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David Manners
Born: 1900-04-29 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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.
Rated Filmography (43)
Sorted by Score9.5
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
9.0
The Luck of a Sailor
1934
9.0
Lucky Fugitives
1936
7.8
From Hell to Heaven
1933
7.6
The Millionaire
1931
7.2
Dracula
1931
7.0
Beauty and the Boss
1932
7.0
The Warrior's Husband
1933
6.7
The Mummy
1932
6.7
The Black Cat
1934
6.7
The Miracle Woman
1931
6.5
The Last Flight
1931
6.5
Crooner
1932
6.4
A Bill of Divorcement
1932
6.3
Lady with a Past
1932
6.2
Journey's End
1930
6.2
The Ruling Voice
1931
6.2
The Truth About Youth
1930
6.1
He Knew Women
1930
6.0
They Call It Sin
1932
6.0
The Perfect Clue
1935
6.0
The Right to Love
1930
6.0
The Devil's in Love
1933
6.0
Sweet Mama
1930
5.9
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
1935
5.8
Roman Scandals
1933
5.8
A Woman Rebels
1936
5.7
Mothers Cry
1930
5.6
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
1932
5.5
Dracula
1963
5.5
Man Wanted
1932
5.4
Torch Singer
1933
5.3
The Death Kiss
1932
5.3
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997
5.1
Jalna
1935
5.0
Stranger in Town
1931
4.9
Hearts in Bondage
1936
4.6
The Moonstone
1934
4.5
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
1930
4.2
The Girl in 419
1933
4.0
Kismet
1930
3.5
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000
3.5
The Great Flirtation
1934