Jonathan Frid
Canadian actor and theatre director (1924-2012) · Canada · On the map · Actors · Died at 87
John Herbert Frid, known as Jonathan Frid, was a Canadian actor, best known for his role as vampire Barnabas Collins on the gothic television soap opera Dark Shadows. The introduction in 1967 of Frid's reluctant, guilt-ridden vampire caused the floundering daytime drama to soar to 20 million daily viewers.
Jonathan Frid is read about 184 times a day, in 17 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 12 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
Dark ShadowsFilm, 2012Guest2009
Dark Shadows: The Haunting of CollinwoodFilm, Barnabas Collins (archive footage)
Dark Shadows: The Vampire CurseFilm, 2009Barnabas Collins (archive footage)1987
Casting ShadowsFilm1974
SeizureFilm, Edmund Blackstone1973
The Devil's DaughterFilm, Mr. Howard1970
House of Dark ShadowsFilm, Barnabas Collins1966
Dark ShadowsSeries, Barnabas Collins / Bramwell Collins1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeries1924Born2 December 1924People around Jonathan
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Johnny Depp Produced Dark Shadows (2012)
Kathryn Leigh Scott Also in House of Dark Shadows and Dark Shadows
Tim Burton Directed Dark Shadows (2012)
Oliver Stone Directed Seizure (1974)
Joan Bennett Also in Dark Shadows and House of Dark Shadows- Ben Cross Duets: Barnabas Collins
Richard D. Zanuck Produced Dark Shadows (2012)
Grayson Hall Also in Dark Shadows and House of Dark Shadows
Graham King Produced Dark Shadows (2012)
Alec Newman Duets: Barnabas Collins- Dan Curtis Produced House of Dark Shadows (1971)
- Thayer David Also in Dark Shadows and House of Dark Shadows
Louis Edmonds Also in Dark Shadows and House of Dark Shadows- David Kennedy Produced Dark Shadows (2012)
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Television 2
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His watershed portrayal has been cited as a key influence on contemporary genre film and television series such as Twilight, True Blood and The Vampire Diaries.
