"But you must've heard some very interesting conversations about my sister, Cassandra."
"Yeah."
"What were they? -The truth, Willie."
"Oh, yeah, she's a witch."
"Stupid she is."
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This was the original costume design for Nicholas Blair. I think Humbert Allen Astredo would have looked quite good in it.
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Happy birthday to Humbert Allen Astredo! He would've been 95 today 💜🎂
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"Who wants to eat the girl?"
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actually you know what? fuck you (*un-blairs your nicholas*)
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Constructive criticism welcome. Some characters (Vicky,Elizabeth) i didn't include because they're too nice. Also Julia isn't on here bc she'll just sedate you
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Podcast Flashback: Humbert Allen Astredo
We're preparing to put all 94 episodes of The Collinsport Historical Society podcast into the vaults later this week. It's a bittersweet moment in the website's history, but one that will make more sense once the new series is released into the wild. If you don't already have our previous episodes, you should download them as soon as possible. You can find the entire archive online at iTunes ... and pretty much everywhere else podcasts are available.
Here's one of the highlights from the series: In 2014, Patrick McCray scored an incredibly rare interview with actor Humbert Allen Astredo, who entered the world of Dark Shadows with a bang in 1968 as warlock Nicholas Blair. He'd later go on to play the satanic Evan Hanley and Charles Dawson on the show, and had a lengthy career on the stage after the program's cancellation.
Astredo spoke with McCray about using comedy to survive the Korean War, the different perspectives between east coast and west coast acting schools, and how he landed his first role on Dark Shadows. This is very likely the last interview Astredo ever granted; he passed away in 2016 at the age of 86.
"A white knuckled interview," McCray said. "A really nice guy convinced he had to keep an icy exterior. A very complex man. I really worked for the opportunity. Terrifying, and maybe one of the best experiences of my life. I miss him."
You can listen to the interview HERE.
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In which I am disappointed that the writers seem to have forgotten that Nicholas is supposed to be an evil wizard.
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Dark Shadows rehearsal - Grayson Hall, Jonathan Frid, Humbert Allen Astredo and Marie Wallace.
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so i bought this book on impulse at a thrift store in philly, and just for shits and giggles i thought id try to find some people I knew. For some reason, Humbert Allen Astredo was the first name I thought of and lo and behold- he is on the far left jn the last pic!
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"Do you know Cassandra Collins?"
"Uh-huh."
"Does she come here?"
"Oh, not often. You see, she and Barnabas, they fight."
"I wouldn't be a bit surprised."
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Untold Tales of Dark Shadows
Barnabas must travel back in time to the 1930s to prevent the destruction of the Collins Family. There is learns that Jamison Collin’s (played by Louis Edmonds) has allowed a traveling circus to camp on the grounds of the Collinwood Estate. Soon after, his sister Nora (played by Nancy Barrett) become the obsession of the circus ring master (Humbert Allen Astredo). The ring master uses his trained gorilla (Alex Winter) to kidnap the beautiful Collin’s heiress!
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Humbert Allen Astredo as Evan Hanley, Dark Shadows, 1969
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