ACTOR

Jonathan Frid

1924 - 2012

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Jonathan Frid (December 2, 1924 – April 14, 2012) was a Canadian actor, best known for his role as vampire Barnabas Collins on the gothic television soap opera Dark Shadows. The introduction in 1967 of Frid's reluctant, guilt-ridden vampire caused the floundering daytime drama to soar to 20 million daily viewers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jonathan Frid has received more than 1,045,418 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Jonathan Frid is the 10,140th most popular actor (down from 9,004th in 2019), the 906th most popular biography from Canada (down from 777th in 2019) and the 291st most popular Canadian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jonathan Frid ranks 10,140 out of 13,578. Before him are Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Yasemin Allen, Kahi, Snowy Baker, Ken Olin, and Kensho Ono. After him are Ken Marino, Elizaveta Boyarskaya, James Maslow, Deepti Naval, Dileep Rao, and Morgan Davies.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Jonathan Frid ranks 507. Before him are Dolores Gray, Abdirizak Haji Hussein, Laurie Hughes, Ella Mae Morse, Sarah Caldwell, and A. B. Bardhan. After him are Peggy Cass, Kamala Markandaya, Tony Britton, and Han Xu. Among people deceased in 2012, Jonathan Frid ranks 500. Before him are Nina Bawden, Chuck Share, Al Freeman Jr., Kenny Rollins, Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó, and Anthony Bevilacqua. After him are James Abdnor, Alexander Dale Oen, John Ingle, Alex Alves, Mary Tamm, and Erik Rhodes.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Jonathan Frid ranks 906 out of 1,622. Before him are Richard Harmon (1991), Paul Kariya (1974), Jessica Paré (1980), Dick Pound (1942), Lauren Lee Smith (1980), and Lee Aaron (1962). After him are Bryan Trottier (1956), Rossif Sutherland (1978), Glen Drover (1969), Emily Bett Rickards (1991), Natalya Neidhart (1982), and Will Sasso (1975).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, Jonathan Frid ranks 291. Before him are Victor Webster (1973), Kate Vernon (1961), Alaina Huffman (1980), Richard Harmon (1991), Jessica Paré (1980), and Lauren Lee Smith (1980). After him are Rossif Sutherland (1978), Emily Bett Rickards (1991), Will Sasso (1975), Greg Bryk (1972), Tracy Spiridakos (1988), and Luke Macfarlane (1980).

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Television and Movie Roles

Dark Shadows
Guest
Vampire Barnabas Collins is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. He returns to Collinwood Manor to find that his once-grand estate and family have fallen into ruin.
May 9th 20126.1 / 10
Dark Shadows
Barnabas Collins / Bramwell Collins
Dark Shadows is an American gothic soap opera that originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, from June 27, 1966, to April 2, 1971. The show was created by Dan Curtis. The story bible, which was written by Art Wallace, does not mention any supernatural elements. It was unprecedented in daytime television when ghosts were introduced about six months after it began. The series became hugely popular when vampire Barnabas Collins appeared a year into its run. Dark Shadows also featured werewolves, zombies, man-made monsters, witches, warlocks, time travel, and a parallel universe. A small company of actors each played many roles; indeed, as actors came and went, some characters were played by more than one actor. Major writers besides Art Wallace included Malcolm Marmorstein, Sam Hall, Gordon Russell, and Violet Welles.
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House of Dark Shadows
Barnabas Collins
The story of vampire Barnabas Collins, the possible cure offered him by Dr. Julia Hoffman, and his search for love amidst the horror.
Sep 9th 19706.6 / 10