Jonathan Frid
Birthday
1924/12/02
Day of death
2012/04/14 (87 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Also know as
John Herbert Frid
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 ...Read more
Acting
(1974) Seizure
as Edmund Blackstone
(2021) Dark Shadows and Beyond: The Jonathan Frid Story
as Self
(1970) House of Dark Shadows
as Barnabas Collins
(1973) The Devil's Daughter
as Mr. Howard
(2009) Dark Shadows: The Vampire Curse
as Barnabas Collins (archive footage)
(2009) Dark Shadows: The Haunting of Collinwood
as Barnabas Collins (archive footage)
(2012) Dark Shadows
as Guest
(1987) Casting Shadows
as Self – Barnabas Collins
(1966) Dark Shadows
as Barnabas Collins / Bramwell Collins
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self