David Manners
Born
April 29, 1900
Died
December 23, 1998 (98 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.

Dracula Unearthed
John Harker (archive footage)
2022

The Many Faces of Dracula
John Harker (archive footage)
2000

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Self (archive footage)
1997

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
John Harker (archive footage)
1991

Dracula
John (archive footage)
1963

A Woman Rebels
Lieutenant Alan Craig Freeland
1936

Hearts in Bondage
Raymond Jordan
1936

Lucky Fugitives
Jack Wycoff / Cy King
1936

Jalna
Eden Whiteoaks
1935

The Perfect Clue
David Mannering
1935

The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Edwin Drood
1935

The Moonstone
Franklin Blake
1934

The Great Flirtation
Larry Kenyon
1934

The Black Cat
Peter Alison
1934

The Luck of a Sailor
Captain Colin
1934

Roman Scandals
Josephus
1933

Torch Singer
Michael 'Mike' Gardner
1933

The Devil's in Love
Captain Jean Fabien
1933

The Girl in 419
Dr. Martin Nichols
1933
The Warrior's Husband
Theseus
1933

From Hell to Heaven
Wesley Burt
1933

The Mummy
Frank Whemple
1932

The Death Kiss
Franklyn Drew
1932

They Call It Sin
James E. 'Jimmy' Decker
1932

A Bill of Divorcement
Kit Humphreys
1932

Crooner
Ted 'Teddy' Taylor
1932

Man Wanted
Thomas 'Tom' / 'Tommy' Sherman
1932

Beauty and the Boss
Baron Paul von Ullrich
1932

Lady with a Past
Donnie Wainwright
1932

The Greeks Had a Word for Them
Dey Emery
1932

The Ruling Voice
Dick Cheney
1931

The Last Flight
Shep Lambert
1931

Stranger in Town
Jerry Fleming
1931

The Miracle Woman
John Carson
1931

The Millionaire
Bill Merrick
1931

Dracula
John Harker
1931

The Right to Love
Joe Copeland
1930

Mothers Cry
Arthur 'Artie' Williams
1930

The Truth About Youth
Richard Dane 'The Imp'
1930

Kismet
Caliph Abdallah
1930

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
Self
1930

Sweet Mama
Jimmy
1930

He Knew Women
Austin Lowe
1930

Journey's End
James Raleigh
1930