David Manners

Birthday: 1900-04-29
Deathday: 1998-12-23
Birthplace: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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.

Credits

Year Title Character
1936-11-06 A Woman Rebels Lieutenant Alan Craig Freeland
1936-05-26 Hearts in Bondage Raymond Jordan
1936-01-01 Lucky Fugitives Jack Wycoff / Cy King
1935-08-09 Jalna Eden Whiteoaks
1935-03-13 The Perfect Clue David Mannering
1935-02-04 The Mystery of Edwin Drood Edwin Drood
1934-08-20 The Moonstone Franklin Blake
1934-06-15 The Great Flirtation Larry Kenyon
1934-05-07 The Black Cat Peter Alison
1934-04-26 The Luck of a Sailor Captain Colin
1933-11-27 Roman Scandals Josephus
1933-09-08 Torch Singer Michael 'Mike' Gardner
1933-07-21 The Devil's in Love Captain Jean Fabien
1933-05-26 The Girl in 419 Dr. Martin Nichols
1933-04-28 The Warrior's Husband Theseus
1933-02-24 From Hell to Heaven Wesley Burt
1932-12-22 The Mummy Frank Whemple
1932-12-05 The Death Kiss Franklyn Drew
1932-11-05 They Call It Sin James E. 'Jimmy' Decker
1932-09-28 A Bill of Divorcement Kit Humphreys
1932-08-20 Crooner Ted 'Teddy' Taylor
1932-04-23 Man Wanted Thomas 'Tom' / 'Tommy' Sherman
1932-04-09 Beauty and the Boss Baron Paul von Ullrich
1932-02-19 Lady with a Past Donnie Wainwright
1932-02-03 The Greeks Had a Word for Them Dey Emery
1931-09-10 The Ruling Voice Dick Cheney
1931-08-29 The Last Flight Shep Lambert
1931-08-06 Stranger in Town Jerry Fleming
1931-07-17 The Miracle Woman John Carson
1931-05-01 The Millionaire Bill Merrick
1931-02-12 Dracula John Harker
1930-12-27 The Right to Love Joe Copeland
1930-12-04 Mothers Cry Arthur 'Artie' Williams
1930-11-03 The Truth About Youth Richard Dane 'The Imp'
1930-10-30 Kismet Caliph Abdallah
1930-07-06 Sweet Mama Jimmy
1930-04-21 He Knew Women Austin Lowe
1930-04-09 Journey's End James Raleigh