Jonathan Frid An Actor's Curious Journey, Commemorative EditionCareer biography of actor Jonathan Frid. This classically trained actor enjoyed a distinguished career on stage, in television and on film. He became American television's first matinee idol due to his spellbinding portrayal of "Barnabas Collins" on ABC Television's "Dark Shadows" in the late 1960s. He also enjoyed a highly successful run as the evil brother,Jonathan, in the national touring company of "Arsenic & Old Lace" in the late 1980s. In the