Episode 716: The Generation Gap | Dark Shadows Every Day When Karlen took over, he did his best to keep the accent but was from NYC (Brooklyn?) The 'Crown' Jewels' of the show is when Victoria Winters is whisked back to the year 1795 by way of a seance and we find out how Barnabas Collins became a vampire. it wasn't my thing. Don't forget Denise Nickerson, the child actress who was later immortalized as the gum chewing Violet Beauregarde In "Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.". The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. I would have loved to see Hall meet Barnabas . Died of AIDS in the early 90s. Look up the shows with Reverend Trask, e.g. 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. Vicky!" Those eyes! If youve ever uttered the phrase, I used to run home from school every day to watch it, youre well aware of what Dark Shadows was. I really wish they wouldn't have dropped Victoria's story, because it was somewhat compelling. Back in the 90's I went with pal to a Dark Shadows convention. 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. That was really dress-up time.". 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.. I was forewarned that this would happen, and it did. David had died sometime in 1970 along with a girl named Hallie Stokes. I was kind of talked into doing it and really wasnt sure what I was doing at first, he related. 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. "Of course, I was worried that once I opened my mouth, they won't want me!". ", Recalled the actress: "I went to Africa on a photographic safari. All rights reserved (About Us). 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 believe that in this life, if you are around people who are incredibly compatible, and every single day everything works so smoothly, and everything goes like a miracle, and everything is a miracle ah, there must be something special about what you're doing. The entire set of shows can be found on the internet, if you know where to look. I remember seeing the re-runs on scifi - where Barnabus just walks through a mirror and everyone is completely different - same actors playing different roles. He was released due to an issue of sympathy over the actors strike at the time. I dont mean whether he was nice or bad. ^There are a lot of filmed interviews with the actors from DS on youtube, and most of them are really interesting. I knew it couldnt last. Still watch and enjoy the reruns and and the series still holds up quite well. I thought it was genius to name the vampire Barnabas. They got there, says OLeary, and there was no script. But the story never progresses. 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. Whatever happened to David - Dark Shadows News Page | Facebook 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. Dark Shadows became a bonafide phenomenon. Episode 937: The Predator | Dark Shadows Every Day I think Dan Curtis, the shows producer, had other interests. Watching it now I realize Grayson Hall was the whole fucking show. Of course I was only 10 yo. The list distinguishes characters from the original ABC daytime soap opera series, the 1970s films, the 1991 NBC remake series, . "That's the only time that Dan (Curtis) would do it over. A Tribute to David Henesy (aka Dark Shadows' David Collins) 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. Anyway the show is campy in a way, but that over-the-topness is really what makes the show so much fun to watch. Child Of DARK SHADOWS: The Outtakes! - Fangoria David Henesy (born October 20, 1955) played David Collins, the young Daniel Collins, Jamison Collins, Daniel Collins (PT), and Tad Collinsin the original Dark Shadows. Things started to come together with the arrival of Laura Collins. "I sort of understood this dame immediately. "We thought, 'Hey! He was alerted about an audition for a soap opera, which would provide him with some extra money to go to the West Coast with. Went upstairs and was greeted at the door by an extremely tall man who introduced himself as John. Frid would graduate from Hamiltons McMaster University in 1948, enrolling the next year at Londons Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. "It was my first soap opera," the actor said. "Trask held you prisoner?" says Quentin, from his prison cell. The flip side was "At The Blue Whale" (the waterfront bar in Collinsport) What a little Queen I was. Look! Roger often wondered if the boy was really Burke Devlin . Watch it to see if you can tell when Joan Bennett is reading her lines in the tea cup. How was that? What impressed me was how sexless it was compared to modern soaps. Today's Netflix . It's my evening pandemic watching. This is exciting news! Barnabas was told by David Collins (David Henesy) that Josette's spirit still haunted the Collinwood estate, where it periodically helped and protected others, including young David. 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Not far enough by any means but we have come a long way. site without all this bureaucratic nonsense, 19 comments 7 shares. Like Twin Peaks many years later, the mystery was the entire point, so it doesnt bother me at all that we never got an answer to that question.. A tribute to David Henesy who portrayed David Collins on the gothic soap opera Dark Shadows. I watched this show on MeTV. Dwight Frye vibes on that one. It still never fails to disappoint me. She stood out from all the other women in the cast. This character was the counterpart to David Collins, but was the son of Quentin and Angelique Collins. I wonder if it holds up better. I've been watching this, for the first time, over the summer. ", "Somehow or other," Scott said, "(Curtis) chose people who kind of rolled with the punches and never balked at doing things. Isnt life too short to watch that much Dark Shadows. But may give it a look. She just wanted to do everything there was to do in life.". Skip over the one you're up to, and see if the next one is free. Each episode was always Barnabas plotting a power grab, but neither side winning or searching for some answer that never materialized. Thanks, R72 and R73. I watch two episodes per night. "We could do that, because she wore Jungle Gardenia (brand) perfume, which is extremely intense. You just accept that as part of the job. It is unknown why the original series of Dark Shadows was cancelled in April, 1971. Some features on this site require a subscription. I can look back on myself in that film and I like whatever I did. You nevertheless wanted to get up there, because you wanted a present, but you were terrified. Few likely consider them blood-thirsty predators who look upon us as nothing more than cattle, which is the way it used to be until the arrival, in 1967, of a perfect storm: actor Jonathan Frid, vampire Barnabas Collins and Dark Shadows, the daytime horror soap opera. So I'm not sure why people have identified with him, but I'm grateful that they have. Said Parker: "Josette represented goodness. I'm in the U.K., though, so it might be different here. "I won't say that we thought we were going to be some legend in our own time, but we felt it, yes," the actress said. During the question-and-answer after her paper, someone directly asked if she had ever travelled back in time herself. I slogged through the pre-Barnabas episodes and, had there not been a pandemic, I don't think I every would have gotten through them. David Henesy has since walked off the show, and refuses to return until Mark Allen is off the show. . Outside of Dark Shadows, Ford is perhaps best known for the role of John Hancock in the musical 1776 which . "The press, of course, made it up to be just a guy with a couple of fangs biting everybody.". I was a lot older than I looked.". It's really hard to find pics of actor James Hall from that era, but he didn't age bad either. If I say nothing else important during this interview, every day of my first year on the show was sheer hell, just because of nerves. I have not watched the movie again. It seemed so great then and apparently thats going to have to be enough. I was just annoyed by the inconsistencies in the plot and how they'd "retcon" things like crazy. No matter how you blow your lines you just keep going! Quentin was very hot; thing is that he was only a werewolf briefly. 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. 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). 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(! 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. Frankly, if I worked harder I could have twisted it, though I may never have made it as big again. I think lots of the best bits are on youtube. Also, she was beautiful -- Hitchcock would have loved her! So her dressing room was a perfect place to smoke. 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Its funny how you notice things when you watch a series as an adult that you didnt notice as a child. I was almost teary-eyed when Quentin confronted Edward about Quentin's children. Back then, on the weekends, I would make personal appearances, Frid recalled in an exclusive interview prior to his death. If not, it was a pop culture phenomenon youd have to have been there for to fully appreciate just how big it was. Dark Shadows and Edge of Night were two of gayest sets in NYC in the 60s and 70s and that is saying a lot. Thats why with Barnabas there were many scenes I was thrilled to do and why the show came alive so many times for me. Laura Collins was a Phoenix. In total there were seven incarnations of Laura seen, or . And speaking of the stars on DS, Laura the Phoenix was played by a "known" B-actress named Diana Millay. I am, however, watching a Canadian show called Strange Paradise that aired around the same time. At one point, my friend mentioned seeing our hosts photograph on a display at Blockbuster, at which point I inquired for what. She was that quality that was really the opposite of Angelique, who was evil, who was jealousy the witch who was able to control the situation as she chose to. 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. ), but would come to include victims of the humankind. I'll miss the black-and-white when it switches to color later in 1967. I think it could have been much better. David Henesy | TV Database Wiki | Fandom If you find it too slow, I can prescribe you a sedative. Is Willie Loomis supposed to be young? Anyway, Jonathan Frid and David Henesy were on it, is the point I'm trying to make. Irresistible. I didn't have to carry the load that Barnabas or a couple of the other people had to carry. He was born David Thomas Henesy in New Jersey, as one of three children. The real mystery is how Dark Shadows managed to survive on the air for more than a couple of months given its anemic ratings. 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. After joining the "Dark Shadows" cast, Lacy began being recognized on the street. and sounded awful. Like one whole episode of a character sitting in a chair whimpering about how Barnabas would do this or that. Episode 803: What Fresh Hell | Dark Shadows Every Day I had a dream not long ago that a very elderly woman was giving a paper at a conference on time travel. said the actor in 1997, when asked about the phenomenon. I absolutely love it.got the entire series on dvd..about $500 on eBay or Amazon love it love it love it.. It wasnt the ordinary soap opera and they went through all the horror stories three or four times; we were repeating ourselves. I had only just got to Barnabus's debut when bastard Amazon U.K. pulled the show from Prime and made it a cost-option. I'd never heard it before Dark Shadows was on. And let's not forget that the actress who played Victoria Winters was also Claus von Bulow's mistress and testified at his trial. What happens to Sam Evans on Dark Shadows? - TimesMojo I've had a lot of laughs reading his entries. Keith Prentice, who was also in "The Boys in the Band". R112, they both were good, but the girl that played Barnabas' little sister Sarah was the worst child actress I've ever seen. The production values, the scripts, the acting were terrible. If you can't find the email you can resend it here. Apparently the show was shot live on tape. R5, if you're still around, the Roku has a free channel called Tubi that has the entire series, and it's free to watch. He played Humphrey Bogart in one of the Woody Allen films I think - Jerry Lacey. It holds up well, if you enjoy camp, actors taking it seriously, early special effects, and watching the performers desperately trying to remember their lines or find the teleprompter. At first I liked the old fashioned sets and hair, etc. Together they . "But I was not a kid, I'll tell you the truth," Karlen said. I thought Reverend Trask was the one bricked behind a wall - he was sexy! You can catch it on this YouTube channel! A lesbian lady dresses as Quentin ( complete with glued on astro turff sideburns) Scolded my ignorance by telling me Louis had once been called back for some pick up dialog dressed only from the waist up. in 6th grade we got to watch it the last hour of class in 1969! The Dream Curse was like going to an elementary school haunted house that got one extra feature each new time. You know, going down the street and hearing the din of thousands of people anticipating your arrival. I had a crush on Donna Wandrey, who played Roxanne. I loved the laying on of hands Quentin tried on Jamison. So much so I even bought the DVDs in a coffin box set . Diana Millay was compelling to watch. It was always campy - it is a daytime soap about vampires and witches.but god love em for takning chances. "There were some wonderful velvets and much more interesting clothing designed for the periods in the past. Eve, a manmade woman, was the first of three "Dark Shadows" roles played by Marie Wallace. ), I flashed back to Dark Shadows! 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). As Willie Loomis the handyman who sets Barnabas free after 171 years trapped in a coffin John Karlen exuded a youthful, James Dean vibe. 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. We watched for Josette sightings. I just remember the actress being bricked behind a wall. I always felt the guy who played Willie Loomis (John Karlen) was the best actor in the whole bunch. Collins, Daniel Collins, Jamison Collins, and Tad Collins. Went into the small living room and sat down on the couch and started talking to the other people who'd gathered to watch the film with us. Also helpful for Selby was the way Quentin was styled. R96, if you're a fan of Louis Edmonds (Roger on DS, Langley on All My Children), you'd like the Phoenix story - she was his ex-wife and son David's mother. Dark Shadows. He was always nice, right from the beginning; he was never really bad. Cleverly, they brought the show to variousDark Shadowsconventions, which turned out to be a great way to work out the kinks, though there the presentations would include Barnabas-related material, which would ultimately be removed from the show when performed elsewhere. "When that was over I think Quentin killed me on that one some time passed. House of Dark Shadows. People who tonight are still only shadows in my mind, but who will soon fill the days and nights of my tomorrows. "I was lucky enough to have been playing Willie," the actor said. ABC debuts 'Dark Shadows' on June 27, 1966. The introduction of Barnabas Collins in the second year took the focus off sincere, earnest young governess Victoria Winters, who was searching for her roots from Episode 1, and put it on an unrepentant, cruel vampire played by an actor who looked 15 years older than he was IRL and who regularly blew his lines. "You don't mean, like, the baseball playing cards?" The lie came easily to her tongue. Who Was Gay In The Original "Dark Shadows" TV Series? I did it for the money and for the ego trip sure, I enjoyed it, but who wouldnt? The early episodes loved the idea of mystery, muses Wallace McBride, creator of the premier site on the show, The Collinsport Historical Society. As Carolyn Stoddard, Nancy Barrett got to play a free spirit in the stuffy Collins family. He started cooking for his fellow cast members of Dark Shadows when he was about 11 years old. R114 She was taken in by a scoundrel - but Barnabas got him in the end. R17, Grayson was wonderful, but I think Lara Parker was equally a draw for me. I watched it from first episode to last back in the day (yes, I'm old). ", R93 - when I first saw him on Cagney & Lacey I blurted out "Oh my God, it's Willie Loomis!". R84 I bought it too! She chewed everything but the fiberglass tombstones. It seemed like one brick per episode. David Henesy makes his first ever Dark Shadows related appearance and they all share some interesting stories. 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. Given how popular both Dark Shadows and Jonathan Frid were at the time, its a little surprising that the actor didnt parlay that success into something more. We were charging 'em five bucks a day for a hot plate.". 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. 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. 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. It was constantly fascinating and surprising to me what I was called upon to do. R116 - If it's available in the UK, check out TubiTV.com. One of my favorites to date. (The actor died in April at age 87. Every time the show went up another notch, I figured it was peaking and that it would start to go down. They remind me of my high school theater days when sets would collapse, muslin walls would wiggle, and doors refused to open! 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. The truth is, I knew people were going to view me as Barnabas after the show ended, although there was nothing to typecast except the fangs. I saw it again when I was in my 20s and I was embarrassed. There in a lucite case was a cane and ring. David Henesy List of Movies and TV Shows - TV Guide Raised in New. 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). DARK SHADOWS alumni Lara Parker, David Selby, Nancy Barrett, Marie Wallace, James Storm, Roger Davis, Sharon Smyth, Christopher Pennock, and Kathryn Leigh Scott will all be taking part in a live presentation on Halloween night, moderated by Ansel Faraj and Jack Fields. Please complete the process by verifying your email address. I'm watching the entire series for the first time, and I'm up to Tom Jennings' vampiric turn (God he was hot). . "We had a blast," Nickerson said of working with Henesy. How did the cast and crew learn that the phoenix storyline resonated with viewers? David Henesy is one of the two primary actors from DARK SHADOWS (the other being Alexandra Moltke) who has, in the years since the show left the airwaves (or ceased its original run; it never really left the airwaves), mostly avoided the public eye. Also got a kick out of spotting the modern zippers on the backs of women's dresses when they'd switch to the 1700-1800s stories. I had assumed she was the illegitimate daughter of Elizabeth Stoddard (I think that was the ultimate plan, and they certainly dropped more than enough hints along the way). Eventually Willie's southern voice disappeared. R108 is correct and they could no longer hide it within her costumes. I think the Laura the Phoenix storyline, which was pre-Barnabas, was more interesting than any of the vampire crap. R106 That I cannot believe. And that cheap, fake wig they put on the housekeeper character. The wild plots, Grayson Hall, the very many gay actors, the flubs, the microphones hanging over their heads ("Mike Shadows"). YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. And with how Barnabas is now, I guess hes just older and a little more tired like me.. "How will I ever find her?". Jonathan Frid was a compelling vampire, but David Selby was sex on a stick. I struggled and lost interest during season 1. Oh, the malevolence at my house in early July, when Dallas episodes briefly went back to costing money on IMDB TV. Just who in the hell was she. He had been on tour with actor Ray Milland in Hostile Witness and when it was over, he returned to Manhattan to find the phone ringing in the days before answering machines and ran in to answer. Somehow that scares me more than anything. That was in 1945. Like R5, I was watching (and enjoying) the series on Prime. "She was a very '60s person," Barrett said. Everything I've seen said they had to cut the storyline short because Diana Millay was pregnant. Is David from Dark Shadows still alive? I pay enough for streaming as it is! The Leviathan storyline saw the first ratings decline, but it was the parallel world plot that really killed it. ", Karlen reprised Willie in the film "House of Dark Shadows. "Now that you've killed her father, the wedding must be postponed.". They would change color with what I had on. He is an actor, known for Dark Shadows (1966), House of Dark Shadows (1970) and Another World (1964). As Carolyn, Barrett got to wear groovy hair and fashions. [quote] Grid has a masters in directing from an Ivy League university.