
David Manners
Department: Acting
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
1931

The Black Cat
1934

The Greeks Had a Word for Them
1932

Roman Scandals
1933

The Mummy
1932

Journey's End
1930

The Miracle Woman
1931

Torch Singer
1933

A Bill of Divorcement
1932

The Mystery of Edwin Drood
1935

Man Wanted
1932

The Death Kiss
1932

They Call It Sin
1932

Lady with a Past
1932

The Last Flight
1931

Hearts in Bondage
1936

Beauty and the Boss
1932

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991

The Many Faces of Dracula
2000

The Girl in 419
1933

The Moonstone
1934

From Hell to Heaven
1933

Crooner
1932

The Perfect Clue
1935

The Truth About Youth
1930

The Right to Love
1930

The Ruling Voice
1931

Stranger in Town
1931

The Millionaire
1931

The Devil's in Love
1933

Kismet
1930

The Warrior's Husband
1933

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
1930

A Woman Rebels
1936

He Knew Women
1930

Mothers Cry
1930

Jalna
1935

Dracula
1963

The Luck of a Sailor
1934

Sweet Mama
1930

The Great Flirtation
1934

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997

Lucky Fugitives
1936