
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 Millionaire (1931)
as Bill Merrick

Roman Scandals (1933)
as Josephus

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

Sweet Mama (1930)
as Jimmy

The Death Kiss (1932)
as Franklyn Drew

A Bill of Divorcement (1932)
as Kit Humphreys

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

Lucky Fugitives (1936)
as Jack Wycoff / Cy King

Lady with a Past (1932)
as Donnie Wainwright

A Woman Rebels (1936)
as Lieutenant Alan Craig Freeland

The Miracle Woman (1931)
as John Carson

The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935)
as Edwin Drood

Crooner (1932)
as Ted 'Teddy' Taylor

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

Journey's End (1930)
as James Raleigh

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

Torch Singer (1933)
as Michael 'Mike' Gardner

From Hell to Heaven (1933)
as Wesley Burt

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

Hearts in Bondage (1936)
as Raymond Jordan

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

The Great Flirtation (1934)
as Larry Kenyon

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

The Ruling Voice (1931)
as Dick Cheney

Dracula (1963)
as John (archive footage)

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

Stranger in Town (1931)
as Jerry Fleming

The Last Flight (1931)
as Shep Lambert

Kismet (1930)
as Caliph Abdallah

The Moonstone (1934)
as Franklin Blake

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

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

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

The Right to Love (1930)
as Joe Copeland

Jalna (1935)
as Eden Whiteoaks

The Luck of a Sailor (1934)
as Captain Colin

The Warrior's Husband (1933)
as Theseus

Mothers Cry (1930)
as Arthur 'Artie' Williams

The Perfect Clue (1935)
as David Mannering

He Knew Women (1930)
as Austin Lowe





