What happened Jonathan Frid?

Death. Frid died at Juravinski Hospital in Hamilton, Ontario, of pneumonia and complications after a fall. While some sources at the time variously reported the date of his death as April 13 or April 14, Frid’s nephew, David Howitt, confirmed that Frid died in the early hours of April 14, 2012.

When did Jonathan Frid leave dark shadows?

Mr. Frid starred in almost 600 episodes, from April 18, 1967, to April 2, 1971, when the show went off the air. (It remains perennially undead on DVD.)

Why was Dark Shadows Cancelled?

Declining ratings The program experienced a precipitous drop in its ratings during its last two years on the air.

Did the cast of Dark Shadows get along?

The cast actually got along. When a series has an ensemble cast, you often hear of feuds or arguments among the costars. That wasn’t really the case for Dark Shadows. Barrett said she thought the cast was very close, particularly because they literally spent the entire day together filming and rehearsing lines.