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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. His watershed portrayal has been cited as a key influence on contemporary genre film and television series such as Twilight, True Blood and The Vampire Diaries. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jonathan Frid is the 10,669th most popular actor (down from 10,138th in 2019), the 1,005th most popular biography from Canada (down from 908th in 2019) and the 314th most popular Canadian Actor.

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Among actors, Jonathan Frid ranks 10,669 out of 13,578. Before him are Joshua Gomez, Jimmy O. Yang, Emma D'Arcy, John Hensley, Alex Russell, and Sara Forestier. After him are Greg Vaughan, Jonathan Majors, Avan Jogia, Tamsin Egerton, Malik Zidi, and Nozomi Sasaki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Jonathan Frid ranks 508. Before him are Russell Johnson, Sarah Caldwell, Earl Palmer, Harry Schwarz, Ella Mae Morse, and Peggy Cass. After him are Kamala Markandaya, Tony Britton, and Han Xu. Among people deceased in 2012, Jonathan Frid ranks 508. Before him are Anthony Bevilacqua, Mary Tamm, Michael Dokes, John Ingle, James Abdnor, and Alan G. Poindexter. After him are Alex Alves, Mika Yamamoto, Leslie Carter, Miki Roqué, Samia Yusuf Omar, and Hollie Stevens.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Jonathan Frid ranks 1,006 out of 1,622. Before him are Roxanne McKee (1980), Jennifer Hale (1972), Shawn Roberts (1984), Jessica Parker Kennedy (1984), Kathleen Wynne (1953), and Jill Scott (null). After him are Yasmeen Ghauri (1971), David Edgar (1987), Kerrin Lee-Gartner (1966), Avan Jogia (1992), Kenny Omega (1983), and Kate Vernon (1961).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, Jonathan Frid ranks 314. Before him are Brendan Fletcher (1981), Alaina Huffman (1980), Roxanne McKee (1980), Jennifer Hale (1972), Shawn Roberts (1984), and Jessica Parker Kennedy (1984). After him are Avan Jogia (1992), Kate Vernon (1961), Athena Karkanis (1981), Jordan Prentice (1973), Meghan Ory (1982), and Amanda Crew (1986).

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