Willie Loomis
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Willie Loomis was a character on the ABC-TV
gothic horror soap opera, Dark Shadows
, which aired from 1966 until 1971. The character was first played by actor James Hall for a total of four episodes, who was subsequently replaced by John Karlen
beginning with episode #206. Karlen continued to play the role of Willie Loomis for the remainder of the series. He appeared as Willie Loomis in a total of 106 episodes.
. He quickly proved to be a very unpopular man in the mansion and in town, especially among young women, Victoria Winters
and Maggie Evans
included. At one point even Elizabeth's daughter, Carolyn Collins Stoddard, felt it necessary to protect herself from his advances with a gun.
Meanwhile, leaving Jason to his own scheme, Willie Loomis went secretly searching for the legendary Collins family jewels at the Eagle Hill Cemetery outside of Collinsport, Maine. His foraging through the Collins family library, and from answers to questions he posed to the housekeeper Mrs. Johnson, and the youngest Collins, David, ultimately brought him to the family mausoleum
. There, the inquisitive and jewel-happy Willie discovered a coffin
sealed with locks and chains. Suspecting the jewels were locked inside, he pried the chains loose, but upon doing so, released a vampire named Barnabas Collins
. Barnabas attacked Willie, turning him into his unwilling slave and manservant.
The extreme shock of the attack and the loss of his freedom woke Willie up to his own humanity. He found a new empathy for people and felt remorse for his past actions. He did his best to make amends with varied success. Cowed as he was, however, he always told Barnabas exactly what he thought, often rubbing salt into the wounds of his master's deeply-hidden conscience.
Barnabas soon set his sights on a local woman named Maggie Evans
who was a look-alike for his lost love, Josette DuPres. He lured her to Eagle Hill Cemetery but Willie placed an anonymous phone call to Maggie's friend, Victoria Winters
, revealing the missing girl's location. Maggie was rescued, and Barnabas blamed Willie for this, but could never prove it. In spite of this, however, Barnabas beat Willie severely with his cane. Later, the marks on Willie's body led Jason to suspect that something was going on that Willie wasn't telling him about. Jason could not resist the thought that there were jewels and riches Willie wasn't sharing, so he broke into the Old House at sunset, and Barnabas, waking up, found Jason and killed him. Later, Barnabas forced Willie to bury Jason with his own hands.
Meanwhile, he forced Willie to help him with his dastardly plans to reclaim Maggie and turn her into his vampire bride, and beat Willie for every little mistake. He also psychologically abused him by threatening him with painful death, or worse. At one point, Barnabas offered to make Willie a vampire, but Willie, knowing the evils of vampirism, refused. Willie lived in constant terror for his own life, and horror at what evil Barnabas was perpetrating on his own family, and the village of Collinsport. He had to spend his waking hours guarding Barnabas' coffin while at the same time make renovations to the Old House without benefit of electricity. It is interesting to note that he never got credit for his hard work, except once, when he received a compliment from Victoria Winters, as Barnabas took all the credit. Eventually Barnabas succeeded in kidnapping Maggie and Willie often bodily protected her even though he was unable to free her or allow her to harm Barnabas as he slept. She proved too strong, however, and resisted all Barnabas's attempts at brainwashing her into believing she was Josette DuPres. He planned to outright murder her instead of making her his eternal bride but Maggie escaped through a secret tunnel to freedom and safety with her father and friends. She was removed to Wyndcliffe Sanitarium under the care of Dr. Julia Hoffman who decided to investigate what had happened to the girl. Posing as an historical researcher Dr. Hoffman infiltrated Collinwood and learned Barnabas's secret. Fascinated by Barnabas himself, and the scientific opportunity he presented, she erased the memory of Maggie's ordeal through hypnotism in order to protect both of them. However, Barnabas decided to play it safe and kill Maggie anyway.
Sheriff George Patterson and local physician Doctor Dave Woodward suspected that there was still an evil monster afoot in Collinsport and used Maggie as bait to set a trap for her mysterious stalker. In yet another effort to warn Maggie against Barnabas' intentions, Willie sprung the Sheriff's trap, whereupon Patterson's deputies shot him five times in the back, critically injuring Willie. He was taken to the Collinsport Hospital in a comatose state, and, with the encouragement of Barnabas Collins and Dr. Hoffman, was diagnosed as mentally ill, and later framed by Barnabas for the kidnapping of Maggie. His safety secured, Barnabas dropped his vendetta against Maggie. Under the supervision of Dr. Julia Hoffman, Willie was transferred to Wyndcliffe Sanitarium, from which he was released in 1968, a seemingly changed and broken man, though it was soon revealed that he remembered more than he let on. Later, the authorities and Maggie came to know, as did her father, Sam Evans, that Willie was not responsible for what had happened to her. The two formed a friendship and it became obvious that Willie had fallen in unrequited love with Maggie though the knowledge of what she had endured at his hands caused him grief and guilt.
Back in Collinsport, Willie once again found himself in the service of Barnabas Collins who had ordered his release as he needed a dependable assistant to help him regain his humanity with the help of a scientist named Dr. Eric Lang. Lang had developed a cure for Barnabas' vampirism which required transferring Barnabas's essence into a 'Frankenstein's Monster' of sewn together body parts. Willie was shocked to discover that Barnabas was now completely human; however, the cure was worse than the disease, and Barnabas soon reverted to type. Still somewhat fearful of the former vampire, Willie continued to exhibit all the signs of suffering from what would become eventually known as Stockholm Syndrome
. During the experiment to build a mate for the monster, Adam, Barnabas wanted to use Maggie's essence to inhabit the new body, which was made of parts that Willie was forced to dig up. Willie really did kidnap Maggie at this point, but only in order to save her from possible death from the loss of her essence. In familiar territory again Dr. Hoffman's hypnotic conditioning unraveled and Maggie remembered all that had happened to her. She eventually escaped from Willie and made it home, much to Barnabas' dismay that she would reveal his secret other life. However, Nicholas Blair, a warlock who desired to control Adam, his mate and all their descendants for the purpose of evil, needed Barnabas to control Adam so he magically erased her memory again.
During the arc of the Adam plot, and after considerable torture at the hands of Nicholas Blair and Angelique Bouchard, another witch/vampire and Barnabas's chief nemesis, Barnabas's character on the show changed from haunted Villain to outright Hero. As an infrequent vampire and as a human he became the protector of the community and the family that he had tormented. He risked his life for their benefit many times as he battled against various witches, werewolves, vampires, zombies and malevolent spirits. Willie and Dr. Hoffman became his most trusted companions and sidekicks, often doing all that was in their power to aid and abet their dear 'friend.' Willie, in particular, saved his former master's life many times.
When the 1897 story arc started, Willie left Collinwood, where he reportedly worked at Windcliffe and another hospital, doing, one supposes, maintenance and handyman type work. Then he came back to Collinwood and brought with him a fiance, Roxanne, who he professed to love, and who he wanted to marry. At one point, he was forced to stake Megan Todd, a vampire that Barnabas had created and could not control. Then, due to pressures at Collinwood, and because he did not want his beloved to be exposed to the insanity and danger that abounded there, he gave her up and sent her away. He remained at the original family estate with Barnabas and Dr. Hoffman, and continued to go to great lengths to make sure that Barnabas' sordid past remained Collinsport’s best-kept secret.
Other tasks included: babysitting the monster Adam, digging up dead bodies, stealing cursed paintings out of Collinwood, running errands to Bangor and Clearwater in all sorts of weather, protecting Barnabas, staking rogue vampires, carpentry, kidnapping, washing dishes and other equally disturbing tasks.
The conditions under which Willie Loomis lived appeared to be quite primitive. For example, everyone else on the show had a coat, but Willie did not. He only had a light windbreaker. However, a man who walked away from five bullets in the back probably didn't need a coat. Still, his room was obviously well-kept and comfortable with thick quilts piled atop an elaborate brass bed. In addition, there is a continuing debate over what type of vehicle Willie drove. Some say it's a 1955 white Chevy truck.
In the Audio Dramas that continued the story of the Collins clan it was revealed that Willie's fate was a good one. He married a Wyndcliff nurse named Jessica and settled down in Collinsport to a life of normalcy.
. The movie loosely adapted plotlines that first aired in episodes 210-230 of the original series, but with the added benefit of a higher budget, which allowed the production crew the ability to film on location rather than on a studio lot. As in the TV show, Willie is responsible for discovering the chained coffin of Barnabas Collins and setting the hungry vampire loose upon Collinsport. He suffers much the same fate as the TV version of Willie, and in the end, is the hero who dies protecting and saving Maggie Evans. Willie's character also appeared in the House of Dark Shadows novelization by Marilyn Ross.
revived the Dark Shadows series as a one-hour weekly night time program on NBC
. The character of Willie Loomis was reimagined as the nephew of Collinwood family housekeeper, Mrs.Johnson, this time played by actor Jim Fyfe
. Fyfe's version of Loomis proved to be an exaggerated version of the character as first defined by Karlen. He was often seen tripping over his own feet, or shuffling nervously, or loping about with his arms flailing wildly above his head. Like Karlen, Fyfe's Loomis spoke with a perpetual stammer – a quirk that has practically become a trademark for the character. This version of Willie found personal redemption much more rapidly than the original, and by the fourth episode of the series, he became Barnabas Collins' trusted and loyal confidante (a relationship never achieved by Karlen's Loomis). Jim Fyfe appeared as Willie Loomis in all thirteen episodes of the revival series.
network occupying the time slot vacated by the cancelled Joss Whedon
series, Angel
. However the pilot was rejected and the series was never produced. Actor Matt Czuchry was originally slated to play the role of Willie Loomis, and portrayed the character as both self-sure and street wise, while at the same time, innocent of the evil that was Barnabas Collins.
directed by Tim Burton
, Loomis is played by Jackie Earle Haley
.
.
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
gothic horror soap opera, Dark Shadows
Dark Shadows
Dark Shadows is a gothic soap opera that originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, from June 27, 1966 to April 2, 1971. The show was created by Dan Curtis. The story bible, which was written by Art Wallace, does not mention any supernatural elements...
, which aired from 1966 until 1971. The character was first played by actor James Hall for a total of four episodes, who was subsequently replaced by John Karlen
John Karlen
John Karlen is a character actor best known for playing Willie Loomis, Carl Collins, William H. Loomis, Desmond Collins, and Kendrick Young on the ABC serial Dark Shadows, in various episodes between 206 and 1245, which aired from 1966-1971. In 1971 Karlen starred as the male lead in "Daughters...
beginning with episode #206. Karlen continued to play the role of Willie Loomis for the remainder of the series. He appeared as Willie Loomis in a total of 106 episodes.
Biography
In 1967, Willie was a drifter, and a friend/accomplice of fellow conman, Jason McGuire. Following Jason's lead, Willie became an unwelcome houseguest at the distinguished New England mansion known as Collinwood, and mooched off the Collins family while Jason planned a blackmailing scheme against the Collins family matriarch, Elizabeth Collins StoddardElizabeth Collins Stoddard
Elizabeth Collins Stoddard was a fictional character played by Joan Bennett on the cult television ABC-TV Gothic horror soap opera Dark Shadows from 1966-1971. Jean Simmons portrayed the character in the reival series in 1991, Blair Brown took over the role in the WB pilot and will be played by...
. He quickly proved to be a very unpopular man in the mansion and in town, especially among young women, Victoria Winters
Victoria Winters
Victoria Winters is a fictional character from the television Gothic soap opera Dark Shadows and its remakes of the same name. The role was originated by Alexandra Moltke on the ABC series from 1966–1968. After Moltke left to raise a family in 1968, actresses Betsy Durkin and Carolyn Groves briefly...
and Maggie Evans
Maggie Evans
Maggie Evans was a character most prominently played by Kathryn Leigh Scott on the 1960s ABC-TV gothic horror soap opera serial Dark Shadows and in the 1970 film House of Dark Shadows.-Early days:...
included. At one point even Elizabeth's daughter, Carolyn Collins Stoddard, felt it necessary to protect herself from his advances with a gun.
Meanwhile, leaving Jason to his own scheme, Willie Loomis went secretly searching for the legendary Collins family jewels at the Eagle Hill Cemetery outside of Collinsport, Maine. His foraging through the Collins family library, and from answers to questions he posed to the housekeeper Mrs. Johnson, and the youngest Collins, David, ultimately brought him to the family mausoleum
Mausoleum
A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or persons. A monument without the interment is a cenotaph. A mausoleum may be considered a type of tomb or the tomb may be considered to be within the...
. There, the inquisitive and jewel-happy Willie discovered a coffin
Coffin
A coffin is a funerary box used in the display and containment of dead people – either for burial or cremation.Contemporary North American English makes a distinction between "coffin", which is generally understood to denote a funerary box having six sides in plan view, and "casket", which...
sealed with locks and chains. Suspecting the jewels were locked inside, he pried the chains loose, but upon doing so, released a vampire named Barnabas Collins
Barnabas Collins
Barnabas Collins is a fictional character, one of the feature characters in the ABC daytime serial Dark Shadows, which aired from 1966 to 1971. Originally played by Canadian actor Jonathan Frid, Barnabas Collins is a 200-year-old vampire who is in search of fresh blood and his lost love, Josette...
. Barnabas attacked Willie, turning him into his unwilling slave and manservant.
The extreme shock of the attack and the loss of his freedom woke Willie up to his own humanity. He found a new empathy for people and felt remorse for his past actions. He did his best to make amends with varied success. Cowed as he was, however, he always told Barnabas exactly what he thought, often rubbing salt into the wounds of his master's deeply-hidden conscience.
Barnabas soon set his sights on a local woman named Maggie Evans
Maggie Evans
Maggie Evans was a character most prominently played by Kathryn Leigh Scott on the 1960s ABC-TV gothic horror soap opera serial Dark Shadows and in the 1970 film House of Dark Shadows.-Early days:...
who was a look-alike for his lost love, Josette DuPres. He lured her to Eagle Hill Cemetery but Willie placed an anonymous phone call to Maggie's friend, Victoria Winters
Victoria Winters
Victoria Winters is a fictional character from the television Gothic soap opera Dark Shadows and its remakes of the same name. The role was originated by Alexandra Moltke on the ABC series from 1966–1968. After Moltke left to raise a family in 1968, actresses Betsy Durkin and Carolyn Groves briefly...
, revealing the missing girl's location. Maggie was rescued, and Barnabas blamed Willie for this, but could never prove it. In spite of this, however, Barnabas beat Willie severely with his cane. Later, the marks on Willie's body led Jason to suspect that something was going on that Willie wasn't telling him about. Jason could not resist the thought that there were jewels and riches Willie wasn't sharing, so he broke into the Old House at sunset, and Barnabas, waking up, found Jason and killed him. Later, Barnabas forced Willie to bury Jason with his own hands.
Meanwhile, he forced Willie to help him with his dastardly plans to reclaim Maggie and turn her into his vampire bride, and beat Willie for every little mistake. He also psychologically abused him by threatening him with painful death, or worse. At one point, Barnabas offered to make Willie a vampire, but Willie, knowing the evils of vampirism, refused. Willie lived in constant terror for his own life, and horror at what evil Barnabas was perpetrating on his own family, and the village of Collinsport. He had to spend his waking hours guarding Barnabas' coffin while at the same time make renovations to the Old House without benefit of electricity. It is interesting to note that he never got credit for his hard work, except once, when he received a compliment from Victoria Winters, as Barnabas took all the credit. Eventually Barnabas succeeded in kidnapping Maggie and Willie often bodily protected her even though he was unable to free her or allow her to harm Barnabas as he slept. She proved too strong, however, and resisted all Barnabas's attempts at brainwashing her into believing she was Josette DuPres. He planned to outright murder her instead of making her his eternal bride but Maggie escaped through a secret tunnel to freedom and safety with her father and friends. She was removed to Wyndcliffe Sanitarium under the care of Dr. Julia Hoffman who decided to investigate what had happened to the girl. Posing as an historical researcher Dr. Hoffman infiltrated Collinwood and learned Barnabas's secret. Fascinated by Barnabas himself, and the scientific opportunity he presented, she erased the memory of Maggie's ordeal through hypnotism in order to protect both of them. However, Barnabas decided to play it safe and kill Maggie anyway.
Sheriff George Patterson and local physician Doctor Dave Woodward suspected that there was still an evil monster afoot in Collinsport and used Maggie as bait to set a trap for her mysterious stalker. In yet another effort to warn Maggie against Barnabas' intentions, Willie sprung the Sheriff's trap, whereupon Patterson's deputies shot him five times in the back, critically injuring Willie. He was taken to the Collinsport Hospital in a comatose state, and, with the encouragement of Barnabas Collins and Dr. Hoffman, was diagnosed as mentally ill, and later framed by Barnabas for the kidnapping of Maggie. His safety secured, Barnabas dropped his vendetta against Maggie. Under the supervision of Dr. Julia Hoffman, Willie was transferred to Wyndcliffe Sanitarium, from which he was released in 1968, a seemingly changed and broken man, though it was soon revealed that he remembered more than he let on. Later, the authorities and Maggie came to know, as did her father, Sam Evans, that Willie was not responsible for what had happened to her. The two formed a friendship and it became obvious that Willie had fallen in unrequited love with Maggie though the knowledge of what she had endured at his hands caused him grief and guilt.
Back in Collinsport, Willie once again found himself in the service of Barnabas Collins who had ordered his release as he needed a dependable assistant to help him regain his humanity with the help of a scientist named Dr. Eric Lang. Lang had developed a cure for Barnabas' vampirism which required transferring Barnabas's essence into a 'Frankenstein's Monster' of sewn together body parts. Willie was shocked to discover that Barnabas was now completely human; however, the cure was worse than the disease, and Barnabas soon reverted to type. Still somewhat fearful of the former vampire, Willie continued to exhibit all the signs of suffering from what would become eventually known as Stockholm Syndrome
Stockholm syndrome
In psychology, Stockholm Syndrome is an apparently paradoxical psychological phenomenon wherein hostages express empathy and have positive feelings towards their captors, sometimes to the point of defending them...
. During the experiment to build a mate for the monster, Adam, Barnabas wanted to use Maggie's essence to inhabit the new body, which was made of parts that Willie was forced to dig up. Willie really did kidnap Maggie at this point, but only in order to save her from possible death from the loss of her essence. In familiar territory again Dr. Hoffman's hypnotic conditioning unraveled and Maggie remembered all that had happened to her. She eventually escaped from Willie and made it home, much to Barnabas' dismay that she would reveal his secret other life. However, Nicholas Blair, a warlock who desired to control Adam, his mate and all their descendants for the purpose of evil, needed Barnabas to control Adam so he magically erased her memory again.
During the arc of the Adam plot, and after considerable torture at the hands of Nicholas Blair and Angelique Bouchard, another witch/vampire and Barnabas's chief nemesis, Barnabas's character on the show changed from haunted Villain to outright Hero. As an infrequent vampire and as a human he became the protector of the community and the family that he had tormented. He risked his life for their benefit many times as he battled against various witches, werewolves, vampires, zombies and malevolent spirits. Willie and Dr. Hoffman became his most trusted companions and sidekicks, often doing all that was in their power to aid and abet their dear 'friend.' Willie, in particular, saved his former master's life many times.
When the 1897 story arc started, Willie left Collinwood, where he reportedly worked at Windcliffe and another hospital, doing, one supposes, maintenance and handyman type work. Then he came back to Collinwood and brought with him a fiance, Roxanne, who he professed to love, and who he wanted to marry. At one point, he was forced to stake Megan Todd, a vampire that Barnabas had created and could not control. Then, due to pressures at Collinwood, and because he did not want his beloved to be exposed to the insanity and danger that abounded there, he gave her up and sent her away. He remained at the original family estate with Barnabas and Dr. Hoffman, and continued to go to great lengths to make sure that Barnabas' sordid past remained Collinsport’s best-kept secret.
Other tasks included: babysitting the monster Adam, digging up dead bodies, stealing cursed paintings out of Collinwood, running errands to Bangor and Clearwater in all sorts of weather, protecting Barnabas, staking rogue vampires, carpentry, kidnapping, washing dishes and other equally disturbing tasks.
The conditions under which Willie Loomis lived appeared to be quite primitive. For example, everyone else on the show had a coat, but Willie did not. He only had a light windbreaker. However, a man who walked away from five bullets in the back probably didn't need a coat. Still, his room was obviously well-kept and comfortable with thick quilts piled atop an elaborate brass bed. In addition, there is a continuing debate over what type of vehicle Willie drove. Some say it's a 1955 white Chevy truck.
In the Audio Dramas that continued the story of the Collins clan it was revealed that Willie's fate was a good one. He married a Wyndcliff nurse named Jessica and settled down in Collinsport to a life of normalcy.
House of Dark Shadows
In 1971, John Karlen returned to the role of Willie Loomis for the feature film House of Dark ShadowsHouse of Dark Shadows
House of Dark Shadows is a 1970 feature-length horror film directed by Dan Curtis based on his Dark Shadows television series. Filming took place at Lyndhurst in Tarrytown, New York with additional footage at nearby Sleepy Hollow Cemetery: parts of the locals appeared on the Dark Shadows series as...
. The movie loosely adapted plotlines that first aired in episodes 210-230 of the original series, but with the added benefit of a higher budget, which allowed the production crew the ability to film on location rather than on a studio lot. As in the TV show, Willie is responsible for discovering the chained coffin of Barnabas Collins and setting the hungry vampire loose upon Collinsport. He suffers much the same fate as the TV version of Willie, and in the end, is the hero who dies protecting and saving Maggie Evans. Willie's character also appeared in the House of Dark Shadows novelization by Marilyn Ross.
1991 revival
In 1991, Dan Curtis ProductionsDan Curtis
Dan Curtis was an American director and producer of television and film, probably best known for his miniseries The Winds of War and War and Remembrance, his afternoon TV series Dark Shadows, and the made for TV movie, . Dark Shadows originally aired from 1966 to 1971 and has aired in syndication...
revived the Dark Shadows series as a one-hour weekly night time program on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
. The character of Willie Loomis was reimagined as the nephew of Collinwood family housekeeper, Mrs.Johnson, this time played by actor Jim Fyfe
Jim Fyfe
-Filmography:Movies-Note:...
. Fyfe's version of Loomis proved to be an exaggerated version of the character as first defined by Karlen. He was often seen tripping over his own feet, or shuffling nervously, or loping about with his arms flailing wildly above his head. Like Karlen, Fyfe's Loomis spoke with a perpetual stammer – a quirk that has practically become a trademark for the character. This version of Willie found personal redemption much more rapidly than the original, and by the fourth episode of the series, he became Barnabas Collins' trusted and loyal confidante (a relationship never achieved by Karlen's Loomis). Jim Fyfe appeared as Willie Loomis in all thirteen episodes of the revival series.
2004 revival
Dan Curtis Productions (working alongside John Wells Productions) filmed a one-hour television pilot for what was to become a modern incarnation of the Dark Shadows series. The series was originally intended to air on the WBThe WB Television Network
The WB Television Network is a former television network in the United States that was launched on January 11, 1995 as a joint venture between Warner Bros. and Tribune Broadcasting. On January 24, 2006, CBS Corporation and Warner Bros...
network occupying the time slot vacated by the cancelled Joss Whedon
Joss Whedon
Joseph Hill "Joss" Whedon is an American screenwriter, executive producer, director, comic book writer, occasional composer and actor, founder of Mutant Enemy Productions and co-creator of Bellwether Pictures...
series, Angel
Angel (TV series)
Angel is an American television series, a spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The series was created by Buffys creator, Joss Whedon, in collaboration with David Greenwalt, and first aired on October 5, 1999...
. However the pilot was rejected and the series was never produced. Actor Matt Czuchry was originally slated to play the role of Willie Loomis, and portrayed the character as both self-sure and street wise, while at the same time, innocent of the evil that was Barnabas Collins.
2012 film
In the 2012 film adaptationDark Shadows (film)
Dark Shadows is an upcoming supernatural drama film based on the 1966-1971 gothic soap opera of the same name. The film is directed by Tim Burton and stars Johnny Depp as the vampire Barnabas Collins. It is scheduled to be released on , 2012 in both conventional and IMAX theaters.-Synopsis:In 1752,...
directed by Tim Burton
Tim Burton
Timothy William "Tim" Burton is an American film director, film producer, writer and artist. He is famous for dark, quirky-themed movies such as Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Ed Wood, Sleepy Hollow, Corpse Bride and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet...
, Loomis is played by Jackie Earle Haley
Jackie Earle Haley
Jackie Earle Haley is an American film actor. Establishing himself from child actor to adult Academy Award-nominee, he is perhaps best known for his roles as Moocher in Breaking Away, Kelly Leak in The Bad News Bears, pedophile Ronnie McGorvey in Little Children, the vigilante Rorschach in...
.
Audio dramas
The character (portrayed by John Karlen) has more recently appeared in a number of audio dramas produced by Big Finish ProductionsBig Finish Productions
Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays based, primarily, on cult British science fiction properties...
.
Trivia
- Actor John Karlen played several characters for the Dark Shadows franchise, including Carl Collins, William Hollingshead Loomis, Desmond Collins, Kendrick Young, and Alex Jenkins.
- When Willie first freed Barnabas from his coffin, Barnabas bit and drank blood from Willie's wrist. As per John Karlen in the MCI DVD interviews, the powers-that-be on the show felt it was inappropriate for a man to bite another man on the neck, even if it was only implied.
See also
Dark Shadows characters- House of Dark ShadowsHouse of Dark ShadowsHouse of Dark Shadows is a 1970 feature-length horror film directed by Dan Curtis based on his Dark Shadows television series. Filming took place at Lyndhurst in Tarrytown, New York with additional footage at nearby Sleepy Hollow Cemetery: parts of the locals appeared on the Dark Shadows series as...
- Night of Dark ShadowsNight of Dark ShadowsNight of Dark Shadows is a 1971 horror film by Dan Curtis. It is the sequel to House of Dark Shadows. It centers on the story of Quentin Collins and his bride Tracy at the Collinwood Mansion in Collinsport, Maine....