David Manners
Birthday
1900/04/29
Day of death
1998/12/23 (98 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Also know as
David Joseph Manners, David J. Manners, Dave Manners, Rauff de Ryther Daun Acklom, Rauff de Ryther Duan Acklom, Rauff Acklom
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.
Acting
(1931) Dracula
as John Harker
(1934) The Black Cat
as Peter Alison
(1932) The Greeks Had a Word for Them
as Dey Emery
(1933) Roman Scandals
as Josephus
(1932) The Mummy
as Frank Whemple
(1930) Journey's End
as James Raleigh
(1931) The Miracle Woman
as John Carson
(1933) Torch Singer
as Michael 'Mike' Gardner
(1932) A Bill of Divorcement
as Kit Humphreys
(1935) The Mystery of Edwin Drood
as Edwin Drood
(1932) 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
(1931) The Last Flight
as Shep Lambert
(1936) Hearts in Bondage
as Raymond Jordan
(1932) Beauty and the Boss
as Baron Paul von Ullrich
(1991) Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as John Harker (archive footage)
(2000) The Many Faces of Dracula
as John Harker (archive footage)
(1933) The Girl in 419
as Dr. Martin Nichols
(1934) The Moonstone
as Franklin Blake
(1933) From Hell to Heaven
as Wesley Burt
(1932) Crooner
as Ted 'Teddy' Taylor
(1935) The Perfect Clue
as David Mannering
(1930) The Truth About Youth
as Richard Dane 'The Imp'
(1930) The Right to Love
as Joe Copeland
(1931) The Ruling Voice
as Dick Cheney
(1931) Stranger in Town
as Jerry Fleming
(1931) The Millionaire
as Bill Merrick
(1933) The Devil's in Love
as Captain Jean Fabien
(1930) Kismet
as Caliph Abdallah
(1933) The Warrior's Husband
as Theseus
(1930) An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
as Self
(1936) A Woman Rebels
as Lieutenant Alan Craig Freeland
(1930) He Knew Women
as Austin Lowe
(1930) Mothers Cry
as Arthur 'Artie' Williams
(1935) Jalna
as Eden Whiteoaks
(1963) Dracula
as John (archive footage)
(1934) The Luck of a Sailor
as Captain Colin
(1930) Sweet Mama
as Jimmy
(1934) The Great Flirtation
as Larry Kenyon
(1997) The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)
(1936) Lucky Fugitives
as Jack Wycoff / Cy King