blake
★ 4.6
1934
The Great FlirtationFilm
Larry Kenyon
★ 3.5
1934
The Luck of a SailorFilm
Captain Colin
★ 9.0
1933
Roman ScandalsFilm
Josephus
★ 5.7
1933
Torch SingerFilm
Michael 'Mike' Gardner
★ 5.5
1933
The Devil's in LoveFilm
Captain Jean Fabien
★ 6.0
1933
From Hell to HeavenFilm
Wesley Burt
★ 7.8
1933
The Girl in 419Film
Dr. Martin Nichols
★ 4.2
1933
The Warrior's HusbandFilm
Theseus
★ 7.0
1932
The MummyFilm
Frank Whemple
★ 6.7
1932
A Bill of DivorcementFilm
Kit Humphreys
★ 6.4
1932
The Death KissFilm
Franklyn Drew
★ 5.2
1932
The Greeks Had a Word for ThemFilm
Dey Emery
★ 5.6
1932
Man WantedFilm
Thomas 'Tom' / 'Tommy' Sherman
★ 5.5
1932
Lady with a PastFilm
Donnie Wainwright
★ 6.2
1932
They Call It SinFilm
James E. 'Jimmy' Decker
★ 6.0
1932
Beauty and the BossFilm
Baron Paul von Ullrich
★ 7.0
1932
CroonerFilm
Ted 'Teddy' Taylor
★ 6.5
1932
Stranger in TownFilm
Jerry Fleming
★ 5.0
1931
DraculaFilm
John Harker
★ 7.2
1931
The Miracle WomanFilm
John Carson
★ 6.7
1931
The Last FlightFilm
Shep Lambert
★ 6.5
1931
The MillionaireFilm
Bill Merrick
★ 7.6
1931
The Ruling VoiceFilm
Dick Cheney
★ 6.2
1930
Journey's EndFilm
James Raleigh
★ 6.7
1930
The Truth About YouthFilm
Richard Dane 'The Imp'
★ 6.2
1930
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver JubileeFilm
Self
★ 4.6
1930
The Right to LoveFilm
Joe Copeland
★ 6.0
1930
He Knew WomenFilm
Austin Lowe
★ 6.1
1930
Mothers CryFilm
Arthur 'Artie' Williams
★ 5.7
1930
KismetFilm
Caliph Abdallah
★ 4.0
1930
Sweet MamaFilm
Jimmy
★ 6.0