Acting · Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada · Born April 29, 1900
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.
MovieThe Many Faces of Dracula
2000
as John Harker (archive footage)
MovieThe Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997
as Self (archive footage)
MovieDracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
as John Harker (archive footage)
MovieDracula
1963
as John (archive footage)
MovieA Woman Rebels
1936
as Lieutenant Alan Craig Freeland
MovieHearts in Bondage
1936
as Raymond Jordan
MovieLucky Fugitives
1936
as Jack Wycoff / Cy King
MovieJalna
1935
as Eden Whiteoaks
MovieThe Perfect Clue
1935
as David Mannering
MovieThe Mystery of Edwin Drood
1935
as Edwin Drood
MovieThe Moonstone
1934
as Franklin Blake
MovieThe Great Flirtation
1934
as Larry Kenyon
MovieThe Black Cat
1934
as Peter Alison
MovieThe Luck of a Sailor
1934
as Captain Colin
MovieRoman Scandals
1933
as Josephus
MovieTorch Singer
1933
as Michael 'Mike' Gardner
MovieThe Devil's in Love
1933
as Captain Jean Fabien
MovieThe Girl in 419
1933
as Dr. Martin Nichols
MovieThe Warrior's Husband
1933
as Theseus
MovieFrom Hell to Heaven
1933
as Wesley Burt
MovieThe Mummy
1932
as Frank Whemple
MovieThe Death Kiss
1932
as Franklyn Drew
MovieThey Call It Sin
1932
as James E. 'Jimmy' Decker
MovieA Bill of Divorcement
1932
as Kit Humphreys
MovieCrooner
1932
as Ted 'Teddy' Taylor
MovieMan Wanted
1932
as Thomas 'Tom' / 'Tommy' Sherman
MovieBeauty and the Boss
1932
as Baron Paul von Ullrich
MovieLady with a Past
1932
as Donnie Wainwright
MovieThe Greeks Had a Word for Them
1932
as Dey Emery
MovieThe Ruling Voice
1931
as Dick Cheney
MovieThe Last Flight
1931
as Shep Lambert
MovieStranger in Town
1931
as Jerry Fleming
MovieThe Miracle Woman
1931
as John Carson
MovieThe Millionaire
1931
as Bill Merrick
MovieDracula
1931
as John Harker
MovieThe Right to Love
1930
as Joe Copeland
MovieMothers Cry
1930
as Arthur 'Artie' Williams
MovieThe Truth About Youth
1930
as Richard Dane 'The Imp'
MovieKismet
1930
as Caliph Abdallah
MovieAn Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
1930
as Self
MovieSweet Mama
1930
as Jimmy
MovieHe Knew Women
1930
as Austin Lowe
MovieJourney's End
1930
as James Raleigh
