List of Dark Shadows characters

The following is a list of characters from the Dark Shadows franchise. The list distinguishes characters from the original ABC daytime soap opera series, the 1970s films, the 1991 NBC remake series, the 2004 WB pilot, and the 2012 film.

The series centers on vampire Barnabas Collins, portrayed by Jonathan Frid, and his descendants, the Collins family of Collinsport, Maine. Residents of Collinwood Mansion include brother and sister Roger Collins (Louis Edmonds) and Elizabeth Collins Stoddard (Joan Bennett), their children, and the governess Victoria Winters (Alexandra Moltke).[1]

1966–1971: Dark Shadows

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Actor Character Duration Timeline
Mark Allen Sam Evans July 1 – July 26, 1966 Present day
Humbert Allen Astredo Nicholas Blair June 24, 1968 – March 26, 1970 Present day
Evan Hanley March 12 – November 5, 1969 1897 flashback
Charles Dawson November 9, 1970 – January 25, 1971 1840 flashback
Emory Bass Mr. Best January 6 – 20, 1970 Present day
1897 flashback
Conrad Bain Wells June 27, 1966 – November 26, 1968 Present day
Nancy Barrett Carolyn Stoddard June 28, 1966 – September 22, 1970 Present day
1995
Millicent Collins November 29, 1967 – November 17, 1969 1795 flashback
Charity Trask April 8 – November 18, 1969 1897 flashback
Carolyn Loomis March 16, 1970 – July 2, 1970 1970 Parallel time
Leticia Faye September 30, 1970 – January 27, 1971 1840 flashback
Amanda Collins March 15 – March 22, 1971 1841 Parallel time
Melanie Collins January 27 – April 2, 1971
Joan Bennett Elizabeth Collins Stoddard June 27, 1966 – January 27, 1971 Present day
March 12 – July 8, 1970 1970 Parallel time
Naomi Collins November 20, 1967 – April 9, 1968 1795 flashback
Judith Collins Trask March 4 – November 13, 1969 1897 flashback
Flora Collins September 28, 1970 – January 27, 1971 1840 flashback
January 13 – April 2, 1971 1841 Parallel time
Lee Beery Joanna Mills January 1 – January 20, 1971 1840 flashback
Christopher Bernau Philip Todd November 19, 1969 – March 11, 1970 Present day
Clarice Blackburn Sarah Johnson September 27, 1966 – September 17, 1970 Present day
1995
Abigail Collins November 21, 1967 – March 5, 1968 1795 flashback
Minerva Trask April 16 – July 7, 1969 1897 flashback
Anita Bolster Bathia Mapes March 14 – March 18, 1968 1795 flashback
Don Briscoe Tom Jennings August 8 – November 25, 1966 Present day
Chris Jennings / werewolf1 November 19, 1968 – March 25, 1970 Present day
Tim Shaw April 14 – November 6, 1969 1897 flashback
Chris Collins April 14 – April 27, 1970 1970 Parallel time
Katherine Bruce Sandy June 27, 1966 Present day
Angus Cairns George Patterson October 16 – 17, 1967 Present day
Kathleen Cody Hallie Stokes July 27, 1970 – January 8, 1971 Present day
Carrie Stokes 1840 flashback
July 27, 1970 – January 8, 1971 1995
February 19 – March 23, 1971 1841 Parallel time
Mary Cooper Josette Collins January 27 – April 2, 1971 1841 Parallel time
Don Crabtree Sheriff July 22 – July 31, 1970 1995
Terry Crawford Beth Chavez December 16, 1968 – November 7, 1969 1897 flashback
Edith Collins October 8, 1970 – January 11, 1971
Joel Crothers Joe Haskell June 28, 1966 – January 1, 1969 Present day
Nathan Forbes November 20, 1967 – January 13, 1969 1795 flashback
Michael Currie Jonas Carter July 27 – August 9, 1966 Present day
Carol Crist Susie October 3 – October 31, 1966 Present day
Thayer David Matthew Morgan August 17 – December 20, 1966 Present day
Ben Stokes November 28, 1967 – October 8, 1970 1795 flashback
1840 flashback
May 12 – April 2, 1971 1841 Parallel time
Sandor Rakosi March 3 – August 26, 1969 1897 flashback
Timothy Eliot Stokes April 4, 1968 – January 27, 1971 Present day
1840 flashback
1995
June 2 – July 17, 1970 1970 Parallel time
Andreas Petofi July 9– November 12, 1969 1897 flashback
Mordecai Grimes November 26, 1970 – January 7, 1971 1840 flashback
Diana Davila Julianka July 10 – July 15, 1969 1897 flashback
Roger Davis Peter Bradford January 11, 1968 – March 11, 1970 1795 flashback
Jeff Clark April 5 – December 3, 1968 Present day
Ned Stuart February 11 – February 26, 1969 Present day
Dirk Wilkins March 13 – June 16, 1969 1897 flashback
Charles Delaware Tate July 24, 1969 – January 28, 1970 Present day
1897 flashback
Betsy Durkin Victoria Winters #2 November 22 – December 20, 1968 Present day
1795 flashback
Jane Draper Suki Forbes February 1 – June 12, 1968 Present day
1795 flashback
Gaye Edmond Harriet Collins October 27, 1970 1840 flashback
Stella Young January 13 – February 4, 1971 1841 Parallel time
Louis Edmonds Roger Collins June 27, 1966 – July 10, 1970 Present day
March 20 – July 10, 1970 1970 Parallel time
Joshua Collins November 21, 1967 – January 6, 1969 1795 flashback
1840 flashback
May 7 – May 12, 1970 1970 Parallel time
Edward Collins March 7 – October 24, 1969 1897 flashback
Daniel Collins September 20, 1970 – January 18, 1971 1840 flashback
Brutus Collins March 5 - April 2, 1971 1841 Parallel time
Elizabeth Eis Buffie Harrington April 20 – May 27, 1970 1970 Parallel time
Mildred Ward December 1, 1970 - December 2, 1970 1840 flashback
Dana Elcar George Patterson September 8, 1966 – September 28, 1967 Present day
Joel Fabiani Paul Stoddard July 10, 1967 Present day
Alan Feinstein Mike June 28, 1966 Present day
Erica Fitz Danielle Rogét October 3, 1968 Present day
1795 flashback
Leona Eltridge October 3 – October 4, 1968 Present day
David Ford Sam Evans August 12, 1966 – July 8, 1968 Present day
Andre du Pres November 23, 1967 – December 28, 1967 1795 flashback
Conard Fowkes Frank Garner November 1, 1966 – March 3, 1967 Present day
Hugh Franklin Richard Garner November 1, 1966 – June 5, 1967 Present day
Jonathan Frid Barnabas Collins April 18, 1967 – January 27, 1971 Present day
1795 flashback
1840 flashback
1897 flashback
1970 Parallel time
1995
1841 Parallel time
Bramwell Collins January 26 – April 2, 1971
Kay Frye Pansy Faye June 9 – June 18, 1969 1897 flashback
Anthony George Burke Devlin June 27 – October 19, 1967 Present day
Jeremiah Collins November 21, – December 14, 1967 1795 flashback
Robert Gerringer Dave Woodard May 15, – October 5, 1967 Present day
Timothy Gordon Hotel customer July 28, 1966 Present day
Hand of Barnabas April 17, 1967
Blue Whale Customer October 16 – October 26, 1967
Jeremiah Collins December 26, 1967 – January 2, 1968
April 2 – June 12, 1968
October 13 – October 14, 1969 1897 flashback
Riggs January 16, 1968 1795 flashback
Hand threatening Trask February 28 – March 8, 1968
Spectator March 8 – April 1, 1968
January 9, 1969
Minister November 5, 1968 Present day
Hand of Count Petofi June 25 – July 25, 1968 1897 flashback
Carolyn Groves Victoria Winters #3 January 7 – January 10, 1969 Present day
1795 flashback
Michael Hadge Buzz Hackett June 13 – June 27, 1967 Present day
Grayson Hall Julia Hoffman June 30, 1967 – January 27, 1971 Present day
1840 flashback
1897 flashback
1995
1970 Parallel time
Natalie du Pres November 22, 1967 – November 17, 1969 1795 flashback
Magda Rakosi March 3 – November 18, 1969 1897 flashback
Julia Collins January 12 – April 2, 1971 1841 Parallel time
Constance Collins March 15, 1971 1680 Flashback
James Hall Willie Loomis March 30 – April 7, 1967 Present day
Colin Hamilton Hamilton June 19 – July 14. 1970 1970 Parallel time
Tom Happer Jeremy Grimes December 9, 1970 – January 8, 1971 1840 flashback
John Harkins Lt. Costa February 23, 1967 present day
Garth Blackwood November 5, 1969 - November 12, 1969 1897 flashback
Mr. Strak December 5, 1969 - December 8, 1969 Present day
Horace Gladstone April 7, 1970 - May 8, 1970 1970 Parallel time
David Henesy David Collins June 30, 1966 – September 24, 1970 Present day
Daniel Collins February 19, 1968 – March 25, 1968 1795 flashback
April 1 – June 3, 1970 1970 Parallel time
Jamison Collins March 4 – September 10, 1969 1897 flashback
Tad Collins July 24 – December 11, 1970 1840 flashback
1995
Jared Holmes Dameon Edwards April 16 – May 4, 1970 1970 Parallel time
Isabella Hoopes Edith Collins March 3 – March 10, 1969 1897 flashback
Barnard Hughes Stuart Bronson August 2, 1966 Present day
Cavada Humphrey Janet Findley December 17 – 19, 1968 Present day
David Hurst Justin Collins January 25 – February 19, 1971 1841 Parallel time
Kate Jackson Daphne Harridge July 28, 1970 – January 27, 1971 Present day
1840 flashback
1995
January 11 – March 24, 1971 1841 Parallel time
Marilyn Joseph Lorna Bell November 10 – November 13, 1970 1840 flashback
Joseph Julian Wilbur Strake June 27 – June 28, 1966 Present day
John Karlen Willie Loomis April 11, 1967 – September 21, 1970 Present day
March 16 – June 26, 1970 1970 Parallel time
Carl Collins March 10 – June 20, 1969 1897 flashback
Desmond Collins October 6, 1970 – January 27, 1971 1840 flashback
Kendrick Young January 18 – April 2, 1971 1841 Parallel time
Colleen Kelly Susie July 26 – August 19, 1966 Present day
Daniel Keyes Caretaker January 26 – September 12, 1967 Present day
Jerry Lacy Tony Peterson November 7, 1967 – September 11, 1968 Present day
Reverend Trask December 15, 1967 – June 27, 1968 1795 flashback
Lamar Trask October 1, 1970 – January 27, 1971 1840 flashback
Gregory Trask April 4 – November 13, 1969 1897 flashback
Trask April 16 – July 2, 1970 1970 Parallel time
John Lasell Peter Guthrie February 3 – March 13, 1967 Present day
Paula Laurence Hannah Stokes April 14 – May 14, 1970 1970 Parallel time
Gene Lindsey Randall Drew November 11 – November 26, 1970 1840 flashack
Edward Marshall Harry Johnson January 16, 1969 Present day
Ezra Braithwaite May 29, 1969 1897 flashback
Michael McGuire Judah Zachary October 6, 1970 – January 26, 1971 1840 flashback
Donna McKechnie Amanda Harris/Olivia Corey August 5, 1969 – January 22, 1970 Present day
1897 flashback
Patrick McVey John Harris August 25, 1966 Present day
Paul Michael Johnny Romano August 18 – August 27, 1969 1897 flashback
Diana Millay Laura Collins December 14, 1966 – May 23, 1969 Present day
1897 flashback
George Mitchell Matthew Morgan July 4 – July 18, 1966 Present day
Alexandra Moltke Victoria Winters #1 June 27, 1966 – November 19, 1968 Present day
1795 flashback
Duane Morris Adam April 19 – May 3, 1968 Present day
Diablos November 20 – 21, 1968
Peter Murphy Caretaker October 10 – November 9, 1967 Present day
Denise Nickerson Amy Jennings November 26, 1968 – April 29, 1970 Present day
Nora Collins March 24 – October 9, 1969 1897 flashback
Amy Collins April 1 – July 2, 1970 1970 Parallel time
Vince O'Brien George Patterson September 27, 1967 – January 24, 1969 Present day
Lara Parker Angelique Bouchard Collins November 22, 1967 – January 27, 1971 Present day
1795 flashback
1840 flashback
1897 flashback
April 24 – July 13, 1970 1970 Parallel time
Alexis Stokes April 2 – April 27, 1970
Catherine Harridge Collins January 11 – April 2, 1971 1841 Parallel time
Dennis Patrick Jason McGuire March 22 – July 17, 1967 Present day
Paul Stoddard November 19, 1969 – February 18, 1970 Present day
Christopher Pennock Jeb Hawkes January 23 – March 27, 1970 Present day
Cyrus Longworth March 25 – June 12, 1970 1970 Parallel time
John Yaegar April 20 – June 12, 1970 1970 Parallel time
Sebastian Shaw August 5 – September 23, 1970 Present day
Gabriel Collins September 25, 1970 – January 18, 1971 1840 flashback
January 14 – March 23, 1971 1841 Parallel time
Addison Powell Eric Lang April 8 – July 29, 1968 Present day
Keith Prentice Morgan Collins January 11 – April 2, 1971 1841 Parallel time
James Forsythe March 2 – March 16, 1971
Lisa Blake Richards Sabrina Stuart February 18, 1969 – March 25, 1970 Present day
April 7 – June 11, 1970 1970 Parallel time
Robert Rodan Adam May 3 – December 2, 1968 Present day
Jane Rose Mitchell June 27, 1966 Present day
Mitchell Ryan Burke Devlin June 27, 1966 – June 7, 1967 Present day
Alfred Sandor George Patterson November 1, 1968 Present day
Frank Schofield Bill Malloy June 29 – 19, 1966 Present day
Geoffrey Scott Schuyler Rumson January 7 – March 27, 1970 Present day
Kathryn Leigh Scott Maggie Evans June 27, 1966 – September 23, 1970 Present day
March 30 – July 17, 1970 1970 Parallel time
Josette du Pres September 30, 1966 – February 11, 1970 1795 flashback
Rachel Drummond March 7 – June 16, 1969 1897 flashback
Katharine Soames September 18, 1969 – January 28, 1970
David Selby Quentin Collins December 16, 1968 – September 30, 1970 Present day
1995
March 30 – July 17, 1970 1970 flashback
October 9, 1970 – January 27, 1971 1840 flashback
January 22 – March 12, 1971 1841 Parallel time
1897 flashback
William Shust Fisher October 6, 1967 Present day
Craig Slocum Harry Johnson April 12, 1968 – January 3, 1969 Present day
Noah Gifford February 29 – March 22, 1968 1795 flashback
Sharon Smyth Sarah Collins June 16, 1967 – January 26, 1968 Present day
1795 flashback
Fred Stewart Dr. Reeves July 19, 1966 – February 1, 1967 Present day
Alex Stevens1 Chris Jennings / werewolf 1968 – 1970 Present day
Gail Strickland Dorcas Trilling May 12 – June 2, 1969 1897 flashback
James Storm Gerard Stiles July 22, 1970 – January 27, 1971 Present day
1840 flashback
1995
February 10 – February 11, 1971 1841 Parallel time
Michael Stroka Aristede July 7 – November 10, 1969 1897 flashback
Bruno February 3 – March 23, 1970 Present day
Bruno Hess March 23 – June 19, 1970 1970 Parallel time
Laszlo Ferrari October 26 – December 2, 1970 1840 flashback
K.C. Townsend Sophie Baker March 6, 1969 1897 flashback
Peter Turgeon Dave Woodard October 6 – November 14, 1967 Present day
Virginia Vestoff Samantha Collins September 25, 1970 – January 20, 1971 1840 flashback
Samantha Drew January 20, 1971 1841 Parallel time
Abe Vigoda Ezra Braithwaite February 6–7, 1969 Present day
Otis Greene October 15, 1970 1840 flashback
Robert Viharo Harry June 28, 1966 Present day
Diana Walker Carolyn Stoddard September 11, 1968 Present day
1995
Marie Wallace Danielle Rogét October 4 – November 27, 1968 Present day
1795 flashback
Eve Present day
1795 flashback
Jenny Collins March 24, 1969 – December 3, 1969 1897 flashback
Megan Todd November 19, 1969 – March 16, 1970 Present day
Donna Wandrey Roxanne Drew June 18 – July 17, 1970 1970 parallel time
August 17 – December 29, 1970 Present day
1840 flashback
Elizabeth Wilson Hopewell June 27 – July 6, 1966 Present day
Richard Woods Dave Woodard April 28 – May 11, 1967 Present day

1970: House of Dark Shadows

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Actor Character
Humbert Allen Astredo Forbes
Nancy Barrett Carolyn Stoddard
Joan Bennett Elizabeth Collins Stoddard
Don Briscoe Todd Blake
Barbara Cason Mrs. Sarah Johnson
Terry Crawford Nurse
Thayer David Elliot Stokes
Roger Davis Jeff Clark
George DiCenzo Deputy
Louis Edmonds Roger Collins
Jonathan Frid Barnabas Collins
Grayson Hall Julia Hoffman
David Henesy David Collins
John Karlen Willie Loomis
Jerry Lacy Minister
Philip Larson Deputy
Paul Michael Man
Lisa Blake Richards Daphne Budd
Dennis Patrick George Patterson
Kathryn Leigh Scott Maggie Evans
Michael Stroka Pallbearer

1971: Night of Dark Shadows

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Actor Character
Nancy Barrett Claire Jenkins
Clarice Blackburn Mrs. Castle
Thayer David Reverend Strack
Grayson Hall Carlotta Drake
Kate Jackson Tracy Collins
John Karlen Alex Jenkins
Diana Millay Laura Collins
Lara Parker Angelique Collins
Christopher Pennock Gabriel Collins
Monica Rich Sarah Castle
David Selby Charles Collins
Quentin Collins
Jim Storm Gerard Stiles

1991: Dark Shadows

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Actor Character
Lysette Anthony Angelique Bouchard
Barbara Blackburn Carolyn Stoddard
Michael Cavanaugh Andres du Pres
George Patterson
Ben Cross Barnabas Collins
Jim Fyfe Ben Loomis
Willie Loomis
Stefan Gierasch Joshua Collins
Michael Woodard
Joanna Going Josette du Pres
Victoria Winters
Eddie Jones Henry Evans
Sam Evans
Veronica Lauren Sarah Collins
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Daniel Collins
David Collins
Julianna McCarthy Abigail Collins
Mrs. Sarah Johnson
Adrian Paul Jeremiah Collins
Jean Simmons Elizabeth Collins Stoddard
Naomi Collins
Rebecca Staab Daphne Collins
Barbara Steele Julia Hoffman
Natalie du Pres
Ely Pouget Maggie Evans
Roy Thinnes Roger Collins
Reverend Trask
Michael T. Weiss Peter Bradford
Joe Haskell

2004: Dark Shadows

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Actor Character
Blair Brown Elizabeth Collins Stoddard
Jessica Chastain Carolyn Stoddard
Matt Czuchry Willie Loomis
Jenna Dewan Sophia Loomis
Martin Donovan Roger Collins
Alexander Gould David Collins
Kelly Hu Julia Hoffman
Ivana Miličević Angelique Bouchard
Alec Newman Barnabas Collins
Marley Shelton Victoria Winters
Alexis Thorpe Kelly Vance

2012: Dark Shadows

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Actor Character
Susanna Cappellaro Naomi Collins
Helena Bonham Carter Julia Hoffman
Alice Cooper Himself
Johnny Depp Barnabas Collins
Eva Green Angelique Bouchard
Jackie Earle Haley Willie Loomis
Bella Heathcote Victoria Winters
Josette du Pres
Ivan Kaye Joshua Collins
Christopher Lee Silas Clarney
Jonny Lee Miller Roger Collins
Gulliver McGrath David Collins
Chloë Grace Moretz Carolyn Stoddard
Michelle Pfeiffer Elizabeth Collins Stoddard
Ray Shirley Mrs. Sarah Johnson

Notes

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  1. ^ Don Briscoe would portray Chris Jennings and Alex Stevens would portray the werewolf. Stevens was also the stunt coordinator.

References

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  1. ^ Gross, Ed (February 12, 2024). "Dark Shadows Cast 1966: What Happened to the Collins Family". Yahoo Life. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
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