List of Dark Shadows characters explained

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

See main article: Dark Shadows and Dark Shadows (televised storylines).

ActorCharacterDurationTimeline
Mark AllenSam EvansJuly 1 – July 26, 1966Present day
Humbert Allen AstredoNicholas BlairJune 24, 1968 – March 26, 1970Present day
Evan HanleyMarch 12 – November 5, 19691897 flashback
Charles DawsonNovember 9, 1970 – January 25, 19711840 flashback
Emory BassMr. BestJanuary 6 – 20, 1970Present day
1897 flashback
Conrad BainWellsJune 27, 1966 – November 26, 1968Present day
Nancy BarrettCarolyn StoddardJune 28, 1966 – September 22, 1970Present day
1995
Millicent CollinsNovember 29, 1967 – November 17, 19691795 flashback
Charity TraskApril 8 – November 18, 19691897 flashback
Carolyn StoddardCarolyn LoomisMarch 16, 1970 – July 2, 19701970 Parallel time
Leticia FayeSeptember 30, 1970 – January 27, 19711840 flashback
Amanda CollinsMarch 15 – March 22, 19711841 Parallel time
Melanie CollinsJanuary 27 – April 2, 1971
Joan BennettElizabeth Collins StoddardJune 27, 1966 – January 27, 1971Present day
March 12 – July 8, 19701970 Parallel time
Naomi CollinsNovember 20, 1967 – April 9, 19681795 flashback
Judith Collins TraskMarch 4 – November 13, 19691897 flashback
Flora CollinsSeptember 28, 1970 – January 27, 19711840 flashback
January 13 – April 2, 19711841 Parallel time
Lee BeeryJoanna MillsJanuary 1 – January 20, 19711840 flashback
Christopher BernauPhilip ToddNovember 19, 1969 – March 11, 1970Present day
Clarice BlackburnSarah JohnsonSeptember 27, 1966 – September 17, 1970Present day
1995
Abigail CollinsNovember 21, 1967 – March 5, 19681795 flashback
Minerva TraskApril 16 – July 7, 19691897 flashback
Anita BolsterBathia MapesMarch 14 – March 18, 19681795 flashback
Don BriscoeTom JenningsAugust 8 – November 25, 1966Present day
Chris Jennings / werewolfNovember 19, 1968 – March 25, 1970Present day
Tim ShawApril 14 – November 6, 19691897 flashback
Chris CollinsApril 14 – April 27, 19701970 Parallel time
Katherine BruceSandyJune 27, 1966Present day
Angus CairnsGeorge PattersonOctober 16 – 17, 1967Present day
Kathleen CodyHallie StokesJuly 27, 1970 – January 8, 1971Present day
Carrie Stokes1840 flashback
July 27, 1970 – January 8, 19711995
February 19 – March 23, 19711841 Parallel time
Mary CooperJosette CollinsJanuary 27 – April 2, 19711841 Parallel time
Don CrabtreeSheriffJuly 22 – July 31, 19701995
Terry CrawfordBeth ChavezDecember 16, 1968 – November 7, 19691897 flashback
Edith CollinsOctober 8, 1970 – January 11, 1971
Joel CrothersJoe HaskellJune 28, 1966 – January 1, 1969Present day
Nathan ForbesNovember 20, 1967 – January 13, 19691795 flashback
Michael CurrieJonas CarterJuly 27 – August 9, 1966Present day
Carol CristSusieOctober 3 – October 31, 1966Present day
Thayer DavidMatthew MorganAugust 17 – December 20, 1966Present day
Ben StokesNovember 28, 1967 – October 8, 19701795 flashback
1840 flashback
May 12 – April 2, 19711841 Parallel time
Sandor RakosiMarch 3 – August 26, 19691897 flashback
Timothy Eliot StokesApril 4, 1968 – January 27, 1971Present day
1840 flashback
1995
June 2 – July 17, 19701970 Parallel time
Andreas PetofiJuly 9– November 12, 19691897 flashback
Mordecai GrimesNovember 26, 1970 – January 7, 19711840 flashback
Diana DavilaJuliankaJuly 10 – July 15, 19691897 flashback
Roger DavisPeter BradfordJanuary 11, 1968 – March 11, 19701795 flashback
Jeff ClarkApril 5 – December 3, 1968Present day
Ned StuartFebruary 11 – February 26, 1969Present day
Dirk WilkinsMarch 13 – June 16, 19691897 flashback
Charles Delaware TateJuly 24, 1969 – January 28, 1970Present day
1897 flashback
Betsy DurkinVictoria Winters #2November 22 – December 20, 1968Present day
1795 flashback
Jane DraperSuki ForbesFebruary 1 – June 12, 1968Present day
1795 flashback
Gaye EdmondHarriet CollinsOctober 27, 19701840 flashback
Stella YoungJanuary 13 – February 4, 19711841 Parallel time
Louis EdmondsRoger CollinsJune 27, 1966 – July 10, 1970Present day
March 20 – July 10, 19701970 Parallel time
Joshua CollinsNovember 21, 1967 – January 6, 19691795 flashback
1840 flashback
May 7 – May 12, 19701970 Parallel time
Edward CollinsMarch 7 – October 24, 19691897 flashback
Daniel CollinsSeptember 20, 1970 – January 18, 19711840 flashback
Brutus CollinsMarch 5 - April 2, 19711841 Parallel time
Elizabeth EisBuffie HarringtonApril 20 – May 27, 19701970 Parallel time
Mildred WardDecember 1, 1970 - December 2, 19701840 flashback
Dana ElcarGeorge PattersonSeptember 8, 1966 – September 28, 1967Present day
Joel FabianiPaul StoddardJuly 10, 1967Present day
Alan FeinsteinMikeJune 28, 1966Present day
Erica FitzDanielle RogétOctober 3, 1968Present day
1795 flashback
Leona EltridgeOctober 3 – October 4, 1968Present day
David FordSam EvansAugust 12, 1966 – July 8, 1968Present day
Andre du PresNovember 23, 1967 – December 28, 19671795 flashback
Conard FowkesFrank GarnerNovember 1, 1966 – March 3, 1967Present day
Hugh FranklinRichard GarnerNovember 1, 1966 – June 5, 1967Present day
Jonathan FridBarnabas CollinsApril 18, 1967 – January 27, 1971Present day
1795 flashback
1840 flashback
1897 flashback
1970 Parallel time
1995
1841 Parallel time
Bramwell CollinsJanuary 26 – April 2, 1971
Kay FryePansy FayeJune 9 – June 18, 19691897 flashback
Anthony GeorgeBurke DevlinJune 27 – October 19, 1967Present day
Jeremiah CollinsNovember 21, – December 14, 19671795 flashback
Robert GerringerDave WoodardMay 15, – October 5, 1967Present day
Timothy GordonHotel customerJuly 28, 1966Present day
Hand of BarnabasApril 17, 1967
Blue Whale CustomerOctober 16 – October 26, 1967
Jeremiah CollinsDecember 26, 1967 – January 2, 1968
April 2 – June 12, 1968
October 13 – October 14, 19691897 flashback
RiggsJanuary 16, 19681795 flashback
Hand threatening TraskFebruary 28 – March 8, 1968
SpectatorMarch 8 – April 1, 1968
January 9, 1969
MinisterNovember 5, 1968Present day
Hand of Count PetofiJune 25 – July 25, 19681897 flashback
Carolyn GrovesVictoria Winters #3January 7 – January 10, 1969Present day
1795 flashback
Michael HadgeBuzz HackettJune 13 – June 27, 1967Present day
Grayson HallJulia HoffmanJune 30, 1967 – January 27, 1971Present day
1840 flashback
1897 flashback
1995
1970 Parallel time
Natalie du PresNovember 22, 1967 – November 17, 19691795 flashback
Magda RakosiMarch 3 – November 18, 19691897 flashback
Julia CollinsJanuary 12 – April 2, 19711841 Parallel time
James HallWillie LoomisMarch 30 – April 7, 1967Present day
Colin HamiltonHamiltonJune 19 – July 14. 19701970 Parallel time
Tom HapperJeremy GrimesDecember 9, 1970 – January 8, 19711840 flashback
John HarkinsLt. CostaFebruary 23, 1967present day
Garth BlackwoodNovember 5, 1969 - November 12, 19691897 flashback
Mr. StrakDecember 5, 1969 - December 8, 1969Present day
Horace GladstoneApril 7, 1970 - May 8, 19701970 Parallel time
David HenesyDavid CollinsJune 30, 1966 – September 24, 1970Present day
Daniel CollinsFebruary 19, 1968 – March 25, 19681795 flashback
April 1 – June 3, 19701970 Parallel time
Jamison CollinsMarch 4 – September 10, 19691897 flashback
Tad CollinsJuly 24 – December 11, 19701840 flashback
1995
Jared HolmesDameon EdwardsApril 16 – May 4, 19701970 Parallel time
Isabella HoopesEdith CollinsMarch 3 – March 10, 19691897 flashback
Barnard HughesStuart BronsonAugust 2, 1966Present day
Cavada HumphreyJanet FindleyDecember 17 – 19, 1968Present day
David HurstJustin CollinsJanuary 25 – February 19, 19711841 Parallel time
Kate JacksonDaphne HarridgeJuly 28, 1970 – January 27, 1971Present day
1840 flashback
1995
January 11 – March 24, 19711841 Parallel time
Marilyn JosephLorna BellNovember 10 – November 13, 19701840 flashback
Joseph JulianWilbur StrakeJune 27 – June 28, 1966Present day
John KarlenWillie LoomisApril 11, 1967 – September 21, 1970Present day
March 16 – June 26, 19701970 Parallel time
Carl CollinsMarch 10 – June 20, 19691897 flashback
Desmond CollinsOctober 6, 1970 – January 27, 19711840 flashback
Kendrick YoungJanuary 18 – April 2, 19711841 Parallel time
Colleen KellySusieJuly 26 – August 19, 1966Present day
Daniel KeyesCaretakerJanuary 26 – September 12, 1967Present day
Jerry LacyTony PetersonNovember 7, 1967 – September 11, 1968Present day
Reverend TraskDecember 15, 1967 – June 27, 19681795 flashback
Lamar TraskOctober 1, 1970 – January 27, 19711840 flashback
Gregory TraskApril 4 – November 13, 19691897 flashback
TraskApril 16 – July 2, 19701970 Parallel time
John LasellPeter GuthrieFebruary 3 – March 13, 1967Present day
Paula LaurenceHannah StokesApril 14 – May 14, 19701970 Parallel time
Gene LindseyRandall DrewNovember 11 – November 26, 19701840 flashack
Edward MarshallHarry JohnsonJanuary 16, 1969Present day
Ezra BraithwaiteMay 29, 19691897 flashback
Michael McGuireJudah ZacharyOctober 6, 1970 – January 26, 19711840 flashback
Donna McKechnieAmanda HarrisAugust 5, 1969 – January 22, 1970Present day
1897 flashback
Patrick McVeyJohn HarrisAugust 25, 1966Present day
Paul MichaelJohnny RomanoAugust 18 – August 27, 19691897 flashback
Diana MillayLaura CollinsDecember 14, 1966 – May 23, 1969Present day
1897 flashback
George MitchellMatthew MorganJuly 4 – July 18, 1966Present day
Alexandra MoltkeVictoria Winters #1June 27, 1966 – November 19, 1968Present day
1795 flashback
Duane MorrisAdamApril 19 – May 3, 1968Present day
DiablosNovember 20 – 21, 1968
Peter MurphyCaretakerOctober 10 – November 9, 1967Present day
Denise NickersonAmy JenningsNovember 26, 1968 – April 29, 1970Present day
Nora CollinsMarch 24 – October 9, 19691897 flashback
Amy CollinsApril 1 – July 2, 19701970 Parallel time
Vince O'BrienGeorge PattersonSeptember 27, 1967 – January 24, 1969Present day
Lara ParkerAngelique Bouchard CollinsNovember 22, 1967 – January 27, 1971Present day
1795 flashback
1840 flashback
1897 flashback
April 24 – July 13, 19701970 Parallel time
Alexis StokesApril 2 – April 27, 1970
Catherine Harridge CollinsJanuary 11 – April 2, 19711841 Parallel time
Dennis PatrickJason McGuireMarch 22 – July 17, 1967Present day
Paul StoddardNovember 19, 1969 – February 18, 1970Present day
Christopher PennockJeb HawkesJanuary 23 – March 27, 1970Present day
Cyrus LongworthMarch 25 – June 12, 19701970 Parallel time
John YaegarApril 20 – June 12, 19701970 Parallel time
Sebastian ShawAugust 5 – September 23, 1970Present day
Gabriel CollinsSeptember 25, 1970 – January 18, 19711840 flashback
January 14 – March 23, 19711841 Parallel time
Addison PowellEric LangApril 8 – July 29, 1968Present day
Keith PrenticeMorgan CollinsJanuary 11 – April 2, 19711841 Parallel time
James ForsytheMarch 2 – March 16, 1971
Lisa Blake RichardsSabrina StuartFebruary 18, 1969 – March 25, 1970Present day
April 7 – June 11, 19701970 Parallel time
Robert RodanAdamMay 3 – December 2, 1968Present day
Jane RoseMitchellJune 27, 1966Present day
Mitchell RyanBurke DevlinJune 27, 1966 – June 7, 1967Present day
Alfred SandorGeorge PattersonNovember 1, 1968Present day
Frank SchofieldBill MalloyJune 29 – 19, 1966Present day
Geoffrey ScottSchuyler RumsonJanuary 7 – March 27, 1970Present day
Kathryn Leigh ScottMaggie EvansJune 27, 1966 – September 23, 1970Present day
March 30 – July 17, 19701970 Parallel time
Josette du PresSeptember 30, 1966 – February 11, 19701795 flashback
Rachel DrummondMarch 7 – June 16, 19691897 flashback
Katharine SoamesSeptember 18, 1969 – January 28, 1970
David SelbyQuentin CollinsDecember 16, 1968 – September 30, 1970Present day
1995
March 30 – July 17, 19701970 flashback
October 9, 1970 – January 27, 19711840 flashback
January 22 – March 12, 19711841 Parallel time
1897 flashback
William ShustFisherOctober 6, 1967Present day
Craig SlocumHarry JohnsonApril 12, 1968 – January 3, 1969Present day
Noah GiffordFebruary 29 – March 22, 19681795 flashback
Sharon SmythSarah CollinsJune 16, 1967 – January 26, 1968Present day
1795 flashback
Fred StewartDr. ReevesJuly 19, 1966 – February 1, 1967Present day
Alex StevensChris Jennings / werewolf1968 – 1970Present day
Gail StricklandDorcas TrillingMay 12 – June 2, 19691897 flashback
James StormGerard StilesJuly 22, 1970 – January 27, 1971Present day
1840 flashback
1995
February 10 – February 11, 19711841 Parallel time
Michael StrokaAristedeJuly 7 – November 10, 19691897 flashback
BrunoFebruary 3 – March 23, 1970Present day
Bruno HessMarch 23 – June 19, 19701970 Parallel time
Laszlo FerrariOctober 26 – December 2, 19701840 flashback
K.C. TownsendSophie BakerMarch 6, 19691897 flashback
Peter TurgeonDave WoodardOctober 6 – November 14, 1967Present day
Virginia VestoffSamantha CollinsSeptember 25, 1970 – January 20, 19711840 flashback
Samantha DrewJanuary 20, 19711841 Parallel time
Abe VigodaEzra BraithwaiteFebruary 6–7, 1969Present day
Otis GreeneOctober 15, 19701840 flashback
Robert ViharoHarryJune 28, 1966Present day
Diana WalkerCarolyn StoddardSeptember 11, 1968Present day
1995
Marie WallaceDanielle RogétOctober 4 – November 27, 1968Present day
1795 flashback
EvePresent day
1795 flashback
Jenny CollinsMarch 24, 1969 – December 3, 19691897 flashback
Megan ToddNovember 19, 1969 – March 16, 1970Present day
Donna WandreyRoxanne DrewJune 18 – July 17, 19701970 parallel time
August 17 – December 29, 1970Present day
1840 flashback
Elizabeth WilsonHopewellJune 27 – July 6, 1966Present day
Richard WoodsDave WoodardApril 28 – May 11, 1967Present day

1970: House of Dark Shadows

See main article: House of Dark Shadows.

ActorCharacter
Humbert Allen AstredoForbes
Nancy BarrettCarolyn Stoddard
Joan BennettElizabeth Collins Stoddard
Don BriscoeTodd Blake
Barbara CasonMrs. Sarah Johnson
Terry CrawfordNurse
Thayer DavidElliot Stokes
Roger DavisJeff Clark
George DiCenzoDeputy
Louis EdmondsRoger Collins
Jonathan FridBarnabas Collins
Grayson HallJulia Hoffman
David HenesyDavid Collins
John KarlenWillie Loomis
Jerry LacyMinister
Philip LarsonDeputy
Paul MichaelMan
Lisa Blake RichardsDaphne Budd
Dennis PatrickGeorge Patterson
Kathryn Leigh ScottMaggie Evans
Michael StrokaPallbearer

1971: Night of Dark Shadows

See main article: Night of Dark Shadows.

ActorCharacter
Nancy BarrettClaire Jenkins
Clarice BlackburnMrs. Castle
Thayer DavidReverend Strack
Grayson HallCarlotta Drake
Kate JacksonTracy Collins
John KarlenAlex Jenkins
Diana MillayLaura Collins
Lara ParkerAngelique Collins
Christopher PennockGabriel Collins
Monica RichSarah Castle
David SelbyCharles Collins
Jim StormGerard Stiles

1991: Dark Shadows

See main article: Dark Shadows (1991 TV series).

ActorCharacter
Lysette AnthonyAngelique Bouchard
Barbara BlackburnCarolyn Stoddard
Michael CavanaughAndres du Pres
George Patterson
Ben CrossBarnabas Collins
Jim FyfeBen Loomis
Stefan GieraschJoshua Collins
Michael Woodard
Joanna GoingJosette du Pres
Victoria Winters
Eddie JonesHenry Evans
Sam Evans
Veronica LaurenSarah Collins
Joseph Gordon-LevittDaniel Collins
David Collins
Julianna McCarthyAbigail Collins
Mrs. Sarah Johnson
Adrian PaulJeremiah Collins
Jean SimmonsElizabeth Collins Stoddard
Naomi Collins
Rebecca StaabDaphne Collins
Barbara SteeleJulia Hoffman
Natalie du Pres
Ely PougetMaggie Evans
Roy ThinnesRoger Collins
Reverend Trask
Michael T. WeissPeter Bradford
Joe Haskell

2004: Dark Shadows

See main article: Dark Shadows (2004 TV pilot).

ActorCharacter
Blair BrownElizabeth Collins Stoddard
Jessica ChastainCarolyn Stoddard
Matt CzuchryWillie Loomis
Jenna DewanSophia Loomis
Martin DonovanRoger Collins
Alexander GouldDavid Collins
Kelly HuJulia Hoffman
Ivana MiličevićAngelique Bouchard
Alec NewmanBarnabas Collins
Marley SheltonVictoria Winters
Alexis ThorpeKelly Vance

2012: Dark Shadows

See main article: Dark Shadows (film).

ActorCharacter
Susanna CappellaroNaomi Collins
Helena Bonham CarterJulia Hoffman
Alice CooperHimself
Johnny DeppBarnabas Collins
Eva GreenAngelique Bouchard
Jackie Earle HaleyWillie Loomis
Bella HeathcoteVictoria Winters
Josette du Pres
Ivan KayeJoshua Collins
Christopher LeeSilas Clarney
Jonny Lee MillerRoger Collins
Gulliver McGrathDavid Collins
Chloë Grace MoretzCarolyn Stoddard
Michelle PfeifferElizabeth Collins Stoddard
Ray ShirleyMrs. Sarah Johnson

Notes

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dark Shadows Cast 1966: What Happened to the Collins Family. Ed. Gross. February 12, 2024. Yahoo Life. February 14, 2024.