Hey! was Jonathan Frid sexy?

i loved Barnabas but i never had the desire to see him with his shirt off like
Chris J or the Tom/Chris duo
jennifer
and i agree he never seemed comfortable with some of the younger
ones like Roxanne!

The sexiest I have ever seen JF be was when he  was playing Bramwell--he and Lara just smoldered up the screen, and yes he always had his best chemistry with her on DS

The sexiest I have ever seen JF be was when he  was playing Bramwell--he and Lara just smoldered up the screen, and yes he always had his best chemistry with her on DS

I thought JF and KLS started to show the chemistry they SHOULD have had on the show in one of the Dark Shadows movies...the one that had the Maggie Evans/ Josette story. They were very charming together.

 :PBarnabas sexy? Oh yes. I remember TRYING to see him in an appearance at a shopping center in NY. Couldn't even get close.  Two friends and I were very disappointed. I believe his attraction was in the "suggestion" that the romantic scenes provided. Less is more.
                                                                   Misty

:PBarnabas sexy? Less is more.

you are so right! skin seems to be in though even on tv
it is the hint or the suggestion that is far more sexy than the
showing of skin !

jennifer

I could not agree more.  It is far more sexy to leave somethings up to our imagination.  You know how that can be. hehe.

Birdie

Barnabas sexy? Good question.
He's not (excuse the pun) "dead" sexy, like, say, Johnny Depp is, but...given that voice (well described in other posts), those eyes, yeah, I'd say he is. I'm recently watching 1795 and I've begun to see the "Barnabas" ness of it all. The "soul" that someone mentioned also comes into it. In 1795 you can see Barn sorta getting a psychic makeover, being under the influences of life's changes ala Angelique. What was a smooth tablet, is now enscribed with the experiences of the world. Then Barn whips that cloak on and strides out to "show her (Ang) the meaning of hate."

Now THAT is sexy.

And no one has mentioned that jacket in green velvet. Man, that makes me hot just thinking about it!

Maine Girl

Of course he was/is.

I know this is an old topic but I have not had access to a computer for several months.

Tanis

I know this is an old topic but I have not had access to a computer for several months.

  Welcome back Tanis!

Cassandra

Misty,

I saw Jonathan Frid at a personal appearance at a trade show in Minneapolis, probably during the last year of DS.  I was within four or five feet of him.  I thought he was better looking on television.  Really skinny then.  He was very gracious signing autographs.

Tiny Tim and Arnold the pig from Green Acres were also there.  Didn't bother to see them.  I mean I live in rural South Dakota, a pig is a pig.  Wasn't interested in Tiny Tim either.

I do not still have my autographed picture of him.  I have moved several times since then.  Don't recall what became of that.

Tanis

I saw Jonathan Frid at a personal appearance at a trade show in Minneapolis, probably during the last year of DS.  I was within four or five feet of him.  I thought he was better looking on television.

I saw him in person three times.  Twice at public appearances, and once at the studio in the summer of '68.  He came walking down the hallway upstairs right after the taping for that day and was still in full costume and makeup, and I must say he looked QUITE stunning!     He appeared a lot taller in person than on TV and moved very gracefully.  I don't know if it was my exaggerated teenage crush or what, but he had one hell of a presence.  (especially in that brown, double-breasted suit)

 

He was dressed very casually, sweater with buttons, which were buttoned and a casually shirt under that.  I think the sweater and trousers were gray.  I don't recall the color of the shirt.  Very muted colors.  He seemed shy, he didn't talk unless someone said something to him.  He just signed autographs.  He may have had something at a different time of the day when he talked but not when we were there.  He does have beautiful brown eyes.

Tanis

Jonathan was, to me anyway, more handsome than sexy....I mean, he'd never make it on the issue of People's Sexiest Man Alive, that's for sure, but I always thought he was very nice to look at.