McMaster University (BA) Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (PGDip) Yale University (MFA)
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1946–2012
Known for
Barnabas Collins
Television
Dark Shadows
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] 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.[4][5]
^Friscolanti, Michael (May 1, 2012). "Jonathan Frid". Maclean's. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
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^Gillies, Rob (April 21, 2012). "Actor Jonathan Frid Dies at 87". Associated Press. The Ledger Independent, Maysville, KY. Twenty million people saw the show at its peak in 1969...It had a huge pop culture impact.
^Dawidziak, Mark (April 20, 2012). "Jonathan Frid Transformed the Vampire". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
^Gross, Ed. "Dark Shadows, Jonathan Frid, and Beyond". Vampires and Slayers with Ed Gross. Apple Podcasts. Retrieved August 14, 2021. One of the most significant portrayals of a vampire in history: Jonathan Frid as Barnabas Collins…he played what was the first sympathetic, angst-driven vampire, paving the way for the likes of Lestatt, Angel, Nick Night, and Edward Cullin, among many others.
JonathanFrid (December 2, 1924 – April 14, 2012) was a Canadian actor, best known for his role as vampire Barnabas Collins on the gothic television soap...
Grigory Frid, a Russian composer JonathanFrid, a Canadian actor Tage Frid, a Danish born American woodworker Valeri Frid, a Soviet scriptwriter also Frid Ingulstad...
take place. The series became popular when vampire Barnabas Collins (JonathanFrid) was introduced ten months into its run. It would also feature ghosts...
lost love, Josette. The character, originally played by Canadian actor JonathanFrid, was introduced in an attempt to resurrect the show's flagging ratings...
television series. In this film expansion, vampire Barnabas Collins (JonathanFrid) searches for a cure for vampirism so he can marry a woman who resembles...
and Old Lace opposite Jean Stapleton, Marion Ross, Larry Storch, and JonathanFrid, and continued the role in the North American tour. In 1992, he played...
Josette came to Collinsport, Maine in 1795 to marry Barnabas Collins (JonathanFrid). Though Barnabas had become engaged to Josette following an earlier...
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film. The series centers on vampire Barnabas Collins, portrayed by JonathanFrid, and his descendants, the Collins family of Collinsport, Maine. Residents...
1971, featured the vampire character Barnabas Collins, portrayed by JonathanFrid, which proved partly responsible for making the series one of the most...
Billie Mae Richards, William Davidson, Alfie Scopp, Murray Chercover, JonathanFrid, Cec Linder, Les Lye, Bill Luxton, and Roy Currie. The school was located...
favorite), Arsenic and Old Lace with Jean Stapleton, Marion Ross, and JonathanFrid, and Annie Get Your Gun with Reba McEntire. He toured the United States...
to do a direct sequel and revive the vampire Barnabas Collins. Actor JonathanFrid, however, refused to play the role again for fear of being typecast...
William Finley 71 US Actor Phantom of the Paradise The Black Dahlia 14 JonathanFrid 87 Canada Actor House of Dark Shadows Seizure 14 Martin Poll 89 US Producer...
– Maria Callas, American-Greek soprano and actress (d. 1977) 1924 – JonathanFrid, Canadian actor (d. 2012) 1924 – Alexander Haig, American general and...
portrayed the loyal confidant and friend of the vampire Barnabas Collins (JonathanFrid). Other key roles that she played on the show were those of Countess...
actors and directors. Such alumni include Eugene Levy, Martin Short, JonathanFrid, Ivan Reitman, Dave Thomas, and Max Kerman of Canadian rock band Arkells...
2023. Nahmod, David-Elijah. "The vampire's closet: 'Dark Shadows' star JonathanFrid in new documentary". Bay Area Reporter. BAR, Inc. Retrieved 16 March...
complete the costume. The vampire Barnabas Collins (as portrayed by actor JonathanFrid) wore an Inverness cape on the 1966 cult classic Gothic soap opera Dark...
Room Evan Kurlander 2009 Make the Yuletide Gay Peter Stanford 2015 Always Oliver 2021 Dark Shadows and Beyond - The JonathanFrid Story Self (narration)...
Corporation Oliver Stone (director/screenplay); Edward Mann (screenplay); JonathanFrid, Martine Beswick, Hervé Villechaize, Henry Judd Baker, Joseph Sirola...
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