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David Manners

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1900-04-29

Day of Death

1998-12-23

Place of Birth

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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.

Filmography (43)

⭐ 3.5 Role: John Harker (archive footage)

The Many Faces of Dracula

2000
⭐ 5.1 Role: Self (archive footage)

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

1997
⭐ 9.5 Role: John Harker (archive footage)

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991
⭐ 5.5 Role: John (archive footage)

Dracula

1963
⭐ 5.8 Role: Lieutenant Alan Craig Freeland

A Woman Rebels

1936
⭐ 4.9 Role: Raymond Jordan

Hearts in Bondage

1936
⭐ 9.0 Role: Jack Wycoff / Cy King

Lucky Fugitives

1936
⭐ 5.0 Role: Eden Whiteoaks

Jalna

1935
⭐ 6.0 Role: David Mannering

The Perfect Clue

1935
⭐ 5.9 Role: Edwin Drood

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

1935
⭐ 4.6 Role: Franklin Blake

The Moonstone

1934
⭐ 3.5 Role: Larry Kenyon

The Great Flirtation

1934
⭐ 6.7 Role: Peter Alison

The Black Cat

1934
⭐ 9.0 Role: Captain Colin

The Luck of a Sailor

1934
⭐ 5.9 Role: Josephus

Roman Scandals

1933