Weekend with Jonathan Frid

[@rickw1100]

What a gifted actor, what a wonderful human being. I met him once. He was as humble and unassuming as I had heard. Gracious, funny, and very kind. Much missed.

[@MosaicRose99]

"David! Get your socks out of that window"! LOL....

[@curtriceennis2924]

Mosaic Rose I found that comment JF made so hilarious, too!!!

[@RonsSweetie5]

RIP Jonathan Frid we miss you dearly

[@TakersMissy]

AMEN to that. RIP Jonathan xoxoxox.

[@ellierfromthebronx4531]

WOW! Barnabas gives a tour of Collinwood!

[@jshalom65]

This is wonderful,the great Jonathan Frid at the highest holy site for a Dark Shadows fan!

[@pattibrooks1907]

He was a wonderful human being a great actor missing him deeply!

[@valerieaugustine8083]

Did you get to know him before he passed....

[@davidrobinson9043]

Jonathan Frid was down to earth, there's no doubt of that.

[@marilynwillett804]

An interviewer called him a no frills kind of guy.

[@66collinwood]

I love this video clip of Jonathan Frid at Seaview Terrace in Newport, Rhode Island in 1985 . I was there to take photos and give info on the mansion!

[@valerieaugustine8083]

What great memories you have. Hope you have pictures also. I would have loved to have met him.

[@kkeller1976]

This is great! Love seeing him in such a happy and carefree mood.

[@beyondvger3682]

❤ me too.

[@valerieaugustine8083]

I have again become a fan of this incredible soap after many years. I regret never having met Jonathan Frid. But I feel close to him as I have been reading etc. much about him. The questions I would have loved to have asked him. This is a great video and I hope to be able to get the full hour one if is still available.

[@Bellero]

Valerie Augustine please email me at [e-mail] for ordering info. Thanks!

[@valerieaugustine8083]

@@Bellero I received your email and will be sending a money order soon. Thank you.

[@GregJGreen]

I discovered DS in 1968 and went to the theater with my friends to see HODS at least a dozen times in 1970. Doesn't seen possible that half a century has passed. Rest easy, Mr Frid.

[@poetryjones7946]

He’s so mesmerizing to listen to and watch. The quintessential gentleman, wish I could have met him. 🙏🏼🌹

[@nassauguy48]

The mansion was once a residence hall at Salve Regina University, and I know someone who lived in it when she was a student!

[@Bellero]

atlantic1119 She should stop by for a visit sometime. I'll bet she has some interesting stories!

[@curtriceennis2924]

Wish I could have met Mr. Frid. I always have and always *will* love Dark Shadows!!! Have the complete collection, plus, "The Beginning," and, have watched them all at LEAST five times, over!!! Love the cast and the characters they all played!!! Only wish the modern movie with Johnny Depp wasn't such a farce and was truer to the original character's roles!!! But, I guess that movie just goes to show how NO PERSON could *ever* play the roles like the original people did in Dark Shadows!!! Wish also that the character of Victoria Winters was never "written out" of the original series, and, she could have come *back* to the program after she'd had her baby in real life. LOVE DARK SHADOWS AND ITS CHARACTERS/ACTORS/ACTRESSES, AND, ALWAYS WILL!!!!!!!! BTW - Great catch on the Wolf ,Cane, JF!!!

[@Bellero]

Curtrice Ennis thanks for your comments! He was a wonderful man who loved his fans. Sorry you didn't get to meet him. If you ever want to know more about him you can read my article in Scary Monsters magazine #98. Guy

[@Amphitera]

btw Alexandra Moltke was offered to return to her role as Vicky when she was ready, unfortunately she refused (she said she would only resume the role if she was allowed to be possessed by a demon and be evil for once, which they said no to), and thus the role was written out of the show.

[@valerieaugustine8083]

@@Amphitera sad .... who would want to be a bad person and say no to working with the likes of such great actors on the set. she missed out seems.

[@Historian212]

@@valerieaugustine8083 She didn't want to be a bad person. She just wanted something more interesting to play, as an actress. Being the "good girl" got very tedious; she envied those like Lara Parker who got to play a variety of parts.

[@PeasantWithaPitchfork]

We miss Jonathan Frid everyday.

[@Bellero]

These are just a few brief clips. Entire video is just over an hour. DVDs will be made available for sale in the near future. Part of the sale of the DVDs will go to Jonathan's family's choice of charity and to the preservation of Seaview Terrace.

[@opsound]

@Belleroguy - did this 1+ hr. DVD release ever come to fruition?

[@Bellero]

Kris Thompson dvd is still available. Email me at [e-mail] with “Weekend with Jonathan Frid” in the subject line of the email. Thanks.

[@marilynwillett804]

I had my son just a few days before this, and I was only about 20 miles away from this mansion. Imagine.

[@lynnebraun4845]

What a great man!! Miss you Mr. Frid....

[@marciamornay1089]

What a treat to revisit this video! So nice of you, Guy, to share it with others on You Tube. Thank you!

[@0B2727-w]

Gosh he had a sexy voice

[@pattibrooks1907]

Jonathan was a very kind gentle man !

[@rhsharp]

And I recall a bee chasing Jonathan around the grounds.

[@rickyrm123]

thanks for sharing this, it's really cool to watch this, my wife and I met him in 89 and he was such a nice gentleman and I got a picture took with him.

[@EndtimeWarrior100]

i love JF....i wish i could have met him when he here with us

[@TakersMissy]

Me too, Stuart. :-(

[@silglaba]

Thanks for sharing your wonderful video. Jonathan Frid was so kind!

[@RETROTV1394]

I love Jonathan Frid.. I grew up watching Dark Shadows.. My all time favorite show... I have attended many of the DS fan fests both in LA and Tarrytown... All the cast members are dear to me.

[@williamburke1731]

What an absolutely BEAUTIFUL tour! And what a great tour guide! I would love to have had the opportunity to meet Jonathan Frid.

[@TakersMissy]

I heartily second that! :-)

[@DeppTard]

Yeah, he did have monster hands! Even in his baby pictures his hands looked big and strong. They go perfect with Barnabas! :D

[@valerieaugustine8083]

Someone did a video here on youtube about his hands... they are sort of big.

[@jojoheartspaypay]

THIS IS GOLD

[@sdarigan]

And so after looking at the comments first, I ended up thinking about his hands through the entire video, hehe.

[@Bellero]

Many people are still asking if it’s too late to get the complete hour long dvd of Jonathan Frid at Seaview Terrace. I have some copies left. If interested email me at [e-mail] and put “Weekend with Jonathan Frid” in the subject line of the email. I am posting this on October 21, 2020.

[@Bellero]

Thank you for your kind comments.

[@rhsharp]

I'd like to reserve a copy as well. I remember seeing this at a Dark Shadows Fan Club gathering in LA back in '86 or '87.

[@Bellero]

For folks interested in a copy of the full DVD, email [e-mail] with "Weekend with Jonathan Frid DVD" in the subject line of the email. DVDs will be available for mailing about a week after the DS Festival which is being held July 28th.

[@sillyboycarter]

Great fun, especially the boat scene.

[@sub4228]

Thank you so much for sharing this , I credit Jonathan Frid for my Love of Restoring old homes This is very cool

[@hollyb6885]

This was pure gold.

[@cherylbowker3717]

I met Jonathan,he is a very sweet charming m❤

[@kevinpyne5808]

Around the year 2000, there was a person in Yahoo Chat Rooms that had the name Barnabas Collins. He claimed to be Jonathan Frid. He spoke like a person with an eloquent vocabulary. He knew everything about the show and the current whereabouts of his fellow castmates. Of course, anybody could have access to such information. I chatted a number of times with him. I often wonder if it was actually Mr. Frid.

[@thejupiter2574]

Nope, sorry, it was not Frid. Jonathan was not technically inclined and was not on social media. He had no interest in message boards, nor chat rooms, nor Faecbook. He had someone running his website and that is what he concentrated on was his readings. However, I know a number of DS fans that are overly obsessed with the show and with Frid, some of them are on Facebook embarrassing themselves. Sad to say but there are some Barnabas fans who claim to be his son or wife or related when they are not. There are two guys who claim to be him and Barnabas. They dress up and role play and try to convince naive fans on facebook that they are related to Frid when they are not. One guy has a coffin in his apartment SMH One guy want to change his name to that of Frid's. Two guys changed their names to that of Barnabas. One lady wants to change her last name to Frid and then tell everyone that she is Frid's wife. It's very sad but there are overly passionate die hard fans in every fandom who loose touch with reality and long to be someone that they are not.

[@kevinpyne5808]

@@thejupiter2574 Wow, that is bizarre and sad. I figured it probably was not Frid. Thanks for information.

[@valerieaugustine8083]

@@thejupiter2574 I don't believe Jonathan had any children. He never married from what I read. If there was a child seems he would have acknowledged this. He said he didn't want to marry because the life of an actor was not always secure. I think he was afraid he could not support a family.

[@Historian212]

@@valerieaugustine8083 He was gay. So were many of the other actors on the show (Louis Edmonds, Joel Crothers, and others). Back in the late 60s/early 70s, they had to be closeted for the public, but people connected with the show knew. This is now pretty common knowledge, I'm not breaking any news.

[@thejupiter2574]

@@valerieaugustine8083 What you quoted was one of three 'stock answers' excuses that was given to the media and in interviews to explain why he never married. Personally, I am glad that Mr. Frid did not compromise, give-in to what society and religion expected of people back then by marrying 'straight' for appearances and for the sake of his image and career. Back then many Gay people were in what is called "Lavender Marriages." Where the Gay man or woman would marry a straight person either for appearances or it they wanted to create a family and have kids , like actors Robert Reed and Joel Grey did and so many other gay people who married for the sake of their image and career or to have a family.

[@mastersadvocate]

This is a very interesting tour of Seaview terrace! Mr. Frid was very nice, and even a little funny while talking about the place. I miss him! I'm sorry he died in 2012! Thanks so much for sharing this video!! ~Janet in Canada

[@brettisaacs5795]

I miss him and didn't know him his voice lulls me to sleep

[@JEBEmpires]

Simply marvelous. Until tonight, I had no idea how he went into such details of the places I explored just years ago.

[@norahmiles3840]

Love this..!!

[@brentthegent]

How I've waited these many, many years for a copy of this "Lost Classic"!!!!! Guy, when will I finally get a copy?

[@brentthegent]

Belleroguy My e-mail address is [e-mail] Let me know about getting a copy. Thanks!

[@Meadowlark76]

+Bernard “Brent the Gent” Barker,Jr How much are the copies?

[@TakersMissy]

@Belleroguy After 4 years past, is it now too late for me to request a copy as well?

[@vincef.8261]

Can I too obtain a copy?

[@Bellero]

TakersMissy email [e-mail] with Weekend with Jonathan Frid in the subject.

[@molliebean]

He was great. How fun it must have been to hang out with him! Wouldn’t it be funny if Barnabas got thrown off the lawn? Lol.

[@bubhub64]

Nice catch by Jonathan at 4:06, and definately the malicious Barnabas face at 4:12.

[@ZenithE8]

I miss himmmm!!!!!!!

[@soxfan1957]

This was awesome.

[@angelajones8208]

Interesting

[@lisanidog8178]

Great video.

[@bethk3773]

Beautiful.

[@spontina]

Great man!!!! Long before Gay was cool.

[@thejupiter2574]

yeaaaaaa :)

[@spontina]

The Jupiter 2 Let us not forget "Don" on lost in space with his basket packed into that elastic space pants ensemble when "Judy" never had a chance with that. "John Robinson" usually sported his raygun on the left. Thanks for your great response to my original comment.

[@thejupiter2574]

@@spontina Yes yes Mjr West was hot. Dr. Smith noticed that too. I'm sure .

[@donaldallen5748]

@@thejupiter2574 I bet Dr Smith noticed..... But apparently he had eyes for Will only 😂

[@0B2727-w]

Uh, was he carrying a purse?

[@Bellero]

New camera.

[@thejupiter2574]

@0B27 27 Nope not a purse. He was carrying a camera bag but back in the day man men did use a Man Bag; it was very trendy for a while.

[@donnavaughn5393]

What does he have under his arm a purse oh no

[@Bellero]

Camera bag. He had just bought a new camera.

[@thejupiter2574]

@Donna Vaughn Ummm, "Oh no" ? What does that mean? Yeah that was his camera bag but, if that had been a 'Man Bag' there'd be noting at all 'oh no' wrong with it. Get over it. SMH