David Manners

David Manners

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...

Known For

Dracula

as John Harker

The Mummy

as Frank Whemple

The Black Cat

as Peter Alison

Cast Credits

Dracula

as John (archive footage)

A Woman Rebels

as Lieutenant Alan Craig Freeland

Hearts in Bondage

as Raymond Jordan

Lucky Fugitives

as Jack Wycoff / Cy King

Jalna

as Eden Whiteoaks

The Perfect Clue

as David Mannering

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

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

From Hell to Heaven

as Wesley Burt

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 Ruling Voice

as Dick Cheney

The Last Flight

as Shep Lambert

Stranger in Town

as Jerry Fleming

The Miracle Woman

as John Carson