David Manners

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

44

Gender

Male

Birthday

1900-04-29

Deathday

1998-12-23 (98 years old)

Place of Birth

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Also Known As

  • David Joseph Manners
  • David J. Manners
  • Dave Manners
  • Rauff de Ryther Daun Acklom
  • Rauff de Ryther Duan Acklom
  • Rauff Acklom

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

Dracula
7.2%

Dracula

Feb 12, 1931

The Mummy
6.7%

The Mummy

Dec 22, 1932

The Black Cat
6.7%

The Black Cat

May 7, 1934

The Miracle Woman
6.6%

The Miracle Woman

Jul 17, 1931

A Bill of Divorcement
6.2%

A Bill of Divorcement

Sep 28, 1932

The Death Kiss
5.3%

The Death Kiss

Dec 5, 1932

Roman Scandals
6.0%

Roman Scandals

Nov 27, 1933

A Woman Rebels
5.8%

A Woman Rebels

Nov 6, 1936

The Last Flight
6.9%

The Last Flight

Aug 29, 1931

They Call It Sin
5.8%

They Call It Sin

Nov 5, 1932

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Acting

2022
Dracula Unearthed as John Harker (archive footage)
2000
The Many Faces of Dracula as John Harker (archive footage)
1997
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender as Self (archive footage)
1991
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook as John Harker (archive footage)
1963
Dracula as John (archive footage)
1936
A Woman Rebels as Lieutenant Alan Craig Freeland
1936
Hearts in Bondage as Raymond Jordan
1936
Lucky Fugitives as Jack Wycoff / Cy King
1935
Jalna as Eden Whiteoaks
1935
The Perfect Clue as David Mannering
1935
The Mystery of Edwin Drood as Edwin Drood
1934
The Moonstone as Franklin Blake
1934
The Great Flirtation as Larry Kenyon
1934
The Black Cat as Peter Alison
1934
The Luck of a Sailor as Captain Colin
1933
Roman Scandals as Josephus
1933
Torch Singer as Michael 'Mike' Gardner
1933
The Devil's in Love as Captain Jean Fabien
1933
The Girl in 419 as Dr. Martin Nichols
1933
The Warrior's Husband as Theseus
1933
From Hell to Heaven as Wesley Burt
1932
The Mummy as Frank Whemple
1932
The Death Kiss as Franklyn Drew
1932
They Call It Sin as James E. 'Jimmy' Decker
1932
A Bill of Divorcement as Kit Humphreys
1932
Crooner as Ted 'Teddy' Taylor
1932
Man Wanted as Thomas 'Tom' / 'Tommy' Sherman
1932
Beauty and the Boss as Baron Paul von Ullrich
1932
Lady with a Past as Donnie Wainwright
1932
The Greeks Had a Word for Them as Dey Emery
1931
The Ruling Voice as Dick Cheney
1931
The Last Flight as Shep Lambert
1931
Stranger in Town as Jerry Fleming
1931
The Miracle Woman as John Carson
1931
The Millionaire as Bill Merrick
1931
Dracula as John Harker
1930
The Right to Love as Joe Copeland
1930
Mothers Cry as Arthur 'Artie' Williams
1930
The Truth About Youth as Richard Dane 'The Imp'
1930
Kismet as Caliph Abdallah
1930
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee as Self
1930
Sweet Mama as Jimmy
1930
He Knew Women as Austin Lowe
1930
Journey's End as James Raleigh
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