Jonathan Frid (Barnabas Collins) Has Passed Away

The original Barnabas Collins from the TV series Dark Shadows has died.  Frid was 87 and died of natural causes.  Dark Shadows was a soap opera that lasted over 1,000 half hour episodes from 1966 to 1971.  Frid has a cameo in the upcoming Dark Shadows movie starring Johnny Depp.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Frid

http://www.masslive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2012/04/jonathan_frid_played_barnabas.html

Dark Shadows Trailer

I don't know what die hard fans of the original show are going to think about this movie but I think the trailer makes it seem like a comedy.  At least Johnny Depp looks awesome in it.