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David Manners

Novelist | * 04/30/1900 († 98, 12/23/1998) | 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 plays John Harker in Tod Browning's 1931 horror classic Dracula, which stars Bela Lugosi in the title role. The following year, Manners portrayed the archaeologist Frank Whemple in The Mummy, another pre-Code thriller by Universal Pictures. ()

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.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

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When a movie actor is shot and killed during production, the true feelings about the actor begin to surface. As the studio heads worry about negative publicity, one of the writers tags along as the ki ...

The Death Kiss

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1932 | 2.5/5 | 1h 15min
Mystery, Comedy
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An ancient Egyptian priest named Imhotep is revived when an archaeological expedition finds his mummy and one of the archaeologists accidentally reads an ancient life-giving spell. Imhotep escapes fro ...

The Mummy

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1932 | 3.4/5 | 1h 13min
Horror, Drama, Fantasy
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British estate agent Renfield travels to Transylvania to meet with the mysterious Count Dracula, who is interested in leasing a castle in London and is, unbeknownst to Renfield, a vampire. After Dracu ...

Dracula

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1931 | 3.6/5 | 1h 12min
Horror, Drama, Fantasy
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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 Black Cat

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1934 | 3.4/5 | 1h 3min
Horror, Mystery
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Movies with David Manners as Actor(40)

as Self (archive footage)1997 The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Jack Wycoff / Cy King1936 Lucky Fugitives
as Raymond Jordan1936 Hearts in Bondage
as Lieutenant Alan Craig Freeland1936 A Woman Rebels
as Eden Whiteoaks1935 Jalna
as Edwin Drood1935 The Mystery of Edwin Drood
as David Mannering1935 The Perfect Clue
as Peter Alison1934 The Black Cat
as Franklin Blake1934 The Moonstone
as Larry Kenyon1934 The Great Flirtation
as Captain Colin1934 The Luck of a Sailor
as Josephus1933 Roman Scandals
as Captain Jean Fabien1933 The Devil's in Love
as Michael 'Mike' Gardner1933 Torch Singer
as Theseus1933 The Warrior's Husband
as Dr. Martin Nichols1933 The Girl in 419
as Wesley Burt1933 From Hell to Heaven
as Franklyn Drew1932 The Death Kiss
as Baron Paul von Ullrich1932 Beauty and the Boss
as Kit Humphreys1932 A Bill of Divorcement
as Dey Emery1932 The Greeks Had a Word for Them
as James E. 'Jimmy' Decker1932 They Call It Sin
as Jerry Fleming1932 Stranger in Town
as Donnie Wainwright1932 Lady with a Past
as Frank Whemple1932 The Mummy
as Thomas 'Tom' / 'Tommy' Sherman1932 Man Wanted
as Ted 'Teddy' Taylor1932 Crooner
as John Harker1931 Dracula
as Shep Lambert1931 The Last Flight
as Dick Cheney1931 The Ruling Voice
as Bill Merrick1931 The Millionaire
as John Carson1931 The Miracle Woman
as Austin Lowe1930 He Knew Women
as Arthur 'Artie' Williams1930 Mothers Cry
as Joe Copeland1930 The Right to Love
as Jimmy1930 Sweet Mama
as Richard Dane 'The Imp'1930 The Truth About Youth
as James Raleigh1930 Journey's End
as himself1930 An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
as Caliph Abdallah1930 Kismet

Additional Information

Official websites:
www.davidmanners.com
Full Name: David Manners
Born: Monday, 04/30 1900 (April) in Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada)
Died: Wednesday, 12/23 1998 (December) in Santa Barbara (aged: 98)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: University of Toronto
Father: George Moreby Acklom
Other names for David Manners (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"David Joseph Manners"
"David J. Manners"
"Dave Manners"
"Rauff de Ryther Daun Acklom"
"Rauff de Ryther Duan Acklom"
"Rauff Acklom"
David Manners frequently works together with these people:
Leo F. Forbstein (6x, Crew)
Loretta Young (6x, Actress)
Tod Browning (4x, Crew)
Anton Grot (4x, Crew)
Edgar G. Ulmer (4x, Crew)
Jack Okey (4x, Crew)
W. Franke Harling (4x, Crew)
Carl Laemmle Jr. (4x, Crew)
Edward Van Sloan (4x, Actor)
Howard Estabrook (4x, Crew)
Earl Luick (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:222720, Added: 07/31/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024