Jonathan Frid featured in SAG awards video

Jonathan Frid is among the actors featured in this year's Screen Actors Guild Awards video looking back on the actors and actresses who passed away during the last year. It's been a pleasant surprise to see Frid featured in two of these videos so far, not to mention several print retrospectives. With the exception of his reprisal of Barnabas Collins in the Big Finish audio drama THE NIGHT WHISPERS, Frid hadn't worked in almost forty years, so it's amazing that a community with such a short memory is still willing to hold him up as an example to other actors. It's actually pretty sweet that they used a clip from the DARK SHADOWS television series in the video, and not a clip from the "more legitimate" HOUSE OF DARK SHADOWS feature film.

Conrad Bain, who appeared in four episodes of DARK SHADOWS, also appears in the video below.

Conrad Bain, 1923-2013

TMZ (ugh) is reporting that Conrad Bain, star of DIFF'RENT STROKES, has passed away. Fans of DARK SHADOWS will remember that Bain had an occasionally reoccurring role as Collinsport Inn manager Mr. Wells, who ultimately died at the hands of werewolf Chris Jennings.

From TMZ:

Bain family sources tell TMZ, Bain died Monday night in Livermore, CA. So far, details surrounding his death are unclear.

We spoke with Bain's daughter Jennifer who tells us, "He was an amazing person. He was a lot like Mr. Drummond, but much more interesting in real life. He was an amazing father."

Bain -- who became a household name starring opposite Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges on the iconic 80s series -- is survived by his three sons and one daughter. He also has a surviving twin brother Bonar Bain.

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