FILE - In this 1970 file photo originally released by ABC, Jonathan Frid, from "Dark Shadows," is shown. Frid, a Canadian actor best known for playing Barnabas Collins in the 1960s original vampire ...

A new documentary recalls the life and career of Jonathan Frid, the actor who played Barnabas Collins, a 175-year-old guilt -ridden vampire on Dark Shadows, the horror-themed daytime soap opera that ...

Jonathan Frid, the Canadian actor who originated the role of vampire Barnabas Collins in Dark Shadows, has died just a few weeks before the release of the big-screen version of the late '60s soap. He ...

Says Digital Spy, "The 87-year-old actor reportedly died of natural causes at Juravinski Hospital in Hamilton, Ontario.... Frid also starred in 1973 television movie The Devil's Daughter and 1974 film ...

On the eve of Tim Burton’s big-screen adaptation of “Dark Shadows” hitting theaters, the news has spread that Jonathan Frid, the original Barnabas Collins, passed away late last week at age 87 from ...

Before “Angel,” before “Vampire Diaries’” Damon and Stefan, and before “True Blood’s” Bill, there was the original television vampire: Barnabas Collins. Jonathan Frid, who portrayed the character on ...

Dan Curtis' cult-beloved series ran from 1966 to 1971 on ABC and starred Jonathan Frid as vampire Barnabas Collins.

Jonathan Frid, the actor who portrayed vampire Barnabas Collins in the 1966-1971 soap opera Dark Shadows, died on April 13, 2012, at the age of 87. Frid was recently remembered by Johnny Depp, who ...

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Jonathan Frid, best known for starring as vampire Barnabas Collins in ABC’s supernatural soap opera “Dark Shadows,” died of natural causes on Friday, April 13, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He was 87.