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David Manners

David Manners

Actor·1900–1998·Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

7 horror credits

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.

Actor7 films

The Many Faces of Dracula

The Many Faces of Dracula

John Harker (archive footage)

2000
Dracula

Dracula

John (archive footage)

1963
The Mystery of Edwin Drood

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Edwin Drood

1935
The Black Cat

The Black Cat

Peter Alison

1934 3.8
The Mummy

The Mummy

Frank Whemple

1932 3.0
The Death Kiss

The Death Kiss

Franklyn Drew

1932
Dracula

Dracula

John Harker

1931 3.5