Barnabas Collins was one of the feature characters in the ABC soap opera serial Dark Shadows. Originally played by Canadian actor Jonathan Frid, Barnabas was a self-loathing yet sympathetic 175-year-old vampire. In the 1991 NBC revival series of Dark Shadows, British actor Ben Cross played the role of Barnabas Collins. The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... For Philippine soap opera, see Teleserye. ... Dark Shadows was a Gothic television soap opera that originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, from June 27, 1966 to April 2, 1971. ... Jonathan Frid as Barnabas Collins on Dark Shadows. John Herbert Frid, who was born on December 2, 1924 in Hamilton, Ontario Canada, is a noted theater, television and movie actor. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... NBC (an abbreviation for National Broadcasting Company, its former corporate name) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... Ben Cross (born December 16, 1947) is a British actor of the stage and screen, best known for his portrayal of Jewish athlete Harold Abrahams in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire. ...

Biography

Barnabas lived in the late 18th century (his back story takes place in 1795), when as a mortal he was to marry Josette du Pres (Kathryn Leigh Scott), despite having a brief affair with Josette's maidservant Angelique (Lara Parker). Angelique was a witch, and via the conjuration of dark magic, made Josette fall in love with Barnabas' uncle, Jeremiah Collins (Anthony George), when she was jilted by Barnabas in favor of Josette. After learning that Jeremiah and Josette have suddenly married, Barnabas challenged Jeremiah to a duel. Jeremiah lost the duel, dying shortly after being shot. Upon Barnabas' discovery that Angelique was the witch responsible for tormenting Collinwood, he shot her. With what she believed to be her dying words, she took revenge on Barnabas by summoning a hexed bat to bite him. Barnabas fell extremely ill, and Angelique, who survived her gunshot wound, regretted her decision and tried in vain to keep Barnabas alive. Nevertheless, Barnabas died shortly after his attack, and soon rose as a vampire. At the very end of the 1795 storyline, as per his request, Barnabas’ father, Joshua Collins, was to slay his son. However, he was unable to murder his son, and so ordered Barnabas’ devoted servant, Ben Stokes, to perform the task. Ben was also unable to kill the vampire and instead chained him in a coffin in the secret room of the family mausoleum. (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Josette DuPres or Josette Collins was a character played by Kathryn Leigh Scott during the 1795 flashback/alternate timeline on the cult TV serial Dark Shadows. ... Spencer Karter’s sketch of Kathryn Leigh Scott as Maggie Evans on Dark Shadows Kathryn Leigh Scott as Maggie Evans on Dark Shadows. Kathryn Leigh Scott was born Kathryn Kringstad on January 26, 1945 in Robbinsdale, Minnesota. ... Angelique is the name of the witch played by Lara Parker on the cult American Broadcasting Company serial Dark Shadows which aired from 1966-1971. ... Lara Parker was born Mary Lamar Rickey in Knoxville, Tennessee on October 27, 1942. ... Jeremiah Collins was played by Anthony George during the 1795 flashback on the ABC-TV Cult Television Gothic Horror Soap Opera serial Dark Shadows. ... Anthony George (born January 29, 1921; died March 16, 2005) was an American actor mostly seen on television. ... Collinwood is a neighborhood on the east side of Cleveland, Ohio annexed by the city in 1910. ... Suborders Megachiroptera Microchiroptera See text for families. ... Philip Burne-Jones, The Vampire, 1897 This article deals with vampires in folklore and legends. ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

In the "present" of 1967, Willie Loomis (John Karlen) who was foraging for the Collins Family's "lost jewels", found the coffin in which Barnabas was chained, and released him. Barnabas attacked Willie and turned him into his unwilling servant. Barnabas introduced himself to the modern Collins family as a cousin from England - a hard working businessman never seen during the day. Barnabas was originally intended to be on for the length of an average soap-opera storyline, roughly 13 weeks. However, Frid's portrayal of the self-loathing vampire commanded so much popularity that producer Dan Curtis kept him on. However, his feeding frenzy did not go unnoticed. He had captured Maggie Evans, who resembled his love Josette, and was trying to hypnotize her into becoming his dead lover. However, Maggie managed to escape by the help of Barnabas' ghost sister, Sarah Collins. Maggie had regressed into the mentality of a child. She was sent to Windcliff Sanitarium, where Dr. Julia Hoffman, was trying to get her relive her memories and identify her kidnapper. Dr. Hoffman soon found out what she needed to and went to Collinwood, looking for the kidnapper. She found out what Barnabas was and what he had done, but her love for him led her to try to help the vampire. She became one of Barnabas' confidants and helped him many times, even risking time travel to aid her afflicted friend. 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Willie Loomis is a character on the ABC-TV cult television Gothic Horror Soap Opera serial Dark Shadows. ... John Karlen was born on May 28, 1933 in New York City. ... Dan Curtis (born August 12, 1928) is a director and producer of television and film, probably best known for the afternoon TV series Dark Shadows, which originally aired from 1966 to 1971 and has aired in syndication for the last thirty years. ...

The final story-arc of the series concentrated on 1840 Parallel Time, where Jonathan Frid played Bramwell Collins, Barnabas Collins' son in that time stream. 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

House of Dark Shadows

In 1970, MGM released the movie House of Dark Shadows. The story centered on the releasing of Barnabas Collins from his coffin by Willie Loomis. Unlike Frid's original portrayal of Barnabas in the show, the Barnabas featured in the movie was more true to the typical evil vampire; by the end of the movie, he has killed half of the Collins Family, before he himself died when he tried to make Maggie Evans his vampire bride. 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ... House of Dark Shadows is a 1970 feature-length horror film by Dan Curtis based on his Dark Shadows television series. ...

Notes

Jonathan Frid first appeared as Barnabas Collins in episode #210 in 1967. However, the character's hand was briefly seen in the climax to episode #209, prior to Frid's introduction. Production staff member Tim Gordon (uncredited) provided the hand, which was first seen choking the character of Willie Loomis. 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Willie Loomis is a character on the ABC-TV cult television Gothic Horror Soap Opera serial Dark Shadows. ...

Relationships

• Josette du Pres
• Angelique
• Victoria Winters
• Maggie Evans
• Sarah Collins
• Dr. Julia Hoffman
• Quentin Collins

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References

External links

• Barnabas Collins at CollinWiki
• Dark Shadows website
• Dark Shadows Online
• Collinwood.net
• Dark Shadows at TV.com