David Manners

Actor

Born: April 29, 1900 (98 years old)

Died: December 23, 1998

Place of birth: 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.

Filmography (24)

• Dracula (1931, ★ 7.2)
• The Black Cat (1934, ★ 6.7)
• The Mummy (1932, ★ 6.8)
• The Millionaire (1931, ★ 7.5)
• The Greeks Had a Word for Them (1932, ★ 5.2)
• Roman Scandals (1933, ★ 5.7)
• Journey's End (1930, ★ 6.3)
• The Miracle Woman (1931, ★ 6.7)
• A Bill of Divorcement (1932, ★ 6.2)
• Torch Singer (1933, ★ 5.2)
• The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935, ★ 5.6)
• Man Wanted (1932, ★ 5.1)
• The Death Kiss (1932, ★ 5.1)
• They Call It Sin (1932, ★ 5.8)
• Lady with a Past (1932, ★ 5.8)
• The Last Flight (1931, ★ 6.5)
• Beauty and the Boss (1932, ★ 6.6)
• The Truth About Youth (1930, ★ 6)
• The Ruling Voice (1931, ★ 6)
• A Woman Rebels (1936, ★ 5.7)
• Hearts in Bondage (1936, ★ 4.4)
• The Moonstone (1934, ★ 4.6)
• Jalna (1935, ★ 4)
• The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997, ★ 4.9)