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