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
(1931)
John Harker
The Mummy
(1932)
Frank Whemple
The Black Cat
(1934)
Peter Alison
Full Filmography
Acting
The Right to Love
(1930)
Joe Copeland
Journey's End
(1930)
James Raleigh
Sweet Mama
(1930)
Jimmy
He Knew Women
(1930)
Austin Lowe
The Truth About Youth
(1930)
Richard Dane 'The Imp'
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
(1930)
Self
Mothers Cry
(1930)
Arthur 'Artie' Williams
Kismet
(1930)
Caliph Abdallah
The Miracle Woman
(1931)
John Carson
The Ruling Voice
(1931)
Dick Cheney
Dracula
(1931)
John Harker
Stranger in Town
(1931)
Jerry Fleming
The Millionaire
(1931)
Bill Merrick
The Last Flight
(1931)
Shep Lambert
Man Wanted
(1932)
Thomas 'Tom' / 'Tommy' Sherman
The Death Kiss
(1932)
Franklyn Drew
They Call It Sin
(1932)
James E. 'Jimmy' Decker
The Mummy
(1932)
Frank Whemple
A Bill of Divorcement
(1932)
Kit Humphreys
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
(1932)
Dey Emery
Beauty and the Boss
(1932)
Baron Paul von Ullrich
Lady with a Past
(1932)
Donnie Wainwright
Crooner
(1932)
Ted 'Teddy' Taylor
From Hell to Heaven
(1933)
Wesley Burt
The Girl in 419
(1933)
Dr. Martin Nichols
Torch Singer
(1933)
Michael 'Mike' Gardner
Roman Scandals
(1933)
Josephus
The Warrior's Husband
(1933)
Theseus
The Devil's in Love
(1933)
Captain Jean Fabien
The Moonstone
(1934)
Franklin Blake
The Black Cat
(1934)
Peter Alison
The Great Flirtation
(1934)
Larry Kenyon
The Luck of a Sailor
(1934)
Captain Colin
The Perfect Clue
(1935)
David Mannering
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
(1935)
Edwin Drood
Jalna
(1935)
Eden Whiteoaks
Hearts in Bondage
(1936)
Raymond Jordan
A Woman Rebels
(1936)
Lieutenant Alan Craig Freeland
Lucky Fugitives
(1936)
Jack Wycoff / Cy King
Dracula
(1963)
John (archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
(1991)
John Harker (archive footage)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
(1997)
Self (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Dracula
(2000)
John Harker (archive footage)
Dracula Unearthed
(2022)
John Harker (Archive Footage)