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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 981,793 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Jonathan Frid is the 9,020th most popular actor (down from 7,302nd in 2019), the 778th most popular biography from Canada (down from 632nd in 2019) and the 271st most popular Canadian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 980k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 35.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jonathan Frid ranks 9,020 out of 9,996. Before him are Kyle Secor, Bob Peterson, Emily Beecham, Anna Shaffer, Rila Fukushima, and Laura Birn. After him are Gülse Birsel, Itzan Escamilla, Alisan Porter, Mina El Hammani, Mayumi Iizuka, and Bitsie Tulloch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Jonathan Frid ranks 450. Before him are Mal Whitfield, Vincent Canby, Vicki Draves, Dolores Gray, Ella Mae Morse, and Nek Chand. After him are Jocelyne LaGarde, Abdirizak Haji Hussein, Ron Staniforth, Peggy Cass, and Tony Britton. Among people deceased in 2012, Jonathan Frid ranks 447. Before him are Roman Totenberg, Dave Sexton, Alexander Dale Oen, Jaime Graça, Anthony Bevilacqua, and António Leitão. After him are Erhard Wunderlich, Dubravko Pavličić, John Ingle, Mary Tamm, Alan G. Poindexter, and Erik Rhodes.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Jonathan Frid ranks 778 out of 1,350. Before him are Grant Fuhr (1962), Alaina Huffman (1980), Natasha St-Pier (1981), Dean DeBlois (1970), Guy Maddin (1956), and Eric Lamaze (1968). After him are Erik Mongrain (1980), Debbi Wilkes (1946), Eric Lindros (1973), Snow (1969), Yanic Truesdale (1970), and Jewel Staite (1982).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, Jonathan Frid ranks 271. Before him are Jessica Lucas (1985), Jodelle Ferland (1994), Greg Bryk (1972), Gina Holden (1975), Lauren Lee Smith (1980), and Alaina Huffman (1980). After him are Yanic Truesdale (1970), Jewel Staite (1982), Paulo Costanzo (1978), Catherine Mary Stewart (1959), Kristin Lehman (1972), and Jennifer Hale (1972).

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