David Manners
Acting
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.
Born: April 29, 1900
Place of Birth: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Known For
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
A history of the famous vampire of books and movies, using film clips, previews and other methods.
The Millionaire
A millionaire automaker retires upon the advice of his doctor, but becomes so bored he buys half interest in a gas station and works it on the sly.
From Hell to Heaven
The various residents and occupants of a resort hotel await the outcome of a horse race at a nearby track, as it will affect each of their lives in different ways.
Dracula
A British estate agent travels to Transylvania to meet the mysterious Count Dracula, who is interested in leasing a London castle. After Dracula enslaves the agent and drives him to insanity, the pair return to London together, where Dracula, a secret bloodsucker, begins preying on socialites.
The Mummy
An ancient Egyptian priest named Imhotep is revived when a British archaeological expedition finds his mummy and one of the researchers accidentally reads an ancient life-giving spell. Imhotep escapes from the field site and searches for the reincarnation of the soul of his lover.
The Miracle Woman
After an unappreciated minister dies, his daughter loses her faith in God, prompting her to open a phony temple with a con man. Can the love of a blind former aviator restore her faith and happiness?
The Black Cat
After a road accident in Hungary, the American honeymooners Joan and Peter and the enigmatic Dr. Werdegast find refuge in the house of the famed architect Hjalmar Poelzig, who shares a dark past with the doctor.
Beauty and the Boss
An ultra-efficient Plain Jane secretary blossoms when she accompanies her boss on a business trip to Paris.
The Last Flight
Cary, Shep, Bill, and Francis are pilots during World War I. The four friends, haunted by the devastation of the war, head to Paris instead of home, where they meet Nikki, an eccentric and wealthy young woman. Nikki is drawn to Cary, and the five friends, tagged by the boorish reporter, Frink, drink their way from Paris to Lisbon.
Journey's End
In France, 1917, an alcoholic captain is afraid that his new replacement, his sweetheart's brother, will betray his downfall.
Filmography
as John Harker (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as John Harker (archive footage)
as John (archive footage)
as Lieutenant Alan Craig Freeland
as Raymond Jordan
as Jack Wycoff / Cy King
as Eden Whiteoaks
as David Mannering
as Edwin Drood
as Franklin Blake
as Larry Kenyon
as Peter Alison
as Captain Colin
as Josephus
as Michael 'Mike' Gardner
as Captain Jean Fabien
as Dr. Martin Nichols
as Theseus
as Wesley Burt
as Frank Whemple
as Franklyn Drew
as James E. 'Jimmy' Decker
as Kit Humphreys
as Ted 'Teddy' Taylor
as Thomas 'Tom' / 'Tommy' Sherman
as Baron Paul von Ullrich
as Donnie Wainwright
as Dey Emery
as Dick Cheney
as Shep Lambert
as Jerry Fleming
as John Carson
as Bill Merrick
as John Harker
as Joe Copeland
as Arthur 'Artie' Williams
as Richard Dane 'The Imp'
as Caliph Abdallah
as Jimmy
as Austin Lowe
as James Raleigh