Jonathan Frid
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Frid in 2001
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| Born |
John Herbert Frid December 2, 1924 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | April 14, 2012 (aged 87) Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Cause of death | Pneumonia |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | McMaster University |
| Alma mater |
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Yale School of Drama |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1960-2012 |
| Known for | Barnabas Collins |
| Notable work | Dark Shadows |
| Television | Dark Shadows |
John Herbert "Jonathan" Frid (December 2, 1924 – April 14, 2012) was a Canadian theatre, television, and film actor, known for having played the role of vampire Barnabas Collins on the gothic television soap opera Dark Shadows.
Frid was born of Scottish, English, German and Danish ancestry in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He was the youngest son of homemaker Isabella Flora (née McGregor) and Herbert Percival "H.P." Frid, a construction executive.
Frid served in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II. He graduated from McMaster University in Hamilton in 1948, and the following year was accepted at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London.He moved to the United States in 1954, and received a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree in Directing from the Yale School of Drama in 1957. As a student at Yale in 1956, he starred in the premiere of William Snyder's play A True And Special Friend. He went on to star in the first productions at the Williamstown Theater in Williamstown, Massachusetts and stage productions in Canada, England and the United States.
He began using the stage name Jonathan Frid in 1962, and made his Broadway debut as an understudy in the 1964 play Roar Like a Dove.
Early television roles on the Canadian Broadcasting Company included parts in Julius Caesar,20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,Our Town, and The Picture of Dorian Gray.
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