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Mini Bio. Jonathan Frid's career in drama began when he first "offered his soul" to the theater as a young boy at a preparatory school in Ontario, Canada. Following his graduation from McMaster University, he attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) in the UK and later earned a Master's Degree in Directing from the Yale School of Drama.
DARK SHADOWS AND BEYOND — THE JONATHAN FRID STORY is the first feature-length documentary devoted to Canadian-born actor Jonathan Frid, who became a television sensation with his portrayal of guilt-ridden vampire Barnabas Collins on Dark Shadows, the 1966 – 1971 daytime drama that remains a beloved cult classic today.
Apr 20, 2012 · April 20, 2012 12 AM PT. Jonathan Frid, whose portrayal of charismatic vampire Barnabas Collins in the supernatural soap opera “Dark Shadows” turned the classically trained actor into a...
Apr 20, 2012 · Canadian actor Jonathan Frid, best known for playing lead role Barnabas Collins in the 1960s vampire soap opera Dark Shadows, has died aged 87. The star died of natural causes in a hospital in...
Apr 19, 2012 · April 19, 2012, 9:23 AM PDT. By Gael Fashingbauer Cooper and Gael Fashingbauer Cooper. Actor Jonathan Frid, who played imposing and elegant vampire Barnabas Collins on the gothic soap opera...
Jonathan Frid (December 2, 1924 – April 14, 2012) 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.
Apr 19, 2012 · Jonathan Frid, a Canadian actor best known for playing Barnabas Collins in the 1960s original vampire soap opera “Dark Shadows”, has died. He was 87. Frid died Friday of natural causes in a...
