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

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Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991 ⭐ 9.5

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Lucky Fugitives

1936 ⭐ 9.0

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The Perfect Clue

1935 ⭐ 6.0

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The Black Cat

1934 ⭐ 6.7

Career timeline

2000

The Many Faces of Dracula

John Harker (archive footage) · 2000

⭐ 3.5

1997

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

Self (archive footage) · 1997

⭐ 5.1

1991

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook Notable

John Harker (archive footage) · 1991

⭐ 9.5

1963

Dracula

John (archive footage) · 1963

⭐ 5.5

1936

A Woman Rebels

Lieutenant Alan Craig Freeland · 1936

⭐ 5.8

Hearts in Bondage

Raymond Jordan · 1936

⭐ 4.9

Lucky Fugitives Notable

Jack Wycoff / Cy King · 1936

⭐ 9.0

1935

Jalna

Eden Whiteoaks · 1935

⭐ 5.0

The Perfect Clue

David Mannering · 1935

⭐ 6.0

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Edwin Drood · 1935

⭐ 5.9

1934

The Moonstone

Franklin Blake · 1934

⭐ 4.6

The Great Flirtation

Larry Kenyon · 1934

⭐ 3.5

The Black Cat

Peter Alison · 1934

⭐ 6.7

1933

Roman Scandals

Josephus · 1933

⭐ 5.9

Torch Singer

Michael 'Mike' Gardner · 1933

⭐ 5.4

The Devil's in Love

Captain Jean Fabien · 1933

⭐ 6.0

1932

The Mummy

Frank Whemple · 1932

⭐ 6.8

The Death Kiss

Franklyn Drew · 1932

⭐ 5.3

They Call It Sin

James E. 'Jimmy' Decker · 1932

⭐ 6.0

1931

The Ruling Voice

Dick Cheney · 1931

⭐ 6.2

The Last Flight

Shep Lambert · 1931

⭐ 6.5

Stranger in Town

Jerry Fleming · 1931

⭐ 5.0

1930

The Right to Love

Joe Copeland · 1930

⭐ 6.0

Mothers Cry Notable

Arthur 'Artie' Williams · 1930

⭐ 7.0

The Truth About Youth

Richard Dane 'The Imp' · 1930

⭐ 6.2

Frequently appears with

Ted Newsom

Narrator

Bud Abbott

Chick Young (archive foot

Louise Allbritton

Katherine Caldwell (archi

Barry Andrews

Paul (archive footage)

Evelyn Ankers

Claire Caldwell (archive

Maxine Doyle

Aline McLain

Full filmography

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The Many Faces of Dracula

2000 ⭐ 3.5

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The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

1997 ⭐ 5.1

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Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991 ⭐ 9.5

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Dracula

1963 ⭐ 5.5

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A Woman Rebels

1936 ⭐ 5.8

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Hearts in Bondage

1936 ⭐ 4.9

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Lucky Fugitives

1936 ⭐ 9.0

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Jalna

1935 ⭐ 5.0

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The Perfect Clue

1935 ⭐ 6.0

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The Mystery of Edwin Drood

1935 ⭐ 5.9

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The Moonstone

1934 ⭐ 4.6

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The Great Flirtation

1934 ⭐ 3.5

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The Black Cat

1934 ⭐ 6.7

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The Luck of a Sailor

1934 ⭐ 9.0

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Roman Scandals

1933 ⭐ 5.9

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Torch Singer

1933 ⭐ 5.4

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The Devil's in Love

1933 ⭐ 6.0

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The Girl in 419

1933 ⭐ 4.2

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The Warrior's Husband

1933 ⭐ 7.0

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From Hell to Heaven

1933 ⭐ 7.8