Jonathan Frid: Ron Barry Interview Part 2

From 1968.

[@gaymamula693]

Thank you for sharing this interview👌

[@mabel8179]

So wonderful to hear an interview from the heyday of DS- Mr Frid was amazing. He was very sweet about the letters- what insight and understanding he had about people.

[@11redlions]

+Matilda Woodhouse Oh I agree, he truly was the very best.

[@rigobertochavez9306]

I loved listening to this! ooo..how I loved that man!

[@Amphitera]

He was so incredibly modest and decent. What he said about fans (when the interviewer was fishing for "weird mail") was very touching and insightful. He really was one of a kind.

[@novastariha8043]

20:23 He say “How long can it LAST “??? Here I Am 2021 still watching…… “WOW just WOW”

[@11redlions]

I so appreciate Jonathan going on about his experiences avoiding crowds if he wants to, and being secure to just have a job, sitting home for 3 days like a hermit, lol--he is so candid, so real. He talked about not earning big money, I think Ron Barry was a bit rude saying he din't want to talk about that.

[@peterdavino4408]

It was extremely rude & crass.

[@anitahamlin2411]

What a wonderful interview. Jonathan was right about most people thinking because he was on their television 5 days a week that they probably thought he was very well paid. Too bad Mr. Barry didn't let him finish his thought. I hope he did find someone to help with getting better pay as the show became more popular with the addition of Barnabas! I so loved his performances! Very nice to hear this so many years later! Thank you for posting! I didn't find the group interview spoken of for a few weeks later. I hope someone taped that too!

[@michellelambert8729]

Amazing that famous people could walk down the street back then and not have to be afraid. By the following year that would certainly begin to change!

[@ThymeBottle]

That was a pretty grueling schedule he was on for that week, what with all those appearances on top of having to be back in the studio bright and early on Monday morning. Can you imagine having to go through all of those airports and security in this day and age with a schedule like that? Wonderful to listen to him discuss his hectic life. I loved the part about having to go to the tailor, lol. That's what I wished we had seen.

[@garyleslie9744]

This is wonderful.

[@Playitstraight44]

In looking back at Jonathan Frid through so many various decades of reflection on the show, he never seem to fully reach a comfort level with his fame for the character. Clearly he gave it much more dignity when he was in the midst of making the series and in the grasp of that initial fame, but he seem to almost be embarrassed by the recognition after its cancellation. I'm not sure if its because of some negative comments that were stated in the media about the quality of the show or if he simply wanted a greater distinction as an actor for his collective body of work. But he certainly seem to live in a love/hate world with the series that he never appeared to make peace with.

[@11redlions]

+Rick Baker I believe he never wanted to be a celebrity but an ACTOR.

[@Amphitera]

you have to remember he was a perfectionist. He got really riled up whenever something didn't go exactly the way he envisioned it, and he worked incredibly hard to make everything seem perfect and effortless. DS was a live-taped show full of bloopers, he had by far the most lines of any of the characters, and he never got enough time to rehearse them the way he would have wanted to. In his view, the entire thing was rather embarrassing in hindsight, which is sad, because he was pure magic on the show, and who cares about bloopers^^

[@Playitstraight44]

@@Amphitera Well said! One of the greatest shows of all time. The bloopers just give it that charm like you're watching something on Broadway.

[@rpetty50]

[@barbarataulbee3180]

Has anyone have the video of Jonathan Frid on the Phil Donahue talk show

[@silglaba]

They all have Close Caption (in English of course but it's important for me). Silvia

[@fire12731]

can someone help. why can't I hear the interviews in their entirety? they stop after 25 seconds or so..any suggestions? Thank you

[@peterdavino4408]

What did the interviewer mean when he informed Johnathan that he didn't believe in talking about ones private life? That's kind of rude I think.

[@TammyClair]

I wonder why Jon Frid never got more acting engagements on film? His line delivery was very good, very believable. He improvised a bit but actors do that when they forget the lines, it looks natural. I hated his performance in "Seizure". What a waste of talent that was!

[@LDB3Music]

He did get a couple. I think he didn't want to be typecast concerning horror things from everything I've read concerning interviews, etc..

[@TammyClair]

I don't blame him! He was a good looking man, why be type cast as a spoof character? But he did it sooo well !!

[@11redlions]

I hated that movie, and his character.

[@TakersMissy]

Not only to avoid typecasting, but Jonathan's heart & home was the theater.

[@Amphitera]

he stated after HoDS (which he hated), that he would never make another film unless he was shown the entire script beforehand, and being given some creative rights. He had a thorough background in directing, and the movies he was in were handled quite badly, so I can't blame him for not making another movie, especially since all he really wanted to do was theatre and readings.