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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 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Jonathan Frid is the 10,993rd most popular actor (down from 10,138th in 2024), the 1,022nd most popular biography from Canada (down from 908th in 2019) and the 317th most popular Canadian Actor.

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Among actors, Jonathan Frid ranks 10,993 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, Gregg Binkley, Avan Jogia, Tamsin Egerton, and Paty Navidad.

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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 Peter Åslin, Alex Alves, Mika Yamamoto, Leslie Carter, Miki Roqué, and Samia Yusuf Omar.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Jonathan Frid ranks 1,023 out of 1,622. Before him are Jennifer Hale (1972), Shawn Roberts (1984), Luc Robitaille (1966), 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 317. 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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