David Manners

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

43

Gender

Male

Birthday

1900-04-29

Day of death

1998-12-23 (98 years old)

Place of Birth

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

David Manners

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

  • The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

    The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

  • Dracula

    Dracula

  • The Mystery of Edwin Drood

    The Mystery of Edwin Drood

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

    An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

  • Mothers Cry

    Mothers Cry

  • Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

    Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

  • The Truth About Youth

    The Truth About Youth

  • The Moonstone

    The Moonstone

  • The Mummy

    The Mummy

  • The Many Faces of Dracula

    The Many Faces of Dracula

  • A Woman Rebels

    A Woman Rebels

  • The Black Cat

    The Black Cat

  • Journey's End

    Journey's End

  • Stranger in Town

    Stranger in Town

  • The Death Kiss

    The Death Kiss

  • A Bill of Divorcement

    A Bill of Divorcement

  • The Right to Love

    The Right to Love

  • Jalna

    Jalna

  • The Greeks Had a Word for Them

    The Greeks Had a Word for Them

  • The Great Flirtation

    The Great Flirtation

  • He Knew Women

    He Knew Women

  • Torch Singer

    Torch Singer

  • The Girl in 419

    The Girl in 419

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • The Last Flight

    The Last Flight

  • Dracula

    Dracula

  • Beauty and the Boss

    Beauty and the Boss

  • Lady with a Past

    Lady with a Past

  • They Call It Sin

    They Call It Sin

  • Kismet

    Kismet

  • Roman Scandals

    Roman Scandals

  • The Devil's in Love

    The Devil's in Love

  • Man Wanted

    Man Wanted

  • Hearts in Bondage

    Hearts in Bondage

  • The Warrior's Husband

    The Warrior's Husband

  • From Hell to Heaven

    From Hell to Heaven

  • The Ruling Voice

    The Ruling Voice

  • The Miracle Woman

    The Miracle Woman

  • Crooner

    Crooner

  • The Luck of a Sailor

    The Luck of a Sailor

  • Sweet Mama

    Sweet Mama

  • The Perfect Clue

    The Perfect Clue

  • Lucky Fugitives

    Lucky Fugitives