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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Dracula
as John Harker
1931
The Black Cat
as Peter Alison
1934
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
as Dey Emery
1932
Roman Scandals
as Josephus
1933
The Mummy
as Frank Whemple
1932
Journey's End
as James Raleigh
1930
The Miracle Woman
as John Carson
1931
Torch Singer
as Michael 'Mike' Gardner
1933
A Bill of Divorcement
as Kit Humphreys
1932
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
as Edwin Drood
1935
Man Wanted
as Thomas 'Tom' / 'Tommy' Sherman
1932
The Death Kiss
as Franklyn Drew
1932
They Call It Sin
as James E. 'Jimmy' Decker
1932
Lady with a Past
as Donnie Wainwright
1932
The Last Flight
as Shep Lambert
1931
Hearts in Bondage
as Raymond Jordan
1936
Beauty and the Boss
as Baron Paul von Ullrich
1932
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as John Harker (archive footage)
1991
The Many Faces of Dracula
as John Harker (archive footage)
2000
The Girl in 419
as Dr. Martin Nichols
1933