Original Series Cast
Below is a list of the primary cast members (actors who appeared in more than 10 episodes and had speaking roles). Dark Shadows ran for 4 years and 10 months and spanned 1225 episodes, in that time hundreds actors appeared on the show, I could not possible list them all here on this page, but you can see a more complete listing of additional cast members, a list of characters and production crew on the following pages which I have adapted from the Dark Shadows FAQ.
Complete Cast List
Character List
Character List by Role Type
Crew
Primary Cast
Name |
Roles |
# of Episodes |
| Humbert Allen Astredo | Nicholas Blair(1968, 1970), Even Hanley(1897), Ghost of Nicholas Blair(1970), Charles Dawson(1840) | 99 |
| Nancy Barrett | Carolyn Stoddard Hawkes(1966-1970, 1995), Millicent Collins Forbes(1795), Charity Trask(1897), Pansy Faye(1897), Carolyn Loomis(1970PT), Leticia Faye(1840), Carolyn Fredericks(1995), Melanie Collins Young(1841PT), Amanda Collins(1680PT, 1841PT) | 405 |
| Lee Beery | Joanna Mills(1840) | 11 |
| Joan Bennett | Elizabeth Collins Stoddard(1966-1971, 1949, 1970PT), Naomi Collins(1795), Judith Collins Trask(1897), Flora Collins(1840, 1841PT) | 385 |
| Chris Bernau | Philip Todd(1969-1970) | 23 |
| Clarice Blackburn | Sobbing woman(1966), Mrs. Sarah Johnson(1966-1970, 1995), Abigail Collins(1795), Ghost of Abigail Collins(1795), Minerva Trask(1897), Hallucination of Minerva Trask(1897) | 79 |
| Don Briscoe | Tom Jennings(1968), Chris Jennings(1968-1970), Tim Shaw(1897), Chris Collins(1970PT) | 95 |
| Kathy Cody | Hallie Stokes(1970), Carrie Stokes(1840, 1841PT) | 49 |
| Terry Crawford | Beth Chavez(1897), Edith Collins(1840) | 63 |
| Joel Crothers | Joe Haskell(1966-1969), Nathan Forbes(1795) | 168 |
| Thayer David | Matthew Morgan #2(1966), Ben Stokes(1795, 1840, 1841PT), Professor Timothy Eliot Stokes(1968-1971, 1995), Sandor Rakosi(1897), Victor Fenn-Gibbon aka Count Andreas Petofi(1897), Timothy Stokes(1970PT), Mordecai Grimes(1840) | 224 |
| Roger Davis | Peter Bradford(1795), Jeff Clark(1968), Ned Stuart(1969), Dirk Wilkins(1897), Charles Delaware Tate(1897, 1969-1970) | 129 |
| Louis Edmonds | Roger Collins(1966-1970, 1970PT), Joshua Collins(1795), Edward Collins(1897), Daniel Collins(1840), Amadeus Collins(1692), Brutus Collins(1680PT) | 322 |
| Elizabeth Eis | Nelle Gunston(1970), Buffie Harrington(1970PT), Mildred Ward(1840) | 15 |
| Dana Elcar | Sheriff George Patterson(1966-1967) | 36 |
| David Ford | Sam Evans #2(1966-68), Andre du Pres(1795) | 109 |
| Conrad Fowkes | Frank Garner(1966-1967) | 19 |
| Jonathan Frid | Barnabas Collins(1967-1971, 1795, 1897, 1970PT, 1995, 1840), Bramwell Collins(1841PT) | 594 |
| Anthony George | Burke Devlin #2(1967), Jeremiah Collins(1795) | 48 |
| Robert Gerringer | Dr David Woodard #2(1967) | 30 |
| Grayson Hall | Dr Julia Hoffman(1967-1971, 1897, 1970PT, 1995), Countess Natalie du Pres(1795), Magda Rakosi(1897), Julia Hoffman(1970PT), Julia Collins(1840, 1841PT) | 475 |
| David Henesy | David Collins(1966-1970), Daniel Collins(1795, 1970PT), Jamison Collins(1897), Tad Collins(1840) | 276 |
| Kate Jackson | Daphne Harridge(1970, 1840, 1841PT) | 70 |
| John Karlen | Willie Loomis #2(1967-1970), Carl Collins(1897), William H. Loomis(1970PT), Desmond Collins(1840), Kendrick Young(1841PT) | 180 |
| Jerry Lacy | Tony Peterson(1967-1968), Reverend Trask(1795), Gregory Trask(1897), Mr. Trask(1970PT), Lamar Trask(1840, 1841PT) | 110 |
| John Lasell | Dr. Peter Guthrie(1967) | 24 |
| Donna McKechnie | Amanda Harris(1897), Olivia Corey(1969-1970) | 24 |
| Diana Millay | Laura Murdock/Radcliff/Stockbridge Collins(1966-1967, 1897) | 62 |
| Alexandra Moltke | Victoria Winters #1(1966-1968, 1795) | 333 |
| Denise Nickerson | Amy Jennings(1968-1970), Nora Collins(1897), Amy Collins(1970PT) | 71 |
| Lara Parker | Anqelique Bouchard/DuBois/Duval Collins(1795, 1968-1970, 1897), Cassandra Blair Collins(1968), Alexis Stokes(1970PT), Angelique Stokes Collins(1970PT), Valerie Collins(1840), Miranda DuVal(1692), Catherine Harridge Collins(1841PT) | 269 |
| Dennis Patrick | Jason McGuire(1967, 1949), Paul Stoddard(1969-1970, 1949) | 65 |
| Christopher Pennock | Jeb Hawkes(1970), Cyrus Longworth/John Yaeger(1970PT), Sebastian Shaw(1970), Gabriel Collins(1840, 1841PT) | 126 |
| Addison Powell | Voice of Jeremiah Collins(1795, 1968), Judge Matigan(1795), Dr. Eric Lang(1968), Ghost of Dr. Eric Lang(1968), Judge Wiley(1840) | 39 |
| Keith Prentice | Morgan Collins(1841PT), James Forsythe(1680PT, 1841PT) | 40 |
| Lisa Richards | Sabrina Stuart(1969-1970, 1970PT) | 27 |
| Robert Rodan | Adam(1968) | 78 |
| Mitchell Ryan | Burke Devlin #1(1966-1967) | 107 |
| Frank Schofield | Bill Malloy(1966), Ghost of Bill Malloy(1966) | 14 |
| Kathryn Leigh Scott | Maggie Evans(1966-1970), Josette du Pres(1795), Rachel Drummond(1897), Lady Hampshire/Kitty Soames(1897), Maggie Evans Collins(1970PT) | 319 |
| Geoffrey Scott | Schuyler Rumson(1970) | 12 |
| David Selby | Quentin Collins(1897, 1968-1970, 1970PT, 1840, 1840PT), Unknown Man(1969), Grant Douglas(1969-1970) | 305 |
| Craig Slocum | Noah Gifford(1795), Harry Johnson(1968-1969) | 17 |
| Sharon Smyth | Sarah Collins(1795), Ghost of Sarah Collins(1967) | 37 |
| Alex Stevens | The Werewolf(1968-1970, 1897) | 24 |
| James Storm | Gerard Stiles(1840, 1841) Ivan Miller(1840) | 79 |
| Micheal Stroka | Aristede(1897), Bruno(1970), Bruno Hess(1970PT), Laszlo Ferrari(1840) | 64 |
| Virginia Vestoff | Samantha Drew Collins(1840), Samantha Drew(1841PT) | 29 |
| Marie Wallace | Eve(1968), Jenny Collins(1897), Megan Todd(1969-1970) | 66 |
| Donna Wandrey | Roxanne Drew(1970PT, 1970, 1840) | 32 |