David Manners

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David Manners

Acting April 29, 1900

Halifax, 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 cla…

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Dracula

Dracula

7.2 1931 Movie
The Mummy

The Mummy

6.7 1932 Movie
The Black Cat

The Black Cat

6.7 1934 Movie
The Miracle Woman

The Miracle Woman

6.7 1931 Movie
A Bill of Divorcement

A Bill of Divorcement

6.4 1932 Movie
The Death Kiss

The Death Kiss

5.3 1932 Movie
Roman Scandals

Roman Scandals

5.8 1933 Movie
A Woman Rebels

A Woman Rebels

5.8 1936 Movie
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

5.3 1997 Movie
The Mystery of Edwin Drood

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

5.9 1935 Movie
Man Wanted

Man Wanted

5.5 1932 Movie
The Millionaire

The Millionaire

7.6 1931 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2000
    The Many Faces of Dracula

    Movie John Harker (archive footage)

  2. 1997
    The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  3. 1991
    Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

    Movie John Harker (archive footage)

  4. 1936
    A Woman Rebels

    Movie Lieutenant Alan Craig Freeland

  5. 1936
    Hearts in Bondage

    Movie Raymond Jordan

  6. 1936
    Lucky Fugitives

    Movie Jack Wycoff / Cy King

  7. 1935
    Jalna

    Movie Eden Whiteoaks

  8. 1935
    The Perfect Clue

    Movie David Mannering

  9. 1935
    The Mystery of Edwin Drood

    Movie Edwin Drood

  10. 1934
    The Moonstone

    Movie Franklin Blake

  11. 1934
    The Great Flirtation

    Movie Larry Kenyon

  12. 1934
    The Black Cat

    Movie Peter Alison

  13. 1934
    The Luck of a Sailor

    Movie Captain Colin

  14. 1933
    Roman Scandals

    Movie Josephus

  15. 1933
    Torch Singer

    Movie Michael 'Mike' Gardner

  16. 1933
    The Devil's in Love

    Movie Captain Jean Fabien

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  1. 1933
    The Girl in 419

    Movie Dr. Martin Nichols

  2. 1933
    The Warrior's Husband

    Movie Theseus

  3. 1933
    From Hell to Heaven

    Movie Wesley Burt

  4. 1932
    The Mummy

    Movie Frank Whemple

  5. 1932
    The Death Kiss

    Movie Franklyn Drew

  6. 1932
    They Call It Sin

    Movie James E. 'Jimmy' Decker

  7. 1932
    A Bill of Divorcement

    Movie Kit Humphreys

  8. 1932
    Crooner

    Movie Ted 'Teddy' Taylor

  9. 1932
    Man Wanted

    Movie Thomas 'Tom' / 'Tommy' Sherman

  10. 1932
    Beauty and the Boss

    Movie Baron Paul von Ullrich

  11. 1932
    Lady with a Past

    Movie Donnie Wainwright

  12. 1932
    The Greeks Had a Word for Them

    Movie Dey Emery

  13. 1931
    The Ruling Voice

    Movie Dick Cheney

  14. 1931
    The Last Flight

    Movie Shep Lambert

  15. 1931
    Stranger in Town

    Movie Jerry Fleming

  16. 1931
    The Miracle Woman

    Movie John Carson

  17. 1931
    The Millionaire

    Movie Bill Merrick

  18. 1931
    Dracula

    Movie John Harker

  19. 1930
    The Right to Love

    Movie Joe Copeland

  20. 1930
    Mothers Cry

    Movie Arthur 'Artie' Williams

  21. 1930
    The Truth About Youth

    Movie Richard Dane 'The Imp'

  22. 1930
    Kismet

    Movie Caliph Abdallah

  23. 1930
    An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

    Movie Self

  24. 1930
    Sweet Mama

    Movie Jimmy