Does anybody remember 'Quentin's Theme' was a 45 single? "I was lucky enough to have been playing Willie," the actor said. The fang business with Barnabas I never thought that I created fear, I always felt foolish doing that part of it, but the horror part I liked was the lie. Theres nothing more horrible than looking someone in the eye who is tell you a lie and you know its a lie. Will I see it as high camp now? R17, Grayson was wonderful, but I think Lara Parker was equally a draw for me. David Henesy, who played young David Collins on the original series, recently got in contact with this site to give an update on his current activities. He played Humphrey Bogart in one of the Woody Allen films I think - Jerry Lacey. I remember snippets from when my mother watched it when I was knee high to a grasshopper. I was one of those kids who rushed home from elementary school to watch Dark Shadows in its original run. It hadnt occurred to me to be a professional until then and a friend of mine was definitely coming to New York after the war to become a professional actor, he recalled. Also got a kick out of spotting the modern zippers on the backs of women's dresses when they'd switch to the 1700-1800s stories. "Just as Jonathan (Frid), with his Barnabas thing he must have gotten sick of seeing himself.". Frid was actually on the show twice in consecutive weeks in March, once in character and then as a panelist, and David Henesy was a panelist in another episode with his mom on the opposing team. "Everybody gets one. Wallace, too, had a theory on the show's enduring appeal. Dark Shadows was doing vampire as code for homosexual long before Anne Rice ever dreamt that up. It just fit right into the whole picture of what it was.". The first 250 episodes go extremely slowly, so you are advised to start when Barnabas arrives and the show transforms from a gothic soap into a monster mash. I was forewarned that this would happen, and it did. I'm a Canadian and I faithfully watched and loved Dark Shadows from beginning to end when it was originally broadcast. So Jonathan just did what actors do: he built an interior life., Though early on it seemed he didnt need too much of that interior life in the sense that Barnabas was intended to be a part of the show for just three months, at which point theyd move on to another character. It Was Pretty Disgusting! "That's the only time that Dan (Curtis) would do it over. Were still talking about Dark Shadows for the same reasons were still talking about Casablanca, Star Wars, and The Twilight Zone they all have a lot of gears working in unison that sing to us on levels deeper than just personal. Fandoms tend to crop up around these kinds of properties because they provoke a shared experience thats transcendent, and we gather together to try to prolong that experience. Funny how gay old Roger just could not hold onto a woman. Im a negative person in that way. No one seemed to mind. Religion probably started for the same reasons. I watched it from first episode to last back in the day (yes, I'm old). All told, though, things were pretty quiet. I started watching DS when they already went into the past the first time, so I never saw the Laura the Phoenix storyline. I said, Ill never get it, he details, and because I was in that attitude, I think I got the job. ", Friendly neighborhood vampire: 'Dark Shadows' is the latest movie to de-fang its monster. He was very frail and not wearing any pants just pink boxers and dress shoes. I think most of them were done for the Museum of Television. In terms of the theater, I like the inner drama rather than the outward manifestation. I think lots of the best bits are on youtube. and the iPad when black. As Carolyn Stoddard, Nancy Barrett got to play a free spirit in the stuffy Collins family. Dawidziak points out that the actor actually did know one thing: He knew how it was going to end, which was with a big piece of lumber sticking out of his chest, because they were going to kill him off. ), I flashed back to Dark Shadows! Beyond various university productions, he began appearing on stage in shows such as A True and Special Friend and, as an understudy on Broadway, the 1964 production of Roar Like a Dove. Fango fans of several generations know what a formative experience the TV series Dark Shadows was for them as children, but perhaps no childhood was as shaped by the series as David Henesy's. Mr. Henesy was with the show from its first week on the air in 1966 to the end of 1970, some 1160 episodes later (filming the feature film House of Dark Shadows earlier that year). Love the DS bloopers. Henesy eventually left acting as he grew up, and currently lives in Panama City, Panama with his wife, Carolina Rodriguez. I love this live stream cast reunion that took place over Zoom on Halloween 2020. Looking around the room didn't notice anything to give a clue as to who our host was until I got to the wall the couch was up against. ", R93 - when I first saw him on Cagney & Lacey I blurted out "Oh my God, it's Willie Loomis!". It's like the knowing woman and the innocent woman together.". I don't think I care much for Roger Davis, though. Since the DVDs were released that way with Barnabas's first episode being called Collection 1 and the early episodes being released much later, they put them up the same way online. This past summer I watch the first 400 episodes over again on Amazon Prime. What scared me was Barnabas lie; that he was pretending to be something he wasnt. She bathed in it, practically. . It's on Prime with commercials. R106 That I cannot believe. It was just an enjoyable shoot. They had a certain appealing style, but the plot moved so slowly. I absolutely love it.got the entire series on dvd..about $500 on eBay or Amazon love it love it love it.. He appeared in Oliver!, Jenny (with Mary Martin), and daytime television series Dark Shadows (276 episodes) in the roles of David Collins, Daniel Collins, Jamison Collins, and Tad Collins. "Let Me In! Few likely consider them blood-thirsty predators who look upon us as nothing more than cattle, which is the way it used to be until the arrival, in 1967, of a perfect storm: actor Jonathan Frid, vampire Barnabas Collins and Dark Shadows, the daytime horror soap opera. ^There are a lot of filmed interviews with the actors from DS on youtube, and most of them are really interesting. Each episode was always Barnabas plotting a power grab, but neither side winning or searching for some answer that never materialized. I have the DVDs of the 30th and 35th reunions, where fans got to ask questions of the cast. "My eyes were my gift," said Lara Parker, who played Angelique. I was lucky to have big, blue eyes. During the taping of episode 19, he assaulted child actor David Henesy in the dressing room area after catching the nine-year-old trying to write a nasty accusation on his dressing room door. I'd done a half-dozen Broadway plays and all that kind of stuff. Some features on this site require a subscription. Given how popular both Dark Shadows and Jonathan Frid were at the time, its a little surprising that the actor didnt parlay that success into something more. R5, if you're still around, the Roku has a free channel called Tubi that has the entire series, and it's free to watch. They found something very human in the monster and he became the most popular character on the show, which made him unkillable. R105 - I always had the feeling that Laura was replaced by Angelique as the evil queen of Collinsport. I would laugh every time one of the characters would say how terrifying that dream was. Its funny how you notice things when you watch a series as an adult that you didnt notice as a child. Yes indeed, we too use "cookies." For over 25 years, he's worked in the hospitality industry, overseeing many . If you find it too slow, I can prescribe you a sedative. He was released due to an issue of sympathy over the actors strike at the time. The idea was that this vampire Barnabas Collins would be inadvertently freed from his chained coffin and pass himself off as a distant relative of the family. How wrong they were. David Henesy makes his first ever Dark Shadows related appearance and they all share some interesting stories. Reared in New York City, Henesy was a child actor in film, television, and Broadway. I liked all of Dark Shadows, but I do think the 1897 storyline went on a skosh too long. Dr. Julia Hoffman, one of the great woman scientists of all time. I loved it as a kid, bought the set of DVDs as an adult, and now I cant find in it whatever it was that I mustve been supplying all those years ago. It was unfortunate. And their appearance was of the blink-and-youll-miss-it variety. "We had a blast," Nickerson said of working with Henesy. (The actor died in April at age 87. "It was about three months before the character ever spoke," said Selby. Our dreams were fulfilled when Victoria Winters travelled back to 1795 and we learned the full story of Josette and her tragic love for Barnabas. This character was the counterpart to David Collins, but was the son of Quentin and Angelique Collins. As Carolyn, Barrett got to wear groovy hair and fashions. "If I saw them and don't remember them, it's because I saw a lot of them and they began to blur. He seems kind of full himself and acts bored out of his mind when anyone else is speaking. If I did make a career out of it, I would have to become an honorary member of every occult society in the country and get into vampirism. I recommend it strongly to anyone who finds Dark Shadows fun. Frid collaborated with the show's writers to make Barnabas a tragic, romantic figure. Its too much hard work. I thought Barnabas was a creepy old man when I was young and I still do. Born John Herbert Frid on December 2, 1924 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, he served in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II, which is where the idea of acting first came to him. I always had a crush on Jonathan Frid. David Collins (HODS). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Another mystery of Collinwood solved. I've had a lot of laughs reading his entries. The irony of all of this is that as far as Frid was concerned, the vampirism was the most boring aspect of playing the character. During the taping of episode 19, he assaulted child actor David Henesy in the dressing room area after catching the nine-year-old trying to write a nasty accusation on his dressing room door. for your pointless bitchery needs. Anyway the show is campy in a way, but that over-the-topness is really what makes the show so much fun to watch. Not sure why - just something about David Selby turned me off (I think that's his name). Initially, he did return to the Broadway stage in 1971 in Murder in the Cathedral and Wait Until Dark. [quote] John Karlen who played Willie Loomis was in his mid 30's when he started on the show. "The press, of course, made it up to be just a guy with a couple of fangs biting everybody.". Irresistible. As 19th-century ghost Quentin Collins, David Selby didn't have much to say at first. And there are a lot of people who still are. our privacy/terms or if you just want to see the damn Clutching a Bible and pointing the finger of guilt, witchhunter Rev. "It's not dependent upon technology or anything. That was really dress-up time.". The early episodes loved the idea of mystery, muses Wallace McBride, creator of the premier site on the show, The Collinsport Historical Society. I bought it. 'Dark Shadows' trailer: Why the comedy? Well, we were taping, so we had to do it over. I love every second of it. Why did James Hall leave Dark Shadows? Raised in New. David Henesy (October 20, 1956-) Child actor in film, television, and. David Henesy. "You and he have always been in league with one another!". 19 comments 7 shares. Deciding he had nothing left to lose, he figured hed go for broke and threw a vampire into the mix. And so I did Crazy Jenny. Skip over the one you're up to, and see if the next one is free. I was amazed at how good Kathryn Leigh Scott (Maggie/Josette) and Lara Parker (Angelique/Casandra) looked. But because Jonathan did the work of trying to find relatable ways to play that part, the viewers picked up on it before the writers did. They've fixed it. I just watched the Laura story a few months ago and was surprised how scary she was for a svelte blond lady. I really liked Vicky, and hated Barnabas, but I kept watching until Amazon pulled the series, after I had gotten to the post-Vicky era of the show, and the introduction of Quentin Collins. Victoria Winters going back to see how Barnabas became a vampire was my all-time favorite storyline, but the Quentin-becomes-a-werewolf s/l was great too. R108 is correct and they could no longer hide it within her costumes. ", "Somehow or other," Scott said, "(Curtis) chose people who kind of rolled with the punches and never balked at doing things. Well, aside from Barnabas of course. David Henesy (born October 20, 1955) played David Collins, the young Daniel Collins, Jamison Collins, Daniel Collins (PT), and Tad Collins in the original Dark Shadows. I agree that her mystery was compelling as was the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of Paul Stoddard (it was obvious Elizabeth killed him, but not why). Many customers are New York expatriates. David was a great actor. Do You Remember The Barnabas Collins Dark Shadows Board Game? Here endeth my TED Talk., Looking back at it all towards the end, Frid commented, Dark Shadows was something unexpected, but really quite amazing. She was a little bit isolated and wanted to break out, like everybody in the '60s they wanted to break out of whatever mold they had been cast in. Notes OLeary, Jonathan definitely still had energy. I tried to bring up some episode that involved a still photo of Ray Krebbs and it wanted $1.99, prompting me to snap that I wouldn't give a quarter for that old cowboy Ray Krebbs. It was like the stock market, it would go down and up. I still enjoyed it a lot. R114 She was taken in by a scoundrel - but Barnabas got him in the end. He retired, and moved back to Mississippi and never acted again; died at just 62. I'm glad that I watched the first 200 or so episodes, it was worth it for the atmosphere and actually getting to know the characters some. I just remember the actress being bricked behind a wall. Especially that his son had died. Pretty sure he was gay, don't know what caused his burnout, really. R83 - Neither one appeals to me, but I suppose I would have sooner done Louis than Jonathan. The show was at it's peak when it went back into the past the first two times . The show also is much less confusingly organized than it is on Amazon Prime. Actually, the episodes are 22.5 minutes each, not an hour. There was one child, before he even got into the tent, who was just screaming and terrified. And then he returned home to Canada, before relocating back to New York in the early 1980s. Daniel Collins (431-456) I haven't watched her old movies, but she must have been an It Girl back then. "I was only on once or twice a week. Together they operate a collection of upscale restaurants called Henesy-Rodriguez Group (HRG). Please click here to register for free. Episode 1179/1180: Communication with the Dead. Jonathan Frid was a compelling vampire, but David Selby was sex on a stick. We ran out of stories, gas and interest, added Frid. I swear I once saw partially dressed Thayer David walk across the set as the credits were running, then hustle away as he realized the camera was on. Frid scared me but Quentin made me feel tingles. My favorite character will always be Alexandra Moltke's Vicky, though. I couldnt bear the thought of that. "Now that you've killed her father, the wedding must be postponed.". I watched the movie for the first time a couple of years ago and enjoyed it. ), "Because, he wanted somebody who was very aggressive, very macho and very strong. Frid and Henesy are both adorable as panelists. Said Scott: "Gene Roddenberry went ahead in time and told universal tales. Denise Nicholson was good too. Hello and thank you for being a DL contributor. Dark Shadows and Edge of Night were two of gayest sets in NYC in the 60s and 70s and that is saying a lot. A book about the various works of Dan Curtis . Frankly, if I worked harder I could have twisted it, though I may never have made it as big again. In "House of Dark Shadows," the 1970 film adaptation of the series, Edmonds got to do something he never did on the TV show: become a vampire. Work got sloppy, the writing got sloppy, the discipline got bad and the show burned itself out.. In the first year of the pandemic, I watched the whole series straight through. He is an actor, known for Dark Shadows (1966), House of Dark Shadows (1970) and Another World (1964). They had the box tied to me, so I could use the fake arm and I had my own arm in the box. In early 1966, Frid, at that point a resident of New York City, had plans to move to California to become a teacher. Those eyes! "I had been through the mill already by the time I hit 'Dark Shadows.' David Theodore Collins (born 1958) was the son of Roger and Laura Collins, which was also the name of Roger's grandmother, of whom David's mother is a reincarnation. They loved the concept so much that Dark Shadows was reluctant to everresolve whatever mystery was at hand during its first year, including its most notorious dangling plot point: Who is Victoria Winters? Nancy Barrett never seemed to flub her lines. and sounded awful. If you can't find the email you can resend it here. R71, I'm still able to watch it through Tubi for free. ), but would come to include victims of the humankind. I do, but I dont miss the work, he admitted. Its 1225 hour long episodes. Don't forget -- the "Willie Loomis" actor, John Karlen, played Mary Beth Lacey's husband in "Cagney and Lacey. Then there was his role as a mute butler in the 1973 TV movie The Devils Daughter and Oliver Stones directorial debut, Seizure (1974). Cleverly, they brought the show to variousDark Shadowsconventions, which turned out to be a great way to work out the kinks, though there the presentations would include Barnabas-related material, which would ultimately be removed from the show when performed elsewhere. Relates OLeary, Jonathan said it was the most wonderful year of his life, because he got to do a long run of a play and he was an actor who constantly would work and look for some nuance he didnt know in the beginning. We were almost like a summer stock group. But at least those nerves worked for Barnabas, because the character was a nervous wreck. [quote] so I never saw the Laura the Phoenix storyline. Take a look at It was his agent, who he hadnt told when he was returning. If you missed a line, you were out of luck.". I always felt the guy who played Willie Loomis (John Karlen) was the best actor in the whole bunch. Who's sexier in the short trunks at the beach - Jonathan or Louis? The focus was on Victoria Winters (Alexandra Moltke . He was riding his bike down Crown Street, when all of a sudden, a tall blonde man jumped out from . It was hanging off my arm! Like one whole episode of a character sitting in a chair whimpering about how Barnabas would do this or that. Appeared in "Oliver!", "Jenny" (with Mary Martin), and daytime. Also, I don't know if I imagined it or what, but I thought one of the color episodes started with a closeup of Dr. Hoffman's gloved hand using a pencil to dial a telephone. "He had the long frock coat, which I thought was wonderful, and he had the sideburns," Selby said. Queen David just mentioned Barnabas and gave Loomis the idea to break into the crypt. It still never fails to disappoint me. R50, I agree. Having started with 'The Beginning' on Tubi, I've worked my way from Victoria's arrival to just a few episodes before Barnabas. Dark Shadows became a bonafide phenomenon. On the surface, he seemed like this charming gentleman who had lived his life in England, but beneath that, there was indeed the need for blood, which was initially quenched by cows(! Too bad they didn't write her out for the duration of her pregnancy and then bring her back. And let's not forget that the actress who played Victoria Winters was also Claus von Bulow's mistress and testified at his trial. He was always nice, right from the beginning; he was never really bad. Lara Parker's DS-themed books are also fun. She would have been a good opponent for Barnabas and Dr. Hoffman in the 20th century (we had to wait for the 19th century for that, which is an interesting sentence to write). She did away with Frids concerns by pointing out that once they had the tour schedule, they could schedule engagements on the road. The end wasnt really a great shock, because the writing on the wall was always there for me, he shared. Oh, the malevolence at my house in early July, when Dallas episodes briefly went back to costing money on IMDB TV. I'm not paying for it now it's been pulled, though. I really wish they wouldn't have dropped Victoria's story, because it was somewhat compelling. He said he did regret being type-cast oh and he did tour with Marion Lorne in Tea and Sympathy (and he directed a play that I can't remember now.) And then he settled in his home country, in Hamilton, Ontario, and did his one-man show and other engagements, doing readings mostly, and he did some of the fan events, and he hired local guys to help him run a website into his 80s I believe. It seemed so great then and apparently thats going to have to be enough. it was slow, but i was much younger back then with a completely different personality. He also played Andre DuPres in the 1795 storyline. That was how we did it. The 'Crown' Jewels' of the show is when Victoria Winters is whisked back to the year 1795 by way of a seance and we find out how Barnabas Collins became a vampire. And the predator doesnt question his own nature, Dawidziak points out. Such a great name. Jonathan Frid flubbed more lines than everyone else in the cast put together. But we keep trying, because when it works, its literally magic. I was kind of like a dark Santa Claus, he suggested with a laugh. I love to play horror for horrors sake, he explained. I dont mean whether he was nice or bad. It was constantly fascinating and surprising to me what I was called upon to do. "You know, actors sometimes don't get a chance to play a real mustache-twirling villain like that," said Jerry Lacy, who played the bad reverend. Also helpful for Selby was the way Quentin was styled. There is some really entertaining acting (prissy Louis Edmonds as Roger Collins is priceless, and Joan Bennett as his dignified sister Elizabeth Stoddard is very appealing in her role, plus there are various attractive male actors and some pretty good kid actors). I do the exact opposite of what that asshole recomnends. I watched about 6 or 7 episodes and became bored with it. In 1970, he was the youngest and last of the Collins name. And, gawd, some of the dresses the younger women in the show wore were quite short -- had they bent over, it would have been a wardrobe malfunction for sure. The characters purposely lead themselves into trouble and then whine about it. As such, she was supposed to be reborn approximately every 100 years and consumed by fire as an adult every 100 years, but she actually had many lives on the Dark Shadows timeline. I dont think Jonathan Frid managed to get through a single episode without flubbing a line. He was born David Thomas Henesy in New Jersey, as one of three children. Dark Shadows. The Adam and Eve plot was fun, but then they started running out of ideas. [quote] I really wish they wouldn't have dropped Victoria's story, because it was somewhat compelling. Wallace McBride comments, Dark Shadows functions on a lot of different levels simultaneously. It's my evening pandemic watching. For a show with so much amateurism, it did have star quality!
