Jonathan Frid
Birthday: Born in 1924-12-02 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Deathday: 2012-04-14
Jonathan Frid was a Canadian actor best known for portraying vampire Barnabas Collins on the gothic television soap opera Dark Shadows.
TV Credits
Dark Shadows
Character: Barnabas Collins / Bramwell Collins
Dark Shadows is an American gothic soap opera that originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, from June 27, 1966, to April 2, 1971. The show was created by Dan Curtis. The story bible, which was written by Art Wallace, does not mention any supernatural elements. It was unprecedented in daytime television when ghosts were introduced about six months after it began. The series became hugely popular when vampire Barnabas Collins appeared a year into its run. Dark Shadows also feature...
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character: Self
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Movie Credits
Seizure
Character: Edmund Blackstone
A disturbed author's house party becomes a scene of carnage when three of his homicidal creations appear....
Dark Shadows and Beyond: The Jonathan Frid Story
Character: Self
DARK SHADOWS & BEYOND – THE JONATHAN FRID STORY reveals the real man beneath the vampire’s cloak, exploring Frid’s personal and professional struggles, artistic triumphs and rise to fame. Among the family, friends and co-workers who offer fresh insights are actresses Marion Ross (Arsenic & Old Lace) and Christina Pickles (Seizure), American Shakespeare Festival associate Anthony Zerbe and Dark Shadows colleagues David Selby, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Lara Parker, Nancy Barrett, Marie Wallace and Jame...
House of Dark Shadows
Character: Barnabas Collins
The story of vampire Barnabas Collins, the possible cure offered him by Dr. Julia Hoffman, and his search for love amidst the horror....
The Devil's Daughter
Character: Mr. Howard
A young girl whose mother had sold her soul to Satan when she was born is told by Satan that she must marry a fellow demon....
Dark Shadows: The Vampire Curse
Character: Barnabas Collins (archive footage)
This compilation of select episodes from the vintage gothic TV drama "Dark Shadows" reveals the love triangle behind Barnabas Collins' tragic transformation to an immortal creature of the night....
Dark Shadows: The Haunting of Collinwood
Character: Barnabas Collins
Dark Shadows: The Haunting of Collinwood is a DVD compilation of episodes 639 to 694, key scenes from which have been edited together to form a three hour feature. It focuses on Quentin Collins' possession of David Collins & Amy Jennings....
Dark Shadows
Character: Guest
Vampire Barnabas Collins is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. He returns to Collinwood Manor to find that his once-grand estate and family have fallen into ruin....
Casting Shadows
Character: Self – Barnabas Collins
A documentary produced by PBS affiliate WNYC, intended to serve as an introduction to their 1987 re-broadcast of the 1960s gothic daytime soap opera Dark Shadows....