David Manners

Personal Info

Birthday

April 29, 1900

Day of Death

1998-12-23

(98 years old)

Place of Birth

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Also Known As

David Joseph Manners

David J. Manners

Dave Manners

Rauff de Ryther Daun Acklom

Rauff de Ryther Duan Acklom

Rauff Acklom

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

Dracula

The Mummy

The Millionaire

The Black Cat

Jalna

Roman Scandals

From Hell to Heaven

Journey's End

Filmography

2022
Dracula Unearthed
as John Harker (archive footage)
2000
The Many Faces of Dracula
as John Harker (archive footage)
1997
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)
1991
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as John Harker (archive footage)
1936
A Woman Rebels
as Lieutenant Alan Craig Freeland
Hearts in Bondage
as Raymond Jordan
Lucky Fugitives
as Jack Wycoff / Cy King
1935
Jalna
as Eden Whiteoaks
The Perfect Clue
as David Mannering
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
as Edwin Drood
1934
The Moonstone
as Franklin Blake
The Great Flirtation
as Larry Kenyon
The Black Cat
as Peter Alison
The Luck of a Sailor
as Captain Colin
1933
Roman Scandals
as Josephus
Torch Singer
as Michael 'Mike' Gardner
The Devil's in Love
as Captain Jean Fabien
The Girl in 419
as Dr. Martin Nichols
The Warrior's Husband
as Theseus
From Hell to Heaven
as Wesley Burt
1932
The Mummy
as Frank Whemple
The Death Kiss
as Franklyn Drew
They Call It Sin
as James E. 'Jimmy' Decker
A Bill of Divorcement
as Kit Humphreys
Crooner
as Ted 'Teddy' Taylor
Man Wanted
as Thomas 'Tom' / 'Tommy' Sherman
Beauty and the Boss
as Baron Paul von Ullrich
Lady with a Past
as Donnie Wainwright
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
as Dey Emery
1931
The Ruling Voice
as Dick Cheney
The Last Flight
as Shep Lambert
Stranger in Town
as Jerry Fleming
The Miracle Woman
as John Carson
The Millionaire
as Bill Merrick
Dracula
as John Harker
1930
The Right to Love
as Joe Copeland
Mothers Cry
as Arthur 'Artie' Williams
The Truth About Youth
as Richard Dane 'The Imp'
Kismet
as Caliph Abdallah
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
as Self
Sweet Mama
as Jimmy
He Knew Women
as Austin Lowe
Journey's End
as James Raleigh