A Tribute to Jonathan Frid (aka Barnabas Collins on Dark Shadows)
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- Опубліковано 31 лип 2010
- This is my fourth video ttribute to Mr. Jonathan Frid...who portrayed the melancholy vampire Banabas Collins on Dark Shadows. This will be the last of my "tribute series" (but don't worry, I will continue making my regular DS tributes! :) I know there are a few Dark Shadows actors that I didn't make videos for..and that is mainly because I just didn't have enough photos of that person to make an interesting and full length tribute. I hope you all enjoy this new tribute to Mr. Frid...please rate and comment if you do. I could also use some help in boosting my channel and view counts...so if you know someone who may enjoy this...please pass along my URL. Thank you all...! :)
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I remember seeing where Jon said he didn't understand how we could love him, someone that we didnt actually know. But I fell in love with him the 1st time I saw him in 1968, I was 10 years old. I love him to this day. I cherish all of the memories he gave me. I watch DS constantly. And I love to hear about the younger people that start watching it and then they become hooked. You did something right Jon... and you will always be loved by us.
Debrey Baldwin rushed home to watch him when I was 12. I’m rediscovering him again and he is just as great
Love always!!❤❤❤
@@gaylelewis9114 the reruns of the show are on Tubi TV .com and on Plex TV and some are on Pluto TV and on Amazon Prime
@@gaylelewis9114 Same here. Dark Shadows is even more addicting in my 70's than it was in my teens. I am slightly obsessed with Mr. Frid during my 2nd binge watch on Prime Video. He is absolutely mesmerizing. What a phenomenally gifted actor. If he's not in a scene, I'm not interested. And he and Grayson Hall together, or he with John Karlen or with David Thayer. Great actors! Despite Grayson's hamminess, she could be very subtle and very effective as well. She does a great job at conveying her frustrations with Barnabas and the unrequited love aspects of their relationship. You can't help but feel sorry for her. When Barnabas sweeps into the drawing room at Collinwood wearing one of his beautiful 1795 period costumes, it takes your breath away. Jonathan Frid was devastatingly HOT in his 40s. I just want to say that.
NO ONE could play Barnabas with the intelligence, compassion, heart and panache...but Jonathan Frid. Jonathan was one of a kind, the real deal - a Class Act. He "got" Barnabas and understood his dilemma. He loved Barnabas and showed us all his many facets - the bad and the beautiful. You could not help but feel compassion for him. Instead of reviling Barnabas, Frid had us cheering him on. No one could have interpreted Barnabas in the mesmerizing and deeply compassionate way Jonathan Frid did. And no one had the depth, heart, and acting chops to play him in such a compelling and soulful manner.
@@tiamia7139 u r soooooooooo right!
ONE OF THE CLASSIEST ACTORS EVER !!!!!!
A class act. A handsome, humble man. ❤
El gran barnabas que recuerddo
Beautiful video and perfect music, deep and lovely tribute. I wish I'd had the honor of meeting Jonathan Frid and seeing him perform in person, but I "discovered" him after he passed. My life is enriched by seeing his work and learning about his life. What an extraordinary man.
Wow! I just discovered Dark Shadows. I am obsessed. I wish I could have met him. He was great as Barnabas Collins. Before my time but that's ok. RIP. Your work is done but not forgotten.
That is a beautiful tribute to a wonderful man, actor and the best vampire EVER!
Jerilyn Duefrene Let’s just face the facts . He was !
Beautiful tribute to an amazing actor & human being. Dark Shadows is a phenomenon. Barnabas Collins 'the legend' will never be forgotten.
I will always love my first love the one I had a crush on when I was between 10 and 13. In my opinion he was always so damn handsome even back then. Seeing old videos of him and DS does not change my mind at all. I always loved those tall dark haired handsome men. I wish we could see you back in the good old days of DS You are truly missed but I realize age creeps on us all that is for sure. Always remember you forever (Barnabas Collins) Jonathan Frid.
He was an incredible actor, and so handsome.
A great Shakespearian actor. No one could replace him as Barnabas! I actually had his ring. Turned my finger green. Lol
I was one of the millions of kids that rushed home to watch Barnabas Collins every day. What a sad for all of us. May you Rest in Peace.
Time and the aging process...how can it be stopped? Perhaps we are coming closer to the answer. Too late for Mr. Frid, and many others. How sad. He was a good sport making public appearances while suffering the ravages of old age. I will always remember him as he was as a younger man, during the height of his popularity. Thank you for the video, he lives on stronger than ever within the hearts of his fans.
The most beloved character of Dark Shadows, incredible human being, love him forever🐈⬛🦇🖤
Thank you Jonathan Frid. Your "Barnabas Collins" will be remember as the definitive, because you dared to bring your humanity to the most loathsome of creatures. You were also my childhood hero. I will always remember the little boy who ran home from school each afternoon to watch you at 4 o'clock for 4 unforgettable years. Thank you!
''He dared to bring his humanity to the most loathsome of creatures'', exactly. There are monsters, but to suck the life blood of another human is the most loathsome. No other vampire was sympathetic.
Me too @rodcantu9019
you were irreplacable, Mr. Jonathan frid, as barnabas collins. rip.
Miss you!!❤
I loved this show, and especially Barnabas Collins played by Jonathan Frid.
What a beautiful man he was! My one and only vampire crush!! 😍
Loved the character, the show will never be forgotten by me,
ME EITHER IT WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. I WOULD WATCH IT WITH MY AUNT AND GRANDMA AND MOM IT'S THE ONLY SOAP OPERA I EVER LIKED AND IT IS THE BEST ONE EVER CREATED LOVE IT. I LIVE IN TENNESSEE AND WATCH IT ON THE DECADES CHANNEL IT COMES ON WEEKDAYS AT 5:00,AM I USELY TRY AND STAY UP AND WATCH IT SINCE I RETIRED ON DISABILITY BECAUSE OF HEALTH ISSUES. HERE IN EAST TENNESSEE THE DECADES CHANNEL IS, 68.10 GREAT CHANNEL. THEY HAVE A LOT OF THE GREAT OTHER CLASSIC TV SHOWS ON FROM THE 1950S AND 1960S AND THE 1970S ALSO THERE IS ANOTHER GREAT CHANNEL CALLED GET. TV, IT HAS MORE OF THE GREAT COMIDES, ON IT FROM THE 60S AND 1970S IT IS 68.11. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE HOPEFULY,2021 WILL BE A LOT BETTER THAN THIS PAST YEAR.
ON THE DECADES CHANNEL IT'S 68.10 HERE IN EAST TENNESSEE .THE DECADES CHANNEL IS HAVING A TWILIGHT ZONE MARATHON IT STAYS ON FOR 4 DAYS THE MARATHON STARTED LAST NIGHT.
Forever!❤
Magnificent I Thank you for this montage to an exquisite man and actor. RIP Jonathan, you were the best!
He was the PERFECT actor to play Barnabas.
no, he WAS Barnabas. And no one else could have been.
HE SURE WAS MY AUNT AND GRANDMA AND MOM WOULD WATCH DARK SHADOWS AND I REMEMBER WATCHING IT WITH THEM IN THE 1960S WHEN I WAS 7 YEARS OLD I REMEMBER THE EPISODE WHERE THE GUY UNCHAINED BARNABAS COLLINS FROM HIS COFFIN ACCIDENTALLY BARNABAS COLLINS WAS THE ONLY COOL VAMPIRE WITH A GOOD HEART JOHNATHAN FRID WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE ACTORS HE WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT COULD PLAY THE ROLE OF BARNABAS COLLINS.
@@Amphitera YOU are exactly right he was BARNABAS
Love him!❤
@@Amphitera yes!❤❤❤
Oh those lovely eyes.
I enjoyed watching this handsome actor loved his character and how he played Barnabas, he made the show so interesting I really appreciate watching all them years my sibling's and I loved Dark Shadows. 💐💕😀
He really was an amazing and mesmorizing actor. I remember like it was yesterday when as a very young teen, i would rush home from scholl just to watch " Dark Shadows" His portrayal as Barnabus was truly mesmorizing and addictive to watch.
Jonathan Frid will ALWAYS be the one true Barnabas Collins. He portrayed his character with such suave & sophistication, I enjoyed hearing him speak. Young people need to view a few episodes of him speaking, maybe some of them would learn proper English again.
Thank You Jonathan for entertaining us with your terrific talent.
RIP Jonathan Frid. Such a classy guy. I would have loved to have met him. 🥰❤️
The best show ever.
YOU GOT THAT RIGHT
The best!!!❤❤❤
In many ways Johnathan Frid was made for the stage.He had a look that was at times fluidly both handsome and hideous.It not only seems that he was at home in theatre, but that the theatre was his home! Many things to regret about this very curious individual. Like, as a goof, why he never made the cover of "GQ" magazine? He would have been a natural. Second, no one in "the business" thought anything of him to build another dramatic TV series around him. Woulda worked! Finally, he never married!
Yes his life was the stage, it was his great love.
Frid did not want to do TV anymore after DS and he nver wanted all the attention nor the fame nor to be in the spotlight. His readers theater One Man Shows was his true passion, reading and acting in front of an audience. Frid was not the marrying type. He was a gay Man but back in the day no actor could come out as gay and expect to hold an acting job on daytime family TV nor as a romantic leading man, it would have ruined his career. Frid once said none of his lady fans would show up at his reading if they all knew he was a gay man. However I totally disagree with that. I think they still would have loved and supported him in his acting endeavors and performances.
I Loved Jonathon Frid! May God keep you always Jon.
Talented man, with a face perfect for expressions. Perfect song, by the way. Thank You.
My Favorite Vampire!!!!!
MINE TOO HE WAS KIND HEARTED
Thank you for sharing this, My wife and I had the pleasure of meeting him in 1989 and he was very nice man.
I especially liked the photo at 7:35 with Jonathan Frid and Johnny Karlen about to embrace. That was a beautiful friendship between the two of them.....very strong and solid.
brownies4you Willie Loomis was a card . Even without his fangs , Barnabus knew how to handle him.
I just heard. Coming so close on the heals of Dick Clark's death, I feel like my childhood is passing away. Thank you for making this video, it stirred some very wonderful memories for me.
As for Depp, never.
In a way, I feel sorry for Mr Frid, he was typecast on only one role which he did so excellent! I’d love to see him in some other roles.
He did do other roles
He would've been a great Sherlock Holmes, and Thayer David a great Watson ! 🔍🎥🎩
Jon Frid was the best. Great actor and Huns being. The one and only Barnabas Colin’s.
Well done! Jonathan Frid was the best Barnabas ever and this tribute video is as haunting as his character depiction. Thanks for sharing this. Its beautiful.
KathMoonArts Jonathan wasn’t just the best Barnabus . He was the best vampire ever.
A lovely tribute to my favourite Vampire.. Rest in peace Mr. Frid. All of your fans miss you.
You are the best.
I looked at Jonathan Fried as a childhood hero I still miss him he was part of the reason I wanted and still an actor...I cried when I found out of his death , didn't find out about his death till 2 days I saw the tim Burton movie. Jonathan my hero RIP.
Perfect for the part of barabus. I'm watching all the series again. Miss u 💕
He looks so incredibly handsome at 4:21 with his soft Barnabangs! He also looks great and terrifically sexy with his Branwell look at 5:38.
I mean the pointy bangs he always had as Barnabas. But in that shot on the video there is his natural hair, not laquered down like the Barnabas bangs.
I love the term "Barnibangs!" That is perfect.
Oh yeah, Bramwell was possibly even hotter than Barnabas!
He was more passionate, that's for sure. 1;24 & 1;25
Sexy? Are you nuts? Who could sleep after seeing dark shadows in our childhood?
I, too, adore Johnathan Frid and miss him! There can only be one Barnabus!! Thanks for the beautiful memories!😢❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Loved this show live as a teenager and watched it all over again all 34 seasons? this year! Might need to watch again, did I say I loved this show💕💕
This is a wonderful tribute to someone who was unique and will never be duplicated.
He hold the key to my heart. No one could ever play Barnabas like Jonathan frid did. Thank Jonathan. Forever in my heart.
I loved the few pictures with John Karlen in them. Barnabas and Willie together again 😀😀
Thank you so much for making these wonderful tribute videos! It really means a lot to us Dark Shadows/Jonathan Frid fans! Just fantastic!
I met Mr.Frid at one small convention in Calif in 1980.He was pretty shy and quiet.He was in his early 60's then.
Beautifully done !!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH !!!!!!!!!!
He is always Barnabas Collins,a very gifted actor/thespian of Shakespearean quality and range.I adore his style and charisma on the screen.Such a thrill,he made &saved Dark Shadows,the coolest soap opera ever!!
Just loved this video. I watched Dark Shadows in the 70's.
And the flame still burns, he was just the best barnabas!.. he Use to scare hell out of us as kids.
Never saw anything like him! He was amazing & we all miss you so very much. And oh yeah , the flame still burns, as the song is saying! Love him still.💜💙💜💙
I'd run home after I got off the bus to watch Dark Shadows - Barnabas, aka Jomathan Frid, was the best. The best part of high school was going home to watch the best show.
Rest in peace Jonathan.....
Always loved the show and I now still watch the re-runs, Jonathan Frid great actor and I know that even now he is acquiring new fans!!!
Love Jonathan Frid! Thanks for sharing!!!
I used to run home from school to watch Dark Shadows. Loved it!
When I was a kid and literally ran home from school to watch DS, I LOVED being scared by Barnabus! You got in my head then sir, and there you will remain. Now that I am older I understand you are in my heart as well..❤
I watched Dark Shadows as a child in the 60's and I love the tribute you have paid to Jonathan Frid. All of the video's posted on you tube of Dark Shadows brings back so many wonderful memories rushing home in the afternoon to see what would happen on Dark Shadows and Barnabas was my favorite I had a huge crush on him at ten years old. Thank you for letting me relive those memories no amount of money could buy those wonderful memories......THANK YOU......
We all loved Dark Shadows Barnabas. 🙏❤️ We miss you John( Barnabas. I was 22. and my daughter, Elizabeth was born in March. Grandma even turned in at 300 weekdays.
I like the pix at the 2:02 mark.He as very handsome when he was younger.
Jonathan Frid is one of my favorite actors.
He can play any role because he searches deep inside for the answers on how to play it.
He is 100 percent actor.
George Vreeland Hill
all we have now are the great memories
For those who may not know, Kathryn Leigh Scott has verified that Jonathan passed away this last weekend at age 87. Wonderful tribute video, especially poignant in the event of his passing.
Beautiful soul, Mr Frid. Wish you were still here with us.☮️💟💙💜💙💜
Un personaje para no olvidal e los años 1966 gracias por este recordatorio y verlo desde joven hasta envejecido
I love this man. I was teenager when I first saw him. Forever in my heart. ❤❤❤❤
I love your choice of songs and music. I only hope that Jonathan knew how much we loved him. He had us in his spell, those eyes ! that mischievous smile, that voice, that little wink..
Great tribute and lovely music, thank you so much for such a fine actor and person.
I did a quick tribute to Mr. Frid shortly after his death on my internet radio show, NICK POFF RADIO 45 on live365.com. Although I watched and loved BUFFY and ANGEL, Barnabas Collins was the vampire that inspired my imagination as a child. I still have my Barnabas ring, thank heaven. (I sent bubble gum wrappers away to get it.) They can bury it with me! I would be honored if they did, because DARK SHADOWS and Mr. Frid's performance as Barnabas introduced me to a less-than-direct storytelling.
This video bough tears to my eyes. He is forever in my heart. Love this man. Rip my love.
Thank you very much I used to watch Dark Shadows among 1972 and 73 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I loved Barnabas Collins!
It´s a marvelous tribute.
He was my favorite vampire. Used to run home from school to watch.
me too
I love him when he play Barnabas Collins What great actor I still watch rerun of Dark Shadows.
Gorgeous man inside and out. ❤
I just found this post in the Jonathan Frid Facebook Grp >>>>>
"" Mr. Frid was a proud Canadian. When he retired he moved back to Ontario Canada where he had family and many friends. Jonathan Frid never married ( obviously ) and he never had any children. However, he was survived by his beloved cousins and his brother's children, and by his Grand niece and nephews who loved and adored him. They called him 'Uncle John'. He was dearly loved.
Mr. Frid was not a religious man so there was no ceremony after he died. He never liked to be fussed over and he did not want a funeral nor a memorial. He preferred to be remembered alive and enjoying life. Mr. Frid did not want a final resting place in fear of the many obsessive fans he had who would seek out the grave of 'Barnabas Collins' and set up memorials and write graffiti about his character. He didn't want fans to put him up on a pedestal like a movie idol. He never wanted that kind of attention.
Jonathan Frid said that many fans had trouble separating him, the actor from the character he had played. Fans would address him as Barnabas instead of his real name and they'd ask him a lot of 'vampire' related questions. He did not want those kinds of obsessive fans to bother his relatives .
Mr. Frid would often say that he was nothing like his Barnabas character. He also stated several times that he would like to be remembered for more than just his work on Dark Shadows. He had twenty years of acting experience before he even appeared on the TV show and several years of doing dramatic readings in his reader's theater and in his one-man shows and his tour with the play, Arsenic and Old Lace with actors Marion Ross, Jean Stapleton and Larry Storch. Mr. Jonathan Frid was so much more than just his Barnabas character. R I P .""
Back in the old days many actors in soaps started in the legitimate stage like frid and and several others on ds. Now a dqys most r just hired for their looks snd sex appeal.
I had the pleasure of meeting him at a seminar he gave at the main library in Columbus, Ohio in the early 90's. He was gracious humble, and very friendly.
Wendy, this tribute is especially well done. I think that the music got me a little misty-eyed, however--something about the passing of time and a "flame that still burns". At 3:40, he actually looks like he belongs to another century--a portrait come to life! The expression is haunting and it is among many qualities which endear Barnabas to us and breaks our hearts. Some of these photos I had not seen (1:16; 3:41; 5:19-21), while others were like old friends to be cherished.
He was wonderful, the perfect blend of Classy and Campy
I love the way he smile. Rip jonathan.😢
The best vampire. Shoot until recently i started watching dark shadows. I'm in my 60s i was afraid of him 😂. Condolences to the whole wide world...during my adolescent years i was scared of the 🎶 of dark shadows
Rest in Peace Jonathan.
This will always be my favorite
I grew up with Dark Shadows and I'm just rediscovering how great this show was. Watching all the original episodes on Amazon Prime starting from the beginning. This wa an excellent tribute and 9+ years later people (me) are still finding it. Thanks.
“...synchronicity is defined as the harmonious orderly alignment of events that would otherwise seem to appear random. I would argue that the casting of Jonathan Frid as Barnabas Collins is one such synchronous event. And I would further suggest that it is doubtful if there was an actor at that time that could have stepped into the shoes of Jonathan Frid and played the character of Barnabas Collins as successfully as he did."
Excerpt From: The Mystique of Barnabas Collins.
We all-boys and girls used to rush home to watch Dark Shadows. I have never ever forgotten that show or the man that played Barnabas Collins. I am 63 and have looked to purchase those shows and could never find them but have found them all now on Amazon and started watching again a few weeks ago after all these years-and after all these years I still love every minute of Dark Shadows and all of the actors that made it such a wonderful time for me as a young girl. Very unforgettable show. A classic...it was a frightening show but you love Barnabas anyway. Also Victoria Winters was another favorite of mine and Maggie. Thank you so much for this tribute.
Thank you for doing this. I will miss him
Beautiful song for him so sad he was an incredible ❤
Thank you for this lovely tribute!
Wish I had met him. I wish I could have gone to a reunion too. Love Dark Shadows. Still watching. Thank you for the photos of this great actor 👏 who is still loved and not forgotten . ❤
great tribute, RIP MR.FRID
What a lovely and fitting tribute to a lifetime's work. Well done. Rest in peace, Mr. Frid.
i hope this man may R.I.P.
Very good tribute. I enjoyed this. You are so good with these tributes. Keep up the good work. Bravo!
thank you so much for the wonderful video of the man i ran home to see afterschool i like many, had such a huge crush on him,i still have that feeling when i watch the show's reruns.
Beautiful tribute to Jonathan Frid I like many others ran home from school to watch DS with my older sister and our friend Jackie at the time I was 5 and in kindergarten we used to watch it in the basement and I can remember it being really dark down there which was the perfect setting to watch Dark Shadows,
no one can ever fill jon's shoes as banabas...he was the REAL banabas Collins, but I have to say thoe johnny did a AWSOME job trying to be just like him in the movie...DARK SHADOWS!!
Excellent!
Great video. 👍
Still watching it today in streaming video,,, the best,,,
The very very best