I was lying that I was calm and comfortable, just as Barnabas was lying that he was the calm and comfortable cousin from England. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. He did embrace his Dark Shadows past by attending a number of conventions in New York and California between 2007 and 2011, and he reprised the role of Barnabas for the first time in the 2010 audio drama The Night Whispers. Fun fact - i'm named after one of the characters since my mother was apparently very into the series around the time of my birth. Frankly, if I worked harder I could have twisted it, though I may never have made it as big again. How was that? Still watch and enjoy the reruns and and the series still holds up quite well. I always felt the guy who played Willie Loomis (John Karlen) was the best actor in the whole bunch. Jonathan Frid was a compelling vampire, but David Selby was sex on a stick. Just who in the hell was she. 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. The fun begins when Barnabas arrives. I watched the reruns when I was a kid, can't quite remember; but when I first started streaming I found it and thought I'd watch an episode for shits and giggles and assumed it wouldn't stand the test of time. I'm not paying for it now it's been pulled, though. Apparently the show was shot live on tape. Said Scott: "Gene Roddenberry went ahead in time and told universal tales. You could smell her way before you ever saw her. R50, I agree. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. Frid and Henesy are both adorable as panelists. I'd done a half-dozen Broadway plays and all that kind of stuff. I was too busy when it was all happening to make sense of it, but Im having a good time with it all now.. I liked your decription as "atmospheric" ! I also love the late 60s/early 70s clothes the women wore, especially when they went to color. People who tonight are still only shadows in my mind, but who will soon fill the days and nights of my tomorrows. "The press, of course, made it up to be just a guy with a couple of fangs biting everybody.". It seemed like there was always something going on to me. It seemed to me like he wanted to take it over and make it all about himself. Well, we were taping, so we had to do it over. It was always campy - it is a daytime soap about vampires and witches.but god love em for takning chances. I loved the early episodes, when the show was struggling to find a voice and tone. David Ford (October 30, 1925 - August 7, 1983) took over the role of Sam Evans from Mark Allen (Allen's last episode was 22) in August 1966. I know we know why Grayson died from lung cancer. Denise Nicholson was good too. He looks 40. It's on Prime with commercials. I'm a Canadian and I faithfully watched and loved Dark Shadows from beginning to end when it was originally broadcast. I remember bright lime green was a popular color. R108 is correct and they could no longer hide it within her costumes. Every time the show went up another notch, I figured it was peaking and that it would start to go down. Henesy eventually left acting as he grew up, and currently lives in Panama City, Panama with his wife, Carolina Rodriguez. I also knew I couldnt make a career out of being a star, because I would have to make a commitment to the occult, he continued. Anyway, Jonathan Frid and David Henesy were on it, is the point I'm trying to make. This character was the counterpart to David Collins, but was the son of Quentin and Angelique Collins. ', I found it on YouTube as "Dark Shadows: Original Series from 1966 to 1971". 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. Dr. Julia Hoffman, one of the great woman scientists of all time. I really wish they wouldn't have dropped Victoria's story, because it was somewhat compelling. David Henesy. Frid and Dark Shadows co-stars David Selby, Lara Parker and Kathryn Leigh Scott were flown to England to appear in the 2012 Tim Burton/Johnny Depp movie version, but that was a disaster. Dark Shadows became a bonafide phenomenon. That hair was her whole character. 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. I think most of them were done for the Museum of Television. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. If you find it too slow, I can prescribe you a sedative. I agreed and we biked over to the Village. He is best known for playing the role of David Collins on the 1960s gothic soap opera Dark Shadows. I watched about 6 or 7 episodes and became bored with it. I've had a lot of laughs reading his entries. I do, but I dont miss the work, he admitted. "We started a little restaurant on the set. I love every second of it. At the end they used to just point the camera at an empty set and run the credits. I thought Victoria was a more interesting character than Barnabas and I liked her relationship with Elizabeth. Apparently, everybody hated Roger Davis. One of my favorites to date. It was constantly fascinating and surprising to me what I was called upon to do. Ive played comedy, too, though thats a part of my life I have not fulfilled.. "Oh, I was getting so bored being straight man during all the fun everybody else was having, turning into a vampire," he said. 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. Of course I was only 10 yo. (Edmonds died in 2001.). Everybody was laughing about how often Jonathan Frid would forget his lines. I had a crush on the kid who played David. Louis had a place on Long Island where they had some wild parties back in the day way back. ". David Collins (HODS). He would only do it over if it looked really bad. The actress who played Maggie Evans, the reincarnation of Barnabas' love interest, compares "Dark Shadows" with "Star Trek," which debuted the same year. I do know that later on Laura returns to do battle with Angelique, which should be interesting. It was hanging off my arm! Why did James Hall leave Dark Shadows? As Carolyn Stoddard, Nancy Barrett got to play a free spirit in the stuffy Collins family. On the set of Dark Shadows, our stage manager gave David the all-important task of holding the slate to mark Episode #67, recorded February 26, 1967. Grayson Hall as Dr. Julia Hoffman chews the scenery with a relish that needs to be seen to be believed. I couldnt bear the thought of that. During the question-and-answer after her paper, someone directly asked if she had ever travelled back in time herself. Grid has a masters in directing from an Ivy League university. Jamison Collins (702-838) Does anybody remember 'Quentin's Theme' was a 45 single? Said Parker: "Josette represented goodness. That god damn nut Alan Sarapa recommends it so i avoid it. R91, I feel the same way about Elizabeth. and the iPad when black. Revival Series. Like all fan events it was culty and as I was not in the cult quite hilarious. however, i'd be willing to re-watch now that i'm "older.". And so I did Crazy Jenny. ), "Because, he wanted somebody who was very aggressive, very macho and very strong. R71, I'm still able to watch it through Tubi for free. 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. Hello and thank you for being a DL contributor. I would laugh every time one of the characters would say how terrifying that dream was. He wasnt at all. I was one of those kids who rushed home from elementary school to watch Dark Shadows in its original run. She got the part. What impressed me was how sexless it was compared to modern soaps. R114 She was taken in by a scoundrel - but Barnabas got him in the end. Laura the Phoenix's near romance with the original Burke Devlin had the potential of great heat (excuse the pun). This page looks at some of the reasons that may have led to its cancellation: The program experienced a precipitous drop in its ratings during its last two years on the air. The flip side was "At The Blue Whale" (the waterfront bar in Collinsport) What a little Queen I was. They've fixed it. Circa 1991, I was visiting a friend in Manhattan and he asked if I'd like to have dinner and watch a small independent film he'd been in over at one of the other actor's apartments. Look at Bela Lugosi, the poor man. I dont mean whether he was nice or bad. It was the time of The Beatles and I was getting almost the same kind of treatment they were.. "The show was, of course, very melodramatic. 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. All rights reserved (About Us). Explains OLeary, Jonathan said, Wait a minute, this was an incredible time, but I really want to focus on my one-man show., The evolution of the personal shows continued, from Jonathan Frids Fools and Fiends to Shakespearean Odyssey and the heavily comedic Fridiculousness. Also helpful for Selby was the way Quentin was styled. The production values, the scripts, the acting were terrible. When he first signed on to play aristocratic Roger Collins, Louis Edmonds couldn't have guessed that his likeness would end up on merchandise such as trading cards. It seemed like one brick per episode. 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. The easier question would be, who wasn't gay on the Dark Shadows original series. R17, Grayson was wonderful, but I think Lara Parker was equally a draw for me. It's just old-fashioned storytelling.". We know Louis Edmonds was gay but was Jonathan Frid? How wrong they were. Become a contributor - post when you want with no ads. The Adam and Eve plot was fun, but then they started running out of ideas. The kid gets to shine in the story as well. Dark Shadows Star John Karlen Dies at 86, See What Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, Looks Like Now, embraced the fact hed always loved gardening, Psycho Actress Janet Leigh Invites Us Into The Shower And The Hitchcock Classic. I pay enough for streaming, so I'll have to go without until/if it comes back. 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. Will I see it as high camp now? David Henesy makes his first ever Dark Shadows related appearance and they all share some interesting stories. The memory of Jonathan Frid and Dark Shadows continues to live on, with a new version of the show in development and the appeal of the original continuing to touch people who hand it down from generation to generation. The ones with A. Moltke (V. Winters) stand out, along with one with Joan Bennett, and ones with Lara Parker. 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. Victoria "Vicki" Winters is a fictional character from the television Gothic soap opera Dark Shadows and its remakes of the same name. But I suppose they must've figured no one would ever see the episodes again anyway so it didn't matter. "There was something about (Jenny's) vulnerability that really was endearing to me." Episode 937: The Predator. Its too much hard work. I think the Laura the Phoenix storyline, which was pre-Barnabas, was more interesting than any of the vampire crap. Pretty sure he was gay, don't know what caused his burnout, really. David became a restaurateur, serving New York-style food at his restaurant, La Posta, in Panama City, Panama. Google Dark Shadows Every Day. But I get it, I think the show saw it's highest ratings during that story. I think it could have been much better. Tim Burton's "Dark Shadows" stars Johnny Depp as 18th-century vampire Barnabas Collins. The inner horror. He was very frail and not wearing any pants just pink boxers and dress shoes. Yes, she flubs her lines and sometimes is unsure which camera is on her, but she is so, so, SO watchable. "When that was over I think Quentin killed me on that one some time passed. Back then, they weren't streaming the whole series yet and I think it worked out to $1.50 a DVD, so that was a real bargain IMO. and sounded awful. Things started to come together with the arrival of Laura Collins. 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. Kate Jackson and some others had their start there. Like I was going to turn into a bat or something, but it was a precious moment which really summed up, for me, what people thought of the character.. An inner conflict or emotional confrontation is more of a drama to me, Frid detailed. You just accept that as part of the job. I bought it. [quote] I really wish they wouldn't have dropped Victoria's story, because it was somewhat compelling. Then I got the call for Megan Todd.". "So that even before Quentin spoke, he had some sort of identity, some sort of mystery.". Dark Shadows News Page: David Henesy Checks In. He was riding his bike down Crown Street, when all of a sudden, a tall blonde man jumped out from . She chewed everything but the fiberglass tombstones. "We had a blast," Nickerson said of working with Henesy. Not sure who the dad was supposed to be however. OP It seemed campy then. Joan Bennett (movie star) , Grayson Hall (Oscar nominee) , Kate Jackson (Charli's smart Angel), David Selby (Falcon Crest star/Streisand co-star), Donna McKechnie (Tony winner), Alexandra Moltke (Von Bulow scandal figure). His roles varied, ranging from The Rivals Sir Anthony the Absolute to Father Barrett of The Barretts of Wimpole Street, Dr. Sloper in The Heiress and Richard III among many Shakespeare parts. Willie Loomis makes my skin crawl. ", "To this day, it's a world that you can escape to," he says. "It's not dependent upon technology or anything. A mystery. Irresistible. It's also fun to see the '60's fashions and hair. Keith Prentice, who was also in "The Boys in the Band". Henesy eventually left acting as he grew up, and currently lives in Panama City, Panama with his wife, Carolina Rodriguez. ), I flashed back to Dark Shadows! I knew it couldnt last. The focus was on Victoria Winters (Alexandra Moltke . It's like the knowing woman and the innocent woman together.". For a show with so much amateurism, it did have star quality! I always had a crush on Jonathan Frid. So it was tied up more quickly than planned because they realized he could not handle the necessary scenes of the original conception. I dont know if as a child you were taken to the department store to see Santa, who was supposed to be a friend, but he was a big man and he was frightening. Diana Millay was compelling to watch. He also played Andre DuPres in the 1795 storyline. You nevertheless wanted to get up there, because you wanted a present, but you were terrified. for your pointless bitchery needs. 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. I loved the theme music, but the content of the episodes bored me right out of the room. Today's Netflix . She said in an interview that when she showed up to audition for a role on DS all the other girls who showed up to audition had long hair. Some features on this site require a subscription. 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. And then the other side, which is the pure side, the virginal side. Together they operate a . 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. We watched for Josette sightings. Karlen considered "Dark Shadows" to be a career break. I'll miss the black-and-white when it switches to color later in 1967. Its ok to have on in the background if youre doing something else. "You know, the show was already going very strong when I joined the cast. 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(! Entertainment is hard work statistically speaking, its almost impossible to make anything thats not forgotten by the end of the week. Thats why with Barnabas there were many scenes I was thrilled to do and why the show came alive so many times for me. It still never fails to disappoint me. Really good stuff! It sounds simplistic, but how many horror movies have you seen that werent scary? It was 4 o'clock in the morning and I was in the sonar plane watching a flight of lions feeding off a wildebeest. Things did reach a point where the network (ABC) was getting ready to cut it off, giving Curtis just six months to turn things around. And with how Barnabas is now, I guess hes just older and a little more tired like me.. Trask was Collinwood's meanest citizen. . It was a favorite as a youth. He had some kind of "nervous breakdown" while appearing on the show, in various roles. I said, Ill never get it, he details, and because I was in that attitude, I think I got the job. Watched the whole thing. R38 Yes, and my understanding is that if you want to watch the early episodes before Barnabas came along, you have to specifically type in "Dark Shadows: The Beginning." I had a crush on Donna Wandrey, who played Roxanne. ", But Selby doesn't question the appeal of "Dark Shadows. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. Millay said she was very much aware that this was something new for soap operas. [quote] Grid has a masters in directing from an Ivy League university. Its funny how you notice things when you watch a series as an adult that you didnt notice as a child. "We spent a lot of time in ('Dark Shadows' co-star) Joan Bennett's dressing room, smoking cigarettes," Nickerson said with a laugh. That was really dress-up time.". it was slow, but i was much younger back then with a completely different personality. Along the way, I followed a great website called Dark Shadows Every Day by a creative genius named Danny Horn. Funny how gay old Roger just could not hold onto a woman. "Trask held you prisoner?" says Quentin, from his prison cell. They found something very human in the monster and he became the most popular character on the show, which made him unkillable. And the audience loved it. The creation of producer Dan Curtis, who claimed the concept of the show came to him in a dream, Dark Shadows debuted in 1966, set in the fictional town of Collinsport, Maine and focusing on mysteries involving the Collins family at their mansion (Collinwood). ", While on a vacation in the '60s, Scott became aware of the impact of "Dark Shadows. I did enjoy its Gothic vibe that as like Wuthering Heights meets Turning of the Screw meets Bleak House. R69 John Karlen who played Willie Loomis was in his mid 30's when he started on the show. He started cooking for his fellow cast members of Dark Shadows when he was about 11 years old. 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. You couldn't smell the smoke through the Jungle Gardenia. You can catch it on this YouTube channel! "They got there," says O . Look! My name is Victoria Winters. Is it possible to reclaim my humanity? No vampire had ever thought that way.. Why did Victoria Winters leave Dark Shadows? I was in the Air Force for four years. "You don't mean, like, the baseball playing cards?" I think there were maybe five at the time that you had to pay for. site without all this bureaucratic nonsense, How did the cast and crew learn that the phoenix storyline resonated with viewers? So from that point of view, it was fun.". "I doubt whether I ever would have been Barnabas if he had been there," said Jonathan Frid in 1990. "That's the only time that Dan (Curtis) would do it over. The first play I was in at prep school, where I astounded myself, my family and my friends, was when I was a budding actor in 1938 or 1940. She was always getting herself into bad situations because she was always making dumb decisions. I can't say what it is, but there's something about Joan Bennett that is just so incredibly endearing and magnetic at the same time. My family objected to the whole idea of it. Not that that was going to stop him. It's funny how Louis Edmonds was so flaming in real life, but always played the most straight-laced conservative characters. By 1954 he had decided to move to the United States, where he would attend New York University and, in 1957, would receive a Master of Fine Arts in Directing from the Yale School of Drama. our privacy/terms or if you just want to see the damn There was one child, before he even got into the tent, who was just screaming and terrified. This is exciting news! I never wanted to get like that., In the 1980s he began developing a one-man show and, in collaboration with television producer Mary OLeary (who also had a background in theater) and a guy named William McKinley, was able to hone it down and bring it to fruition. "If I saw them and don't remember them, it's because I saw a lot of them and they began to blur. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated 4/4/2023), Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/26/2023). The project definitely gaining speed, Frid actually thought he was being derailed when OLeary was contacted by agent Bob Waters, who told her that the Broadway production of Arsenic and Old Lace would be going out on a national tour and he believed that the actor would be perfect for the character of Jonathan Brewster. It Was Pretty Disgusting! No one seemed to mind. They had a certain appealing style, but the plot moved so slowly. It was a mistake, because they werent intending to make him the reluctant vampire or to give him a conscience., Interestingly, Barnabas came out of his coffin in 1967, exactly 70 years after Bram Stoker wrote his seminal novel, Dracula, and in all of that time the vampire had barely evolved from predator. "I was only on once or twice a week. I mmediately told my friend that my brother was a huge DS fan and would plotz at where we were, As well as the fact that he dressed up as the character for several Halloweens. Karlen was cute back then, but I thought the first Willie (although slimier) was sex on a stick. She spoke of time travel as theoretically possible, never intimating that she herself had experience with the phenomenon. I do the exact opposite of what that asshole recomnends. why did david henesy leave dark shadows That Generation Gap studio must have been pretty close to the DS Studios for Frid to show up in full make-up and costume. The lie came easily to her tongue. It wasnt the ordinary soap opera and they went through all the horror stories three or four times; we were repeating ourselves. The biggest hams on the show (in a good way) were Jerry Lacy as Reverend Trask and (of course) Grayson Hall (in any of her roles). Reared in New York City, Henesy was a child actor in film, television, and Broadway. As 19th-century ghost Quentin Collins, David Selby didn't have much to say at first. A house called Collinwood, a world I've never known, with people I've never met. Campy, with supernatural elements. But once we went into the studio, I found that I enjoyed it and we went back a second day to perform it again after I was comfortable. The wild plots, Grayson Hall, the very many gay actors, the flubs, the microphones hanging over their heads ("Mike Shadows"). Here endeth my TED Talk., Looking back at it all towards the end, Frid commented, Dark Shadows was something unexpected, but really quite amazing. David began his Dark Shadows career at the age of nine debuting in the fourth episode of the series and remaining throughout the duration of the program. David Henesy has since walked off the show, and refuses to return until Mark Allen is off the show. 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. [quote] John Karlen who played Willie Loomis was in his mid 30's when he started on the show. Find where to watch David Henesy's latest movies and tv shows . It does have commercials but not a lot of them and they don't cut into scenes. She just wanted to do everything there was to do in life.". So he did, among them one written by Stephen King,and even incorporated elements of comedy, which he brought to additional conventions and colleges. The mother, whod been waiting on line for an hour or two, said, Sonny, Ive had you in line for two hours so you can tell Barnabas exactly what you want to tell him. Finally, he figured that the only way he was getting out of there was if he told me, so between tears he said, I like you. Talk about love-hate. But back to DS - I loved Barnabas but never liked Quentin. 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. Well, I was wrong. Recalled the actor: "Whenever I'm asked if I brought home any souvenirs from the show, I always say, 'I brought home an arm.' We were charging 'em five bucks a day for a hot plate.". When we returned to the street where our bikes had been chained to a lamppost, my friends had been stolen, while mine was still there. Queen David just mentioned Barnabas and gave Loomis the idea to break into the crypt. Something my friend made a point of telling Jonathan and embarassing me slightly when Frid came back into the room,. In 1970, he was the youngest and last of the Collins name. So, yes, Trask positively believed that he was doing the right thing.". I was amazed at how good Kathryn Leigh Scott (Maggie/Josette) and Lara Parker (Angelique/Casandra) looked. !, Let Me In!, Let me OUT!!". Nancy Barrett never seemed to flub her lines. Frid would graduate from Hamiltons McMaster University in 1948, enrolling the next year at Londons Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. What scared me was Barnabas lie; that he was pretending to be something he wasnt. He died and had himself buried in his Dracula cape. As Amy Jennings, Denise Nickerson became the on- and offscreen playmate of fellow child actor and "Dark Shadows" co-star David Henesy. I just remember the actress being bricked behind a wall. Each episode was always Barnabas plotting a power grab, but neither side winning or searching for some answer that never materialized. He started in some years ago and he's still going strong. House of Dark Shadows. That is exactly the word that describes the change that took place, offers Mark Dawidziak, author of, among others, Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Dracula and The Shawshank Redemption Revealed: How One Story Keeps Hope Alive. And, you know, the high collars and the long dresses. It never occured to me to ask for an autograph for my brother. Work got sloppy, the writing got sloppy, the discipline got bad and the show burned itself out.. 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). Friendly neighborhood vampire: 'Dark Shadows' is the latest movie to de-fang its monster. "He definitely believed it," Lacy said of the character. I don't remember much about the film or the light meal he'd prepared , but I do remember the thirty minute or so conversation about everything but DS, with him asking if I could see about getting his one man show into the town I lived as I knew someone who worked at the Performing Arts Center.
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