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David Manners
Acting
29 Apr 1900
† 23 Dec 1998
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.
Also Known As
David Joseph Manners, David J. Manners, Dave Manners, Rauff de Ryther Daun Acklom, Rauff de Ryther Duan Acklom
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David Manners's Movies
72%
Dracula
12 Feb 1931
67%
The Mummy
22 Dec 1932
67%
The Black Cat
07 May 1934
67%
The Miracle Woman
17 Jul 1931
62%
A Bill of Divorcement
28 Sept 1932
51%
The Death Kiss
05 Dec 1932
57%
Roman Scandals
27 Nov 1933
57%
A Woman Rebels
06 Nov 1936
65%
The Last Flight
29 Aug 1931
49%
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
01 Nov 1997
52%
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
03 Feb 1932
56%
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
04 Feb 1935
51%
Man Wanted
23 Apr 1932
58%
They Call It Sin
05 Nov 1932
52%
Torch Singer
08 Sept 1933
58%
Lady with a Past
19 Feb 1932
44%
Hearts in Bondage
26 May 1936
66%
Beauty and the Boss
09 Apr 1932
46%
The Moonstone
20 Aug 1934
60%
The Ruling Voice
10 Sept 1931