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Jonathan Frid

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Born

12/2/1924, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Died

4/13/2012

Birth Name

John Herbert Frid

Gender

Male

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John Herbert Frid was born December 2, 1924, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. During World War II, he served in the Canadian Navy. In 1948 he graduated from McMaster University and in 1949 was accepted at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. Over the next few years,

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Credits

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Role
- Dark Shadows: The Haunting of Collinswood
  Star
  2009
- House of Dark Shadows
  Star
  1970
- Dark Shadows
  Barnabas Collins; Bramwell Collins (1967-1971)
  - S 8: Ep 31 DS-917
    12/31/69
  - S 8: Ep 30 DS-916
    12/30/69
  - S 8: Ep 29 DS-915
    12/29/69
  - S 8: Ep 28 DS-913/914
    12/26/69
  - S 8: Ep 27 DS-912
    12/24/69
  - + 914 More Credits
- Dark Shadows
  Barnabas Collins
  - S 6: Ep 210 DS-673
    1/22/69
  - S 6: Ep 194 DS-657
    12/31/68
  - S 6: Ep 193 DS-656
    12/30/68
  - S 6: Ep 191 DS-654
    12/26/68
  - S 6: Ep 190 DS-652/653
    12/24/68
  - + 74 More Credits
- Dark Shadows: The Vampire Curse
  Star
  1966
Guest Star (6)

Role
- Into the Night
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 236 June 27, 1991
    6/27/91
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 11 September 15, 1969
    9/15/69
- Della!
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 June 9, 1969
    6/9/69
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 149 March 27, 1969
    3/27/69
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 110 August 2, 1968
    8/2/68
  - S 1: Ep 25 April 5, 1968
    4/5/68
  - S 4: Ep 165 August 24, 1970
    8/24/70
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 227 July 16, 1968
    7/16/68

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- Jonathan Frid: I love to play horror for horror's sake. Inner horror...I mean, I never thought I created fear with the fang business of Barnabus. I always felt foolish doing that part of it. The horror part I liked was "the lie".
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A true original!

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By koberfan, May 30, 2007

Jonathan Frid, now that was a name I had not heard in many years until just a few weeks ago when my teenagers started watching the original"Dark Shadows" on DVD. I had forgotten what a crush I had on Barnabas Collins when I watched the series on VHS. Barnabas, the reluctant vampire, what a new concept back in the swinging 1960's! It is no wonder that Mr. Frid was catapulted to international fame during the five year run of the show and ultimate typecasting after the demise of "Dark Shadows". He seemed such a noble man and somewhat out of another era when I remember seeing him on tapes of his talk show appearances from the 60's. It is very much a shame that this so very talented man never found more work on television, but I will always be glad that he appeared as Barnabas Collins. No one else could ever fill that role in my estimation!moreless
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