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David Manners
Acting
Born: April 29, 1900
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Biography
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
as John Harker
The Mummy
as Frank Whemple
The Black Cat
as Peter Alison
Hearts in Bondage
as Raymond Jordan
Roman Scandals
as Josephus
The Many Faces of Dracula
as John Harker (archive footage)
The Miracle Woman
as John Carson
The Luck of a Sailor
as Captain Colin
The Death Kiss
as Franklyn Drew
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)
