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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. [3]
Feb 27, 2019 · A shared interiview with Jonathan Frid. “He looked us straight in the eye. He didn’t talk down to us — the girl from the private private school and the unpublished celebrity interviewer." By Derek Gilbert. Afternoon TV, November, 1969. “Hello,” said. “I’m here to see Mr. Frid.”. “Mr. Frid?” the blank-faced receptionist ...
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Apr 20, 2012 · “Jonathan Frid was the reason I used to run home from school to watch ‘Dark Shadows.’ His elegance and grace was an inspiration then and will continue to remain one forever more.
May 24, 2012 · December 2, 1924 - April 13, 2012. Donald Frid, Jonathan's nephew, who assisted Jonathan at many of the recent Festivals, has informed us that Jonathan passed away at the age of 87 on April 13, 2012, in Hamilton, Ontario. His health had been declining in recent weeks and he died peacefully in his sleep in a local hospital.
Apr 19, 2012 · A Yale graduate, Frid was a theater actor looking for a teaching job until he was hired to play a 200-year-old vampire on "Dark Shadows," according to a biography on his Web site. At its...
- Sarah Anne Hughes
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 ...
Oct 5, 2021 · By PATRICK McCRAY. He was a quiet celebrity. After the magnesium flash of Dark Shadows ’ explosive popularity waned, his work was idiosyncratic, and his life was free of scandal. Good news for Jonathan Frid, but potentially bad news for audiences. As much as we might feel heartbroken over the bad behavior of a celebrity, it makes for ...