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Home/People/David Manners
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Born
Apr 29, 1900Died: Dec 23, 1998
Lived 98 years
Place of Birth
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

43
Movies
0
TV Shows
Also Known As
David Joseph Manners
David J. Manners
Dave Manners
Rauff de Ryther Daun Acklom
Rauff de Ryther Duan Acklom
+1 more
IMDb ProfileOfficial Website

David Manners

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.
The Many Faces of Dracula poster

The Many Faces of Dracula

as John Harker (archive footage)
2000
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender poster

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

as Self (archive footage)
1997
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook poster

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

as John Harker (archive footage)
1991
Dracula poster

Dracula

as John (archive footage)
1963
A Woman Rebels poster

A Woman Rebels

as Lieutenant Alan Craig Freeland
1936
Hearts in Bondage poster

Hearts in Bondage

as Raymond Jordan
1936
Lucky Fugitives poster

Lucky Fugitives

as Jack Wycoff / Cy King
1936
Jalna poster

Jalna

as Eden Whiteoaks
1935
The Perfect Clue poster

The Perfect Clue

as David Mannering
1935
The Mystery of Edwin Drood poster

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

as Edwin Drood
1935
The Moonstone poster

The Moonstone

as Franklin Blake
1934
The Great Flirtation poster

The Great Flirtation

as Larry Kenyon
1934
The Black Cat poster

The Black Cat

as Peter Alison
1934
The Luck of a Sailor poster

The Luck of a Sailor

as Captain Colin
1934
Roman Scandals poster

Roman Scandals

as Josephus
1933
Torch Singer poster

Torch Singer

as Michael 'Mike' Gardner
1933
The Devil's in Love poster

The Devil's in Love

as Captain Jean Fabien
1933
The Girl in 419 poster

The Girl in 419

as Dr. Martin Nichols
1933
The Warrior's Husband poster

The Warrior's Husband

as Theseus
1933
From Hell to Heaven poster

From Hell to Heaven

as Wesley Burt
1933