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I saw a doc on Dark Shadows and the show runner said that the first episodes (up to 211) were the last episodes to not include the supernatural/sci-fi horror. Viewership picked up with the introduction of the vampire, played by Jonathan Frid. The rest is fiction.
Jonathan Frid (December 2, 1924 – April 14, 2012) [ 1 ] was a Canadian actor, best known for his role as vampire Barnabas Collins on the gothic television soap opera Dark Shadows. [ 2 ] The introduction in 1967 of Frid's reluctant, guilt-ridden vampire caused the floundering daytime drama to soar to 20 million daily viewers. [ 3 ]
Jul 3, 2024 · Night of Dark Shadows (1971) Kate Jackson and James Storm. Credit: Everett Collection. “It was a terrific show to do, and a lot of fun,” says James Storm, who joined the series after Davis left playing Gerard Stiles. Storm enjoyed his time with Jonathan Frid, Grayson Hall (who died in 1985), Lara Parker, Christopher Pennock, David Selby ...
Jonathan Frid (December 2, 1924 - April 14, 2012) was a Canadian actor, probably best known for his portrayal of Barnabas Collins in the original Dark Shadows. He also played Bramwell Collins in the final year of the show. Born John Herbert Frid, after war service in the Canadian Navy he attended McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada[1] before attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic ...
Jul 4, 2012 · Below is a surprisingly detailed look at Dark Shadows as the show entered its fourth year on the air. Too many promotional pieces in the 1960s recycled the same bits of information or focused too much on actor Jonathan Frid, who really had little new to say about the character after his first year on Dark Shadows.
Apr 20, 2012 · Mr. Frid starred in almost 600 episodes, from April 18, 1967, to April 2, 1971, when the show went off the air. (It remains perennially undead on DVD.) Mr. Frid received nearly 6,000 fan letters a ...
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Apr 20, 2012 · Jonathan Frid, who portrayed the character on the soap opera/horror series, “Dark Shadows” from 1967 to 1971 – the film adaptation of which hits theaters on May 11 – died on Saturday at ...
