
David Manners
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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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Dracula (1931)
as John Harker

Sweet Mama (1930)
as Jimmy

Dracula (1963)
as John (archive footage)

The Mummy (1932)
as Frank Whemple

The Millionaire (1931)
as Bill Merrick

The Black Cat (1934)
as Peter Alison

Man Wanted (1932)
as Thomas 'Tom' / 'Tommy' Sherman

Lady with a Past (1932)
as Donnie Wainwright

Lucky Fugitives (1936)
as Jack Wycoff / Cy King

Crooner (1932)
as Ted 'Teddy' Taylor

The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935)
as Edwin Drood

The Miracle Woman (1931)
as John Carson

The Devil's in Love (1933)
as Captain Jean Fabien

The Last Flight (1931)
as Shep Lambert

The Great Flirtation (1934)
as Larry Kenyon

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)
as John Harker (archive footage)

The Many Faces of Dracula (2000)
as John Harker (archive footage)

A Bill of Divorcement (1932)
as Kit Humphreys

The Girl in 419 (1933)
as Dr. Martin Nichols

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997)
as Self (archive footage)

A Woman Rebels (1936)
as Lieutenant Alan Craig Freeland

The Greeks Had a Word for Them (1932)
as Dey Emery

Torch Singer (1933)
as Michael 'Mike' Gardner

Roman Scandals (1933)
as Josephus

The Death Kiss (1932)
as Franklyn Drew

The Truth About Youth (1930)
as Richard Dane 'The Imp'

Beauty and the Boss (1932)
as Baron Paul von Ullrich

The Luck of a Sailor (1934)
as Captain Colin

Stranger in Town (1931)
as Jerry Fleming

The Right to Love (1930)
as Joe Copeland

Jalna (1935)
as Eden Whiteoaks

Hearts in Bondage (1936)
as Raymond Jordan

They Call It Sin (1932)
as James E. 'Jimmy' Decker

The Moonstone (1934)
as Franklin Blake

Kismet (1930)
as Caliph Abdallah

Journey's End (1930)
as James Raleigh

From Hell to Heaven (1933)
as Wesley Burt

The Warrior's Husband (1933)
as Theseus

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee (1930)
as Self

The Perfect Clue (1935)
as David Mannering

The Ruling Voice (1931)
as Dick Cheney

He Knew Women (1930)
as Austin Lowe

Mothers Cry (1930)
as Arthur 'Artie' Williams





