Jonathan Frid
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Jonathan Frid was a Canadian actor born December 2, 1924, in Hamilton, Ontario, and died April 14, 2012, in the same city. He gained fame for portraying vampire Barnabas Collins in the television series Dark Shadows, which aired from 1967 to 1971, significantly increasing the show’s viewership. Frid’s acting career began in 1946 with stage roles, including Shakespearean performances, and extended to film, notably House of Dark Shadows in 1970. Born John Herbert Frid, he graduated from McMaster ...
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Dark Shadows
Barnabas Collins / Bramwell Collins
Dark Shadows
Guest
House of Dark Shadows
Barnabas Collins
Seizure
Edmund Blackstone
The Devil's Daughter
Mr. Howard
Dark Shadows and Beyond: The Jonathan Frid Story
Self
Dark Shadows: The Vampire Curse
Barnabas Collins (archive footage)
Filmography
Dark Shadows and Beyond: The Jonathan Frid Story
2021
as Self
Dark Shadows
2012
as Guest
Dark Shadows: The Vampire Curse
2009
as Barnabas Collins (archive footage)
Dark Shadows: The Haunting of Collinwood
2009
as Barnabas Collins (archive footage)
Casting Shadows
1987
as Self – Barnabas Collins
Seizure
1974
as Edmund Blackstone
The Devil's Daughter
1973
as Mr. Howard
House of Dark Shadows
1970
as Barnabas Collins
Dark Shadows
1966
as Barnabas Collins / Bramwell Collins
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self