
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

The Mummy (1932)
as Frank Whemple

The Black Cat (1934)
as Peter Alison

The Warrior's Husband (1933)
as Theseus

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

Lady with a Past (1932)
as Donnie Wainwright

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

A Woman Rebels (1936)
as Lieutenant Alan Craig Freeland

From Hell to Heaven (1933)
as Wesley Burt

A Bill of Divorcement (1932)
as Kit Humphreys

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

The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935)
as Edwin Drood

Roman Scandals (1933)
as Josephus

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

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

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

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

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

The Miracle Woman (1931)
as John Carson

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

The Right to Love (1930)
as Joe Copeland

Sweet Mama (1930)
as Jimmy

The Millionaire (1931)
as Bill Merrick

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

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

Torch Singer (1933)
as Michael 'Mike' Gardner

The Death Kiss (1932)
as Franklyn Drew

Crooner (1932)
as Ted 'Teddy' Taylor

The Luck of a Sailor (1934)
as Captain Colin

Lucky Fugitives (1936)
as Jack Wycoff / Cy King

The Great Flirtation (1934)
as Larry Kenyon

Jalna (1935)
as Eden Whiteoaks

Kismet (1930)
as Caliph Abdallah

The Ruling Voice (1931)
as Dick Cheney

The Moonstone (1934)
as Franklin Blake

The Last Flight (1931)
as Shep Lambert

Journey's End (1930)
as James Raleigh

Mothers Cry (1930)
as Arthur 'Artie' Williams

Hearts in Bondage (1936)
as Raymond Jordan

The Perfect Clue (1935)
as David Mannering

Stranger in Town (1931)
as Jerry Fleming

He Knew Women (1930)
as Austin Lowe





