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 and Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, their children, and the governess Victoria Winters.

1966–1971: ''Dark Shadows''

ActorCharacterDurationTimeline
Mark AllenSam EvansJuly 1 – July 26, 1966Present day
Humbert Allen AstredoNicholas BlairJune 24, 1968 – March 26, 1970Present day
Humbert Allen AstredoEvan HanleyMarch 12 – November 5, 19691897 flashback
Humbert Allen AstredoCharles DawsonNovember 9, 1970 – January 25, 19711840 flashback
Emory BassMr. BestJanuary 6 – 20, 1970Present day
Emory BassMr. BestJanuary 6 – 20, 19701897 flashback
Conrad BainWellsJune 27, 1966 – November 26, 1968Present day
Nancy BarrettCarolyn StoddardJune 28, 1966 – September 22, 1970Present day
Nancy BarrettCarolyn StoddardJune 28, 1966 – September 22, 19701995
Nancy BarrettMillicent CollinsNovember 29, 1967 – November 17, 19691795 flashback
Nancy BarrettCharity TraskApril 8 – November 18, 19691897 flashback
Nancy BarrettCarolyn LoomisMarch 16, 1970 – July 2, 19701970 Parallel time
Nancy BarrettLeticia FayeSeptember 30, 1970 – January 27, 19711840 flashback
Nancy BarrettAmanda CollinsMarch 15 – March 22, 19711841 Parallel time
Nancy BarrettMelanie CollinsJanuary 27 – April 2, 19711841 Parallel time
Joan BennettJune 27, 1966 – January 27, 1971Present day
Joan BennettMarch 12 – July 8, 19701970 Parallel time
Joan BennettNaomi CollinsNovember 20, 1967 – April 9, 19681795 flashback
Joan BennettJudith Collins TraskMarch 4 – November 13, 19691897 flashback
Joan BennettFlora CollinsSeptember 28, 1970 – January 27, 19711840 flashback
Joan BennettFlora CollinsJanuary 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
Clarice BlackburnSarah JohnsonSeptember 27, 1966 – September 17, 19701995
Clarice BlackburnAbigail CollinsNovember 21, 1967 – March 5, 19681795 flashback
Clarice BlackburnMinerva TraskApril 16 – July 7, 19691897 flashback
Anita BolsterBathia MapesMarch 14 – March 18, 19681795 flashback
Don BriscoeTom JenningsAugust 8 – November 25, 1968Present day
Don BriscoeChris Jennings / werewolfNovember 19, 1968 – March 25, 1970Present day
Don BriscoeTim ShawApril 14 – November 6, 19691897 flashback
Don BriscoeChris 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
Kathleen CodyCarrie StokesJuly 27, 1970 – January 8, 19711840 flashback
Kathleen CodyCarrie StokesJuly 27, 1970 – January 8, 19711995
Kathleen CodyCarrie StokesFebruary 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
Terry CrawfordEdith CollinsOctober 8, 1970 – January 11, 19711897 flashback
Joel CrothersJoe HaskellJune 28, 1966 – January 1, 1969Present day
Joel CrothersNathan 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
Thayer DavidBen StokesNovember 28, 1967 – October 8, 19701795 flashback
Thayer DavidBen StokesNovember 28, 1967 – October 8, 19701840 flashback
Thayer DavidBen StokesMay 12 – April 2, 19711841 Parallel time
Thayer DavidSandor RakosiMarch 3 – August 26, 19691897 flashback
Thayer DavidTimothy Eliot StokesApril 4, 1968 – January 27, 1971Present day
Thayer DavidTimothy Eliot StokesApril 4, 1968 – January 27, 19711840 flashback
Thayer DavidTimothy Eliot StokesApril 4, 1968 – January 27, 19711995
Thayer DavidTimothy Eliot StokesJune 2 – July 17, 19701970 Parallel time
Thayer DavidAndreas PetofiJuly 9– November 12, 19691897 flashback
Thayer DavidMordecai GrimesNovember 26, 1970 – January 7, 19711840 flashback
Diana DavilaJuliankaJuly 10 – July 15, 19691897 flashback
Roger DavisPeter BradfordJanuary 11, 1968 – March 11, 19701795 flashback
Roger DavisJeff ClarkApril 5 – December 3, 1968Present day
Roger DavisNed StuartFebruary 11 – February 26, 1969Present day
Roger DavisDirk WilkinsMarch 13 – June 16, 19691897 flashback
Roger DavisCharles Delaware TateJuly 24, 1969 – January 28, 1970Present day
Roger DavisCharles Delaware TateJuly 24, 1969 – January 28, 19701897 flashback
Betsy DurkinVictoria Winters #2November 22 – December 20, 1968Present day
Betsy DurkinVictoria Winters #2November 22 – December 20, 19681795 flashback
Jane DraperSuki ForbesFebruary 1 – June 12, 1968Present day
Jane DraperSuki ForbesFebruary 1 – June 12, 19681795 flashback
Gaye EdmondHarriet CollinsOctober 27, 19701840 flashback
Gaye EdmondStella YoungJanuary 13 – February 4, 19711841 Parallel time
Louis EdmondsRoger CollinsJune 27, 1966 – July 10, 1970Present day
Louis EdmondsRoger CollinsMarch 20 – July 10, 19701970 Parallel time
Louis EdmondsJoshua CollinsNovember 21, 1967 – January 6, 19691795 flashback
Louis EdmondsJoshua CollinsNovember 21, 1967 – January 6, 19691840 flashback
Louis EdmondsJoshua CollinsMay 7 – May 12, 19701970 Parallel time
Louis EdmondsEdward CollinsMarch 7 – October 24, 19691897 flashback
Louis EdmondsDaniel CollinsSeptember 20, 1970 – January 18, 19711840 flashback
Louis EdmondsBrutus CollinsMarch 5 - April 2, 19711841 Parallel time
Elizabeth EisBuffie HarringtonApril 20 – May 27, 19701970 Parallel time
Elizabeth EisMildred 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
Erica FitzDanielle RogétOctober 3, 19681795 flashback
Erica FitzLeona EltridgeOctober 3 – October 4, 1968Present day
David FordSam EvansAugust 12, 1966 – July 8, 1968Present day
David FordAndre 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
Jonathan FridBarnabas CollinsApril 18, 1967 – January 27, 19711795 flashback
Jonathan FridBarnabas CollinsApril 18, 1967 – January 27, 19711840 flashback
Jonathan FridBarnabas CollinsApril 18, 1967 – January 27, 19711897 flashback
Jonathan FridBarnabas CollinsApril 18, 1967 – January 27, 19711970 Parallel time
Jonathan FridBarnabas CollinsApril 18, 1967 – January 27, 19711995
Jonathan FridBarnabas CollinsApril 18, 1967 – January 27, 19711841 Parallel time
Jonathan FridBramwell CollinsJanuary 26 – April 2, 19711841 Parallel time
Kay FryePansy FayeJune 9 – June 18, 19691897 flashback
Anthony GeorgeBurke DevlinJune 27 – October 19, 1967Present day
Anthony GeorgeJeremiah CollinsNovember 21, – December 14, 19671795 flashback
Robert GerringerDave WoodardMay 15, – October 5, 1967Present day
Timothy GordonHotel customerJuly 28, 1966Present day
Timothy GordonHand of BarnabasApril 17, 1967Present day
Timothy GordonBlue Whale CustomerOctober 16 – October 26, 1967Present day
Timothy GordonJeremiah CollinsDecember 26, 1967 – January 2, 1968Present day
Timothy GordonJeremiah CollinsApril 2 – June 12, 1968Present day
Timothy GordonJeremiah CollinsOctober 13 – October 14, 19691897 flashback
Timothy GordonRiggsJanuary 16, 19681795 flashback
Timothy GordonHand threatening TraskFebruary 28 – March 8, 19681795 flashback
Timothy GordonSpectatorMarch 8 – April 1, 19681795 flashback
Timothy GordonSpectatorJanuary 9, 19691795 flashback
Timothy GordonMinisterNovember 5, 1968Present day
Timothy GordonHand of Count PetofiJune 25 – July 25, 19681897 flashback
Carolyn GrovesVictoria Winters #3January 7 – January 10, 1969Present day
Carolyn GrovesVictoria Winters #3January 7 – January 10, 19691795 flashback
Michael HadgeBuzz HackettJune 13 – June 27, 1967Present day
Grayson HallJulia HoffmanJune 30, 1967 – January 27, 1971Present day
Grayson HallJulia HoffmanJune 30, 1967 – January 27, 19711840 flashback
Grayson HallJulia HoffmanJune 30, 1967 – January 27, 19711897 flashback
Grayson HallJulia HoffmanJune 30, 1967 – January 27, 19711995
Grayson HallJulia HoffmanJune 30, 1967 – January 27, 19711970 Parallel time
Grayson HallNatalie du PresNovember 22, 1967 – November 17, 19691795 flashback
Grayson HallMagda RakosiMarch 3 – November 18, 19691897 flashback
Grayson HallJulia CollinsJanuary 12 – April 2, 19711841 Parallel time
Grayson HallConstance CollinsMarch 15, 19711680 Flashback
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
John HarkinsGarth BlackwoodNovember 5, 1969 - November 12, 19691897 flashback
John HarkinsMr. StrakDecember 5, 1969 - December 8, 1969Present day
John HarkinsHorace GladstoneApril 7, 1970 - May 8, 19701970 Parallel time
David HenesyDavid CollinsJune 30, 1966 – September 24, 1970Present day
David HenesyDaniel CollinsFebruary 19, 1968 – March 25, 19681795 flashback
David HenesyDaniel CollinsApril 1 – June 3, 19701970 Parallel time
David HenesyJamison CollinsMarch 4 – September 10, 19691897 flashback
David HenesyTad CollinsJuly 24 – December 11, 19701840 flashback
David HenesyTad CollinsJuly 24 – December 11, 19701995
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
Kate JacksonDaphne HarridgeJuly 28, 1970 – January 27, 19711840 flashback
Kate JacksonDaphne HarridgeJuly 28, 1970 – January 27, 19711995
Kate JacksonDaphne HarridgeJanuary 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
John KarlenWillie LoomisMarch 16 – June 26, 19701970 Parallel time
John KarlenCarl CollinsMarch 10 – June 20, 19691897 flashback
John KarlenDesmond CollinsOctober 6, 1970 – January 27, 19711840 flashback
John KarlenKendrick 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
Jerry LacyReverend TraskDecember 15, 1967 – June 27, 19681795 flashback
Jerry LacyLamar TraskOctober 1, 1970 – January 27, 19711840 flashback
Jerry LacyGregory TraskApril 4 – November 13, 19691897 flashback
Jerry LacyTraskApril 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
Edward MarshallEzra BraithwaiteMay 29, 19691897 flashback
Michael McGuireJudah ZacharyOctober 6, 1970 – January 26, 19711840 flashback
Donna McKechnieAmanda Harris/Olivia CoreyAugust 5, 1969 – January 22, 1970Present day
Donna McKechnieAmanda Harris/Olivia CoreyAugust 5, 1969 – January 22, 19701897 flashback
Patrick McVeyJohn HarrisAugust 25, 1966Present day
Paul MichaelJohnny RomanoAugust 18 – August 27, 19691897 flashback
Diana MillayLaura CollinsDecember 14, 1966 – May 23, 1969Present day
Diana MillayLaura CollinsDecember 14, 1966 – May 23, 19691897 flashback
George MitchellMatthew MorganJuly 4 – July 18, 1966Present day
Alexandra MoltkeVictoria Winters #1June 27, 1966 – November 19, 1968Present day
Alexandra MoltkeVictoria Winters #1June 27, 1966 – November 19, 19681795 flashback
Duane MorrisAdamApril 19 – May 3, 1968Present day
Duane MorrisDiablosNovember 20 – 21, 1968Present day
Peter MurphyCaretakerOctober 10 – November 9, 1967Present day
Denise NickersonAmy JenningsNovember 26, 1968 – April 29, 1970Present day
Denise NickersonNora CollinsMarch 24 – October 9, 19691897 flashback
Denise NickersonAmy 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
Lara ParkerAngelique Bouchard CollinsNovember 22, 1967 – January 27, 19711795 flashback
Lara ParkerAngelique Bouchard CollinsNovember 22, 1967 – January 27, 19711840 flashback
Lara ParkerAngelique Bouchard CollinsNovember 22, 1967 – January 27, 19711897 flashback
Lara ParkerAngelique Bouchard CollinsApril 24 – July 13, 19701970 Parallel time
Lara ParkerAlexis StokesApril 2 – April 27, 19701970 Parallel time
Lara ParkerCatherine Harridge CollinsJanuary 11 – April 2, 19711841 Parallel time
Dennis PatrickJason McGuireMarch 22 – July 17, 1967Present day
Dennis PatrickPaul StoddardNovember 19, 1969 – February 18, 1970Present day
Christopher PennockJeb HawkesJanuary 23 – March 27, 1970Present day
Christopher PennockCyrus LongworthMarch 25 – June 12, 19701970 Parallel time
Christopher PennockJohn YaegarApril 20 – June 12, 19701970 Parallel time
Christopher PennockSebastian ShawAugust 5 – September 23, 1970Present day
Christopher PennockGabriel CollinsSeptember 25, 1970 – January 18, 19711840 flashback
Christopher PennockGabriel CollinsJanuary 14 – March 23, 19711841 Parallel time
Addison PowellEric LangApril 8 – July 29, 1968Present day
Keith PrenticeMorgan CollinsJanuary 11 – April 2, 19711841 Parallel time
Keith PrenticeJames ForsytheMarch 2 – March 16, 19711841 Parallel time
Lisa Blake RichardsSabrina StuartFebruary 18, 1969 – March 25, 1970Present day
Lisa Blake RichardsSabrina StuartApril 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
Kathryn Leigh ScottMaggie EvansMarch 30 – July 17, 19701970 Parallel time
Kathryn Leigh ScottJosette du PresSeptember 30, 1966 – February 11, 19701795 flashback
Kathryn Leigh ScottRachel DrummondMarch 7 – June 16, 19691897 flashback
Kathryn Leigh ScottKatharine SoamesSeptember 18, 1969 – January 28, 19701897 flashback
David SelbyQuentin CollinsDecember 16, 1968 – September 30, 1970Present day
David SelbyQuentin CollinsDecember 16, 1968 – September 30, 19701995
David SelbyQuentin CollinsMarch 30 – July 17, 19701970 Parallel time
David SelbyQuentin CollinsOctober 9, 1970 – January 27, 19711840 flashback
David SelbyQuentin CollinsJanuary 22 – March 12, 19711841 Parallel time
David SelbyQuentin CollinsJanuary 22 – March 12, 19711897 flashback
William ShustFisherOctober 6, 1967Present day
Craig SlocumHarry JohnsonApril 12, 1968 – January 3, 1969Present day
Craig SlocumNoah GiffordFebruary 29 – March 22, 19681795 flashback
Sharon SmythSarah CollinsJune 16, 1967 – January 26, 1968Present day
Sharon SmythSarah CollinsJune 16, 1967 – January 26, 19681795 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
James StormGerard StilesJuly 22, 1970 – January 27, 19711840 flashback
James StormGerard StilesJuly 22, 1970 – January 27, 19711995
James StormGerard StilesFebruary 10 – February 11, 19711841 Parallel time
Michael StrokaAristedeJuly 7 – November 10, 19691897 flashback
Michael StrokaBrunoFebruary 3 – March 23, 1970Present day
Michael StrokaBruno HessMarch 23 – June 19, 19701970 Parallel time
Michael StrokaLaszlo FerrariOctober 26 – December 2, 19701840 flashback
K.C. TownsendSophie BakerMarch 6, 19691897 flashback
Peter TurgeonDave WoodardOctober 6 – November 14, 1967Present day
Virginia VestoffSamantha Drew CollinsSeptember 25, 1970 – January 20, 19711840 flashback
Virginia VestoffSamantha DrewJanuary 19, 1971 - January 20, 19711841 Parallel time
Abe VigodaEzra BraithwaiteFebruary 6–7, 1969Present day
Abe VigodaOtis GreeneOctober 15, 19701840 flashback
Robert ViharoHarryJune 28, 1966Present day
Diana WalkerCarolyn StoddardSeptember 11, 1968Present day
Diana WalkerCarolyn StoddardSeptember 11, 19681995
Marie WallaceDanielle RogétOctober 4 – November 27, 1968Present day
Marie WallaceDanielle RogétOctober 4 – November 27, 19681795 flashback
Marie WallaceEveOctober 4 – November 27, 1968Present day
Marie WallaceEveOctober 4 – November 27, 19681795 flashback
Marie WallaceJenny CollinsMarch 24, 1969 – December 3, 19691897 flashback
Marie WallaceMegan ToddNovember 19, 1969 – March 16, 1970Present day
Donna WandreyRoxanne DrewJune 18 – July 17, 19701970 parallel time
Donna WandreyRoxanne DrewAugust 17 – December 29, 1970Present day
Donna WandreyRoxanne DrewAugust 17 – December 29, 19701840 flashback
Elizabeth WilsonHopewellJune 27 – July 6, 1966Present day
Richard WoodsDave WoodardApril 28 – May 11, 1967Present day