David Manners

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

April 29, 1900

died

December 23, 1998

place of birth

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

also known as

David Joseph Manners · David J. Manners · Dave Manners · Rauff de Ryther Daun Acklom

total credits

43 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

43 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Dracula
7.2

Dracula

1931as John Harker
The Mummy
6.8

The Mummy

1932as Frank Whemple
The Black Cat
6.7

The Black Cat

1934as Peter Alison
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
5.1

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

1997as Self (archive footage)
The Miracle Woman
6.7

The Miracle Woman

1931as John Carson
A Woman Rebels
5.8

A Woman Rebels

1936as Lieutenant Alan Craig Freeland
Kismet
4.0

Kismet

1930as Caliph Abdallah
The Death Kiss
5.3

The Death Kiss

1932as Franklyn Drew
The Last Flight
6.5

The Last Flight

1931as Shep Lambert
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
5.9

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

1935as Edwin Drood
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
9.5

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991as John Harker (archive footage)
The Truth About Youth
6.2

The Truth About Youth

1930as Richard Dane 'The Imp'
A Bill of Divorcement
6.3

A Bill of Divorcement

1932as Kit Humphreys
The Ruling Voice
6.2

The Ruling Voice

1931as Dick Cheney
The Moonstone
4.6

The Moonstone

1934as Franklin Blake
The Millionaire
7.9

The Millionaire

1931as Bill Merrick
Mothers Cry
7.0

Mothers Cry

1930as Arthur 'Artie' Williams
Sweet Mama
7.0

Sweet Mama

1930as Jimmy
Torch Singer
5.4

Torch Singer

1933as Michael 'Mike' Gardner
Journey's End
6.4

Journey's End

1930as James Raleigh
Lady with a Past
6.3

Lady with a Past

1932as Donnie Wainwright
The Girl in 419
4.2

The Girl in 419

1933as Dr. Martin Nichols
Roman Scandals
5.9

Roman Scandals

1933as Josephus
The Warrior's Husband
7.0

The Warrior's Husband

1933as Theseus
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
4.5

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

1930as Self
Stranger in Town
5.0

Stranger in Town

1931as Jerry Fleming
The Devil's in Love
6.0

The Devil's in Love

1933as Captain Jean Fabien
Beauty and the Boss
7.0

Beauty and the Boss

1932as Baron Paul von Ullrich
From Hell to Heaven
7.8

From Hell to Heaven

1933as Wesley Burt
The Many Faces of Dracula
3.5

The Many Faces of Dracula

2000as John Harker (archive footage)
Man Wanted
5.5

Man Wanted

1932as Thomas 'Tom' / 'Tommy' Sherman
Crooner
6.5

Crooner

1932as Ted 'Teddy' Taylor
The Luck of a Sailor
9.0

The Luck of a Sailor

1934as Captain Colin
Hearts in Bondage
4.9

Hearts in Bondage

1936as Raymond Jordan
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
5.6

The Greeks Had a Word for Them

1932as Dey Emery
Jalna
5.0

Jalna

1935as Eden Whiteoaks
He Knew Women
5.8

He Knew Women

1930as Austin Lowe
The Great Flirtation
3.5

The Great Flirtation

1934as Larry Kenyon
The Perfect Clue
6.0

The Perfect Clue

1935as David Mannering
Lucky Fugitives
9.0

Lucky Fugitives

1936as Jack Wycoff / Cy King
They Call It Sin
6.0

They Call It Sin

1932as James E. 'Jimmy' Decker
The Right to Love
6.0

The Right to Love

1930as Joe Copeland
Dracula
5.5

Dracula

1963as John (archive footage)