"Of course, almost all actors, with any character they play, they have to find the truth in the character to make it work. After joining the "Dark Shadows" cast, Lacy began being recognized on the street. The list distinguishes characters from the original ABC daytime soap opera series, the 1970s films, the 1991 NBC remake series, . Lara Parker's DS-themed books are also fun. The show also is much less confusingly organized than it is on Amazon Prime. 3535. It's also fun to see the '60's fashions and hair. That was something the actor playing Barnabas had to remember all the time. Henesy eventually left acting as he grew up, and currently lives in Panama City, Panama with his wife, Carolina Rodriguez. He's hilarious. Karlen considered "Dark Shadows" to be a career break. What was really bad was the lie.. Another land rover pulled up, and there was a family. No one seemed to mind. Apparently, everybody hated Roger Davis. Today's Netflix . "Let Me In! R106 That I cannot believe. I bet your analysis is correct OP. As Amy Jennings, Denise Nickerson became the on- and offscreen playmate of fellow child actor and "Dark Shadows" co-star David Henesy. 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. "There are no such things as heroes and villains, you know, and Barnabas was neither hero nor villain," Frid said. The idea was that this vampire Barnabas Collins would be inadvertently freed from his chained coffin and pass himself off as a distant relative of the family. Star-Ledger staff writer Mark Voger, who has been pursuing cast interviews since 1990. Look! Were still talking about Dark Shadows for the same reasons were still talking about Casablanca, Star Wars, and The Twilight Zone they all have a lot of gears working in unison that sing to us on levels deeper than just personal. Fandoms tend to crop up around these kinds of properties because they provoke a shared experience thats transcendent, and we gather together to try to prolong that experience. The end wasnt really a great shock, because the writing on the wall was always there for me, he shared. I'm sure that David has run into Burke Devlin; his plane crash landed on the way to his dinner meeting in Panama at David's restaurant! Because of the pandemic, she had to give her paper virtually. It's my evening pandemic watching. The stories had a timelessness. 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. You know the rest of the story. 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. He seems kind of full himself and acts bored out of his mind when anyone else is speaking. People who tonight are still only shadows in my mind, but who will soon fill the days and nights of my tomorrows. [quote]Anyway, if Amazon ever restores DS to the lineup, I'll go back to watching it again. Episode 1179/1180: Communication with the Dead - Dark Shadows Every Day Funny how gay old Roger just could not hold onto a woman. He had just returned from a vacation, Florida I think, to his apartment in NYC and as he was about to leave, his phone rang and it was his agent, offering him the Dark Shadows role, so he decided to delay his plan to take a job teaching on the West Coast, and save up some money working on a soap for a few weeks, which turned into years. "Yes," answers time-traveling eccentric millionaire Barnabas Collins, who is acting in Quentin's defense. Its ok to have on in the background if youre doing something else. I was kind of like a dark Santa Claus, he suggested with a laugh. Julia cried, her hand to her mouth. I could miss a week of episodes and still be caught up. [quote] I really wish they wouldn't have dropped Victoria's story, because it was somewhat compelling. 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 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. "I was only on once or twice a week. Nevertheless, she was perfectly lit for the camera. Dawidziak points out that the actor actually did know one thing: He knew how it was going to end, which was with a big piece of lumber sticking out of his chest, because they were going to kill him off. At one point, my friend mentioned seeing our hosts photograph on a display at Blockbuster, at which point I inquired for what. As Carolyn Stoddard, Nancy Barrett got to play a free spirit in the stuffy Collins family. . Nancy Barrett never seemed to flub her lines. That was really dress-up time.". Having started with 'The Beginning' on Tubi, I've worked my way from Victoria's arrival to just a few episodes before Barnabas. He had some kind of "nervous breakdown" while appearing on the show, in various roles. (I mean the original movie from 1970.). In retrospect it seems the theme of Dark Shadows was not the struggles of a tortured Barnabas to escape his vampire curse but rather the futile quest of a stunning blond named Angelique to get laid by any of the( obvious to everyone but her )gay men of the Collins family. But the story never progresses. The entire set of shows can be found on the internet, if you know where to look. How was that? 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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. I think lots of the best bits are on youtube. I just remember it being very atmospheric. We ran out of stories, gas and interest, added Frid. 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. At the end they used to just point the camera at an empty set and run the credits. All rights reserved (About Us). I love this show. What scared me was Barnabas lie; that he was pretending to be something he wasnt. Well, I was wrong. R71, when I watched it straight through in 2020, they made you pay for a few episodes -- I didn't. Henesy eventually left acting as he grew up, and currently lives in Panama City, Panama with his wife, Carolina Rodriguez. It still never fails to disappoint me. Said Scott: "Gene Roddenberry went ahead in time and told universal tales. "We started a little restaurant on the set. Actually, the episodes are 22.5 minutes each, not an hour. A house called Collinwood, a world I've never known, with people I've never met. Willie Loomis makes my skin crawl. Ignore the sappy Cat Stevens track on the clip: I always heard he was gay-bashed, and was never the same again, R19. David Henesy - Biography - IMDb "You know, actors sometimes don't get a chance to play a real mustache-twirling villain like that," said Jerry Lacy, who played the bad reverend. Episode 937: The Predator. I may try that, R11. 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In terms of the theater, I like the inner drama rather than the outward manifestation. Otherwise, you'll just have to find some other site I watched this show on MeTV. In total there were seven incarnations of Laura seen, or . Very tedious. Dan (Curtis) did the same thing by going back in time and really borrowing from classic literature. You see, being a star is a big, big job; you always have to be better than you were the time before or youre out. Back then, on the weekends, I would make personal appearances, Frid recalled in an exclusive interview prior to his death. So, yes, Trask positively believed that he was doing the right thing.". When you think about vampires (though were not exactly sure why you would be), odds are theyd be members of the undead desperate to reclaim some part of their lost humanity, whether its their soul (David Boreanaz Angel), eternal love (Edward Cullen in The Twilight Saga) or meaning in their own existence (Anne Rices Lestat). Collins, Daniel Collins, Jamison Collins, and Tad Collins. David Henesy. David's aunt is Elizabeth Collins Stoddard. A Tribute to David Henesy (aka Dark Shadows' David Collins) 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. 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). She just wanted to do everything there was to do in life.". Dark Shadows. 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(! I think that's brilliant. It Was Pretty Disgusting! Skip over the one you're up to, and see if the next one is free. I'll miss the black-and-white when it switches to color later in 1967. So her dressing room was a perfect place to smoke. He resides in Panama City, Panama, His youngest son, Diego . "You know, the show was already going very strong when I joined the cast. 'Dark' memories: The original 'Dark Shadows' cast - nj.com I agree that her mystery was compelling as was the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of Paul Stoddard (it was obvious Elizabeth killed him, but not why). More importantly, can I change? 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. David Henesy makes his first ever Dark Shadows related appearance and they all share some interesting stories. We start today's show with young David somewhat the worse for wear, following an improperly motivated "boo" attack earlier in the day. 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. Florida I think, to his apartment in NYC and as he was about to leave, his phone rang and it was his agent, offering him the Dark Shadows role, so he decided to delay his plan to take a job teaching on the West Coast, and save up . I love this live stream cast reunion that took place over Zoom on Halloween 2020. How wrong they were. 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). 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. Look! "But I was not a kid, I'll tell you the truth," Karlen said. "I was lucky enough to have been playing Willie," the actor said. "Now that you've killed her father, the wedding must be postponed.". "We had a blast," Nickerson said of working with Henesy. When "Dark Shadows" introduced its version of the Frankenstein monster, Adam, a mate soon followed. David Henesy List of Movies and TV Shows - TV Guide Diana Millay was compelling to watch. Things started to come together with the arrival of Laura Collins. 50 frightfully fun facts for the 50th anniversary of 'Dark Shadows' To me the weak spot was always Jonathan Frid's Barnabas. They would change color with what I had on. The show was at it's peak when it went back into the past the first two times . Lacy played Trask as someone who was utterly convinced he was on a sacred mission. You see, the arm inside the box (a prop for a scene) was my arm. Victoria was nice but she was what my mother would describe as "book smart but not street smart." Daniel Collins (PT) (983-1028) ', I found it on YouTube as "Dark Shadows: Original Series from 1966 to 1971". She bathed in it, practically. Why did James Hall leave Dark Shadows? - chroniclesdengen.com David Henesy really did a fine job acting possessed. 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.". But not everything Nickerson and Henesy did on the set was quite so wholesome. A book about the various works of Dan Curtis . How did the cast and crew learn that the phoenix storyline resonated with viewers? David Henesy (born October 20, 1955) played David Collins, the young Daniel Collins, Jamison Collins, Daniel Collins (PT), and Tad Collins in the original Dark Shadows. "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. I was almost teary-eyed when Quentin confronted Edward about Quentin's children. As Carolyn, Barrett got to wear groovy hair and fashions. R112, they both were good, but the girl that played Barnabas' little sister Sarah was the worst child actress I've ever seen. Watching it now I realize Grayson Hall was the whole fucking show. Its funny how you notice things when you watch a series as an adult that you didnt notice as a child. David Henesy was an American child actor born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey on October 20th, 1956. Ive played comedy, too, though thats a part of my life I have not fulfilled.. They found something very human in the monster and he became the most popular character on the show, which made him unkillable. They had a fake arm on the bottom of the box; it looked like it held the box. 19 comments 7 shares. 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. Otherwise it will start at episode 210 (Barnabas's first appearance). I'd never heard it before Dark Shadows was on. He was always nice, right from the beginning; he was never really bad. It had atmosphere. They had the box tied to me, so I could use the fake arm and I had my own arm in the box. I was amazed at how good Kathryn Leigh Scott (Maggie/Josette) and Lara Parker (Angelique/Casandra) looked. As Willie Loomis the handyman who sets Barnabas free after 171 years trapped in a coffin John Karlen exuded a youthful, James Dean vibe. David became a restaurateur, serving New York-style food at his restaurant, La Posta, in Panama City, Panama. Louis had a place on Long Island where they had some wild parties back in the day way back. When David Henesy introduces himself, he leans forward because hes not used to microphones unless theyre hanging three feet above his head. Yes indeed, we too use "cookies." however, i'd be willing to re-watch now that i'm "older.". The show's demise is likely attributed to an unfortunate combination of several factors. 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). 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. It's my comfort viewing. Isnt life too short to watch that much Dark Shadows. It was a gothic soap. R50, I agree. A mystery. "Even though at the time, we didn't think it was very innocent.". And with how Barnabas is now, I guess hes just older and a little more tired like me.. 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. The Adam and Eve plot was fun, but then they started running out of ideas. Here endeth my TED Talk., Looking back at it all towards the end, Frid commented, Dark Shadows was something unexpected, but really quite amazing. I was nervous and under a great strain. It seemed like there was always something going on to me. 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. He left acting behind and opened successful restaurants in New York and Cartagena, Colombia. The early episodes loved the idea of mystery, muses Wallace McBride, creator of the premier site on the show, The Collinsport Historical Society. It's a good thing "Dark Shadows" creator Dan Curtis wasn't in New York when the role of gentleman vampire Barnabas Collins was cast. 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. Everybody was laughing about how often Jonathan Frid would forget his lines. Jonathan Frid as Barnabas Collins and David Henesy as David Collins on 'Dark Shadows' (courtesy Dan Curtis Productions) . Who Was Gay In The Original "Dark Shadows" TV Series? She chewed everything but the fiberglass tombstones. R69 John Karlen who played Willie Loomis was in his mid 30's when he started on the show. Dark Shadows News Page: David Henesy Checks In - Blogger [quote] so I never saw the Laura the Phoenix storyline. The following is a list of characters from the Dark Shadows franchise. Those eyes! Victoria Winters going back to see how Barnabas became a vampire was my all-time favorite storyline, but the Quentin-becomes-a-werewolf s/l was great too. She spoke of time travel as theoretically possible, never intimating that she herself had experience with the phenomenon. Some features on this site require a subscription. "We could do that, because she wore Jungle Gardenia (brand) perfume, which is extremely intense. I was playing inquisitors and priests trying to destroy this and that, he laughed. He got the lust for blood every once in a while, but what always preyed on his mind was the lie. Like all fan events it was culty and as I was not in the cult quite hilarious. David Henesy was born on 20 October 1956 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, USA. Not sure who the dad was supposed to be however. Dark Shadows and Edge of Night were two of gayest sets in NYC in the 60s and 70s and that is saying a lot. Following are reflections on the original 1966-71 Gothic soap, compiled by The close-ups on David were funny! The inner horror. He said he did regret being type-cast oh and he did tour with Marion Lorne in Tea and Sympathy (and he directed a play that I can't remember now.) And then he settled in his home country, in Hamilton, Ontario, and did his one-man show and other engagements, doing readings mostly, and he did some of the fan events, and he hired local guys to help him run a website into his 80s I believe. I haven't watched her old movies, but she must have been an It Girl back then. Vee is in the biz, you know. Another option is to invest in a VPN that allows you to change nationality and access sites from other countries as they appear to their locals. I just watched the Laura story a few months ago and was surprised how scary she was for a svelte blond lady. 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. Since leaving acting in the early 1970s, David has remained one of the most elusive members of the Dark Shadows cast. It was a favorite as a youth. He was actually hesitant to feature what he called spooky stories he would read, but saw that, given his image, it would be wise to include them. Hello. The focus was on Victoria Winters (Alexandra Moltke . "The show was, of course, very melodramatic. Our dreams were fulfilled when Victoria Winters travelled back to 1795 and we learned the full story of Josette and her tragic love for Barnabas. I dont think Jonathan Frid managed to get through a single episode without flubbing a line. You can catch it on this YouTube channel! I think there were maybe five at the time that you had to pay for. Actor: Dark Shadows. David was a great actor. 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. I have the DVDs of the 30th and 35th reunions, where fans got to ask questions of the cast. At the end, as people were one-by-one leaving the virtual room, just as she hit "Leave Room," she heard someone say "Julia! In the first year of the pandemic, I watched the whole series straight through. I wonder if it holds up better. The Dream Curse was like going to an elementary school haunted house that got one extra feature each new time. ", Karlen reprised Willie in the film "House of Dark Shadows. I did it for the money and for the ego trip sure, I enjoyed it, but who wouldnt? 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. 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. As an actor, the first thing you want to know is, How am I supposed to play this? Well, how do you tell somebody how to play someone whos been locked in a coffin since the 1790s? His and wife Julia Duffy's son Danny killed himself at age 29 in 2019. ), I flashed back to Dark Shadows! "Dark Shadows" came the reply. She was a little bit isolated and wanted to break out, like everybody in the '60s they wanted to break out of whatever mold they had been cast in. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. "Everybody gets one. Denise Nicholson was good too. He was just going to be like every other vampire predator a threat that had to be eliminated. Karma for embarassing me I suppose. All told, though, things were pretty quiet. Henesy eventually left acting as he grew up, and currently lives in Panama City, Panama with his wife, Carolina Rodriguez. We are changing the login scheme for contributors for simpler login and to better support using multiple devices. The role was originated by Alexandra Moltke on the ABC series from 1966 to 1968. If you find it too slow, I can prescribe you a sedative. It never occured to me to ask for an autograph for my brother. I saw it again when I was in my 20s and I was embarrassed. In 1970, he was the youngest and last of the Collins name. I was lucky to have big, blue eyes. For a show with so much amateurism, it did have star quality! 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. As OLeary told him, Its your voice and all your facial expressions that bring all these characters from the page to life for the audience.. She was purity. That was how we did it. 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. See David Henesy full list of movies and tv shows from their career. Together they operate a . What are we doing?' Oh, the malevolence at my house in early July, when Dallas episodes briefly went back to costing money on IMDB TV. The first 250 episodes go extremely slowly, so you are advised to start when Barnabas arrives and the show transforms from a gothic soap into a monster mash. ", While on a vacation in the '60s, Scott became aware of the impact of "Dark Shadows. It was just an enjoyable shoot. If I had been two minutes later, he would have figured I was still in Florida., Needless to say, Frid was cast as Barnabas Collins and the results were seismic. It was just that freaky phone call. 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. "Just as Jonathan (Frid), with his Barnabas thing he must have gotten sick of seeing himself.". 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. The fact that I had a friend who was going to be an actor gave me the same incentive to be a professional actor. He also played Andre DuPres in the 1795 storyline. He was born David Thomas Henesy in New Jersey, as one of three children. (The actor died in April at age 87. Grid has a masters in directing from an Ivy League university. Do You Remember The Barnabas Collins Dark Shadows Board Game? I watched about 6 or 7 episodes and became bored with it. Why did Victoria Winters leave Dark Shadows? "He definitely believed it," Lacy said of the character. Reminds me of riding my bike as fast as I could home from school to make the 4 o'clock broadcast. Child Of DARK SHADOWS: The Outtakes! - Fangoria My name is Victoria Winters. He was very frail and not wearing any pants just pink boxers and dress shoes. Loved seeing a very young Kate Jackson. I absolutely love it.got the entire series on dvd..about $500 on eBay or Amazon love it love it love it.. And no sooner did I get back, they called me and said they had another part, would I like to play it? "It was about three months before the character ever spoke," said Selby. And then when Adam killed me, I went off and did a play. "If I saw them and don't remember them, it's because I saw a lot of them and they began to blur. "Of course, I was worried that once I opened my mouth, they won't want me!". But Barnabas starts to ask the questions and starts to say, Do I have to live this life? The Leviathan storyline saw the first ratings decline, but it was the parallel world plot that really killed it. We were almost like a summer stock group. What impressed me was how sexless it was compared to modern soaps. David Henesy | The Dark Shadows Wiki | Fandom 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. Especially in a love relationship when you find out the person does not love you and is only pretending to. David Henesy ~ Complete Biography with [ Photos | Videos ] - Alchetron.com I think it would have been more fun if we had been paid for it. Laura Collins | The Dark Shadows Wiki | Fandom You couldn't smell the smoke through the Jungle Gardenia. And the predator doesnt question his own nature, Dawidziak points out. An inner conflict or emotional confrontation is more of a drama to me, Frid detailed.
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