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David Manners

David Manners

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April 29, 1900 — December 23, 1998Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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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Known for

Draculamovie

Dracula

1931

The Mummymovie

The Mummy

1932

The Black Catmovie

The Black Cat

1934

The Miracle Womanmovie

The Miracle Woman

1931

A Bill of Divorcementmovie

A Bill of Divorcement

1932

The Death Kissmovie

The Death Kiss

1932

Roman Scandalsmovie

Roman Scandals

1933

A Woman Rebelsmovie

A Woman Rebels

1936

The Last Flightmovie

The Last Flight

1931

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavendermovie

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

1997

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The Many Faces of Draculamovie

The Many Faces of Dracula

2000

John Harker (archive footage)

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavendermovie

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

1997

Self (archive footage)

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbookmovie

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991

John Harker (archive footage)

Draculamovie

Dracula

1963

John (archive footage)

A Woman Rebelsmovie

A Woman Rebels

1936

Lieutenant Alan Craig Freeland

Hearts in Bondagemovie

Hearts in Bondage

1936

Raymond Jordan

Lucky Fugitivesmovie

Lucky Fugitives

1936

Jack Wycoff / Cy King

Jalnamovie

Jalna

1935

Eden Whiteoaks

The Perfect Cluemovie

The Perfect Clue

1935

David Mannering

The Mystery of Edwin Droodmovie

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

1935

Edwin Drood

The Moonstonemovie

The Moonstone

1934

Franklin Blake

The Great Flirtationmovie

The Great Flirtation

1934

Larry Kenyon

The Black Catmovie

The Black Cat

1934

Peter Alison

The Luck of a Sailormovie

The Luck of a Sailor

1934

Captain Colin

Roman Scandalsmovie

Roman Scandals

1933

Josephus

Torch Singermovie

Torch Singer

1933

Michael 'Mike' Gardner

The Devil's in Lovemovie

The Devil's in Love

1933

Captain Jean Fabien

The Girl in 419movie

The Girl in 419

1933

Dr. Martin Nichols

The Warrior's Husbandmovie

The Warrior's Husband

1933

Theseus

From Hell to Heavenmovie

From Hell to Heaven

1933

Wesley Burt

The Mummymovie

The Mummy

1932

Frank Whemple

The Death Kissmovie

The Death Kiss

1932

Franklyn Drew

They Call It Sinmovie

They Call It Sin

1932

James E. 'Jimmy' Decker

A Bill of Divorcementmovie

A Bill of Divorcement

1932

Kit Humphreys

Croonermovie

Crooner

1932

Ted 'Teddy' Taylor

Man Wantedmovie

Man Wanted

1932

Thomas 'Tom' / 'Tommy' Sherman

Beauty and the Bossmovie

Beauty and the Boss

1932

Baron Paul von Ullrich

Lady with a Pastmovie

Lady with a Past

1932

Donnie Wainwright

The Greeks Had a Word for Themmovie

The Greeks Had a Word for Them

1932

Dey Emery

The Ruling Voicemovie

The Ruling Voice

1931

Dick Cheney

The Last Flightmovie

The Last Flight

1931

Shep Lambert

Stranger in Townmovie

Stranger in Town

1931

Jerry Fleming

The Miracle Womanmovie

The Miracle Woman

1931

John Carson

The Millionairemovie

The Millionaire

1931

Bill Merrick

Draculamovie

Dracula

1931

John Harker

The Right to Lovemovie

The Right to Love

1930

Joe Copeland

Mothers Crymovie

Mothers Cry

1930

Arthur 'Artie' Williams

The Truth About Youthmovie

The Truth About Youth

1930

Richard Dane 'The Imp'

Kismetmovie

Kismet

1930

Caliph Abdallah

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubileemovie

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

1930

Self

Sweet Mamamovie

Sweet Mama

1930

Jimmy

He Knew Womenmovie

He Knew Women

1930

Austin Lowe

Journey's Endmovie

Journey's End

1930

James Raleigh