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Upcoming Appearances and Projects
60th Anniversary Screening of Dark Shadows
The UCLA Library Film & Television Archive will mark the 60th anniversary of the premiere of Dark Shadows on the evening of Saturday, June 27, with a special screening of the first episode along with episodes 250 and 780, all newly restored, and rare archival footage. Following the screening, actor David Selby (Quentin Collins) and series historian and archivist Jim Pierson will participate in a Q&A. Prior to the screening, Pierson will sign copies of the new art book, Dark Shadows Noir: Classic Black and White Photography from the Dan Curtis Productions Archive (paid link).
This special event takes place at the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum at 7:30 PM on June 27, 2026. It is free and open to the public. No advance reservations. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before showtime. The theater doors open approximately 30 minutes before showtime.
The Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum is located at 10899 Wilshire Boulevard at the corner of Westwood Boulevard.
Visit UCLA Library Film & Television Archive's event page for further details.
Dark Shadows 60th Anniversary Celebration
The 60th anniversary of Dark Shadows, which premiered on ABC on June 27, 1966, will be celebrated at the Westin Los Angeles Airport Hotel on July 31 through August 2, 2026. The event will include dramatic performances by the actors on stage, autographs, Q&A sessions, a Saturday luncheon, Dark Shadows memorabilia sale, collectibles auction, costume contest, a Sunday day trip to Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills (Collinwood in the 1991 series and 2005 pilot) and some extra-special rare screenings of Dark Shadows video never seen before.
Scheduled guests include:
| Guest | Role(s) |
|---|---|
| Terry Crawford | Beth Chavez / Edith Collins |
| Roger Davis | Peter Bradford / Jeff Clark |
| Joanna Going | Victoria Winters / Josette du Pres (1991 series) |
| James Hall | Willie Loomis #1 |
| Jerry Lacy | Tony Peterson / Rev. Trask |
| Donna McKechnie | Amanda Harris |
| Lisa Richards | Sabrina Stuart |
| Kathryn Leigh Scott | Maggie Evans / Josette du Pres |
| David Selby | Quentin Collins |
| Sharon Smyth | Sarah Collins |
| Rebecca Staab | Daphne Collins (1991 series) |
| James Storm | Gerard Stiles |
| Roy Thinnes | Roger Collins / Rev. Trask (1991 series) |
| Marie Wallace | Eve / Jenny Collins |
| Donna Wandrey | Roxanne Drew |
Please note that this list is subject to change due to personal and professional commitments. For the latest updates, please visit the event's official Facebook page, Dark Shadows 60th Anniversary.
Tickets for the event are available via Eventbrite. Please consult the overview in the ticket link for specific details about planned activities. Hotel parking is not included in the ticket price.
Special discounted hotel room rates are available now by using this link or by phoning the hotel directly at 310-216-5858 and requesting the Dark Shadows sleeping room rate, which will be available from Tuesday, July 28, through Monday, August 3, for those who wish to visit and vacation in Los Angeles for the days prior to and after the Dark Shadows event. Update: Discounted rooms for July 30 through August 1 are now sold out. A few discounted rooms are still available for August 2 and 3. Rooms may still be booked at the standard rate by calling the hotel at the number listed above.
The Westin Los Angeles Airport Hotel provides complimentary airport shuttle service to/from LAX and is located at 5400 West Century Boulevard, CA 90045.
Alternate hotels include a nearby Motel 6 and Holiday Inn.
- Motel 6 Los Angeles LAX is located at 5101 West Century Blvd., which is 0.7 of a mile from the Westin Hotel. There are 9 floors of rooms, and a shuttle to and from the airport. The phone number is 310-419-1234.
- Holiday Inn Los Angeles - LAX Airport is located at 9901 South La Cienega Blvd., which is 1.5 miles from the Westin Hotel. There are 12 floors of rooms, and a shuttle to and from the airport. The phone number is 310-649-5151.
The Dark Shadows 60th Anniversary will not be streamed online, and there will not be an official Dark Shadows 60th Anniversary event on the East Coast.
What Friends Do: The Old and the Restless
David continues to work with his former co-stars Kathryn Leigh Scott (Dark Shadows) and Susan Sullivan (Falcon Crest) on What Friends Do, written by Susan Sullivan and Connell Cowan, directed by Asaad Kelada, and presented via Smartphone Theatre. New installments, subtitled The Old and the Restless, are now available on YouTube with Granville Van Dusen (The Young and the Restless) joining the cast.
Having been friends since their years of struggle, four successful aging actors live out their last chapter together in an upscale senior living community where the cameras have stopped rolling, yet the drama continues. Watch below.
Catch up on previous installments of What Friends Do:
- What Friends Do: Expendables with Mitch Ryan, Kathryn Leigh Scott, David Selby and Susan
Sullivan
- Four old friends (the actors as well as the characters they play) reach out with a touch of humor, a modicum of reality and a smidgen of romance . . . to help each other get back into the game.
- What Friends Do: In Your Corner with Kathryn Leigh Scott, David Selby and
Susan Sullivan
- The story follows friends Bevi, Ruth and Max as they share their broken hearts over the loss of Harry when they too recognize their own ticking clock which comes with some startling revelations.
Be sure to check out David's previous appearances on Smartphone Theatre as well:
- A Christmas Carol, featuring the cast of Dark Shadows
- Civic Matters: a 9/11 Poetry Reading
- The Gift of the Magi with Kathryn Leigh Scott
- The Share with Susan Sullivan
Screening After Midnight
David Selby teams up once again with writer/director Ansel Faraj for a special Halloween short film. The Theatre Fantastique Halloween 2025 Special, Screening After Midnight, also stars Elyse Ashton and Douglas Eames. The film's writers, Ansel Faraj and Daniel Titley, draw upon the mystery surrounding the legendary missing 1927 silent film, London After Midnight, directed by Tod Browning and starring Lon Chaney. Is it truly lost? What price will be paid to screen this mythic film? Find out by watching below.
A Casualty of Indifference
A Casualty of Indifference is David's latest novel.
Drugs shatter a loving family when Mary Ellen Heater’s grandfather discovers her body while searching for cans and bottles at the local garbage dump. A tale of murder, drugs, and dirty dealing expose the terrible opioid problem crushing American families everywhere.
Mary Ellen Heater’s grandfather discovers a body while searching for cans and bottles at the local garbage dump. On closer inspection, he recognizes the body as his oldest granddaughter, Mary Ellen’s sister. It appeared to him that she had been shot twice in the head at close range. The grandfather’s discovery leaves the family shattered. Against her father’s wishes, a devastated Mary Ellen, determined to solve her sister’s murder, convinces her older brother to persuade the local kingpin of a known ‘drugs for guns’ place called “Deadend,” where her brother works, to hire her. She does not inform her brother why she wants the job, other than needing money. She does not mention her determination to gain information that will help solve her sister’s murder. Mary Ellen puts her promising singing aspirations on hold and with her grandfather’s help, she sets out on her quest to avenge her sister’s murder…which will have ramifications for the whole community.
The novel received an Honorable Mention in the General Fiction category from the 2019 Paris Book Festival.
A Casualty of Indifference is available in print and Kindle formats from Amazon (paid links).
Dark Shadows Audio Dramas from Big Finish
David has reprised the role of Quentin Collins in Big Finish's ongoing series of new Dark Shadows audio dramas.
The latest release with David is the Dark Shadows miniseries Bloodline which focuses on the marriage of David Collins and Amy Jennings and features the return of Dr. Julia Hoffman with Julie Newmar stepping into the role.
Recent Appearances and Projects
Harvey Brownstone Interviews . . .
David recently sat down for a wide-ranging interview Harvey Brownstone. Watch the YouTube version of the interview below or look for it on your favorite podcast platform:
Sleepy Hollow International Film Festival
Please note that David's appearance at this event was via recording, not in person.
The 2024 Sleepy Hollow International Film Festival featured a Jonathan Frid Centenary event. Special guests included Dark Shadows actors Sharon Smyth Lentz (Sarah), Donna Wandrey (Roxanne), Marie Wallace (Eve, Jenny, Megan), and Mary O'Leary, producer of the award-winning documentary Dark Shadows and Beyond: The Jonathan Frid Story. The program featured a video recording of David Selby (Quentin) performing a series of letters written by Jonathan Frid and a Q&A with the audience followed by autographs.
David granted special permission for the authorized recording of his performance of Jonathan Frid: In His Own Words from the recent Dark Shadows Remembrance Weekend event to be screened at SHIFF.
The Jonathan Frid Centenary Tribute at the Sleepy Hollow International Film Festival took place at the Tarrytown Music Hall in Tarrytown, NY on Saturday, October 12, 2024.
Elizabeth Montgomery Magical Humanitarian Award
Bewitched Fan Fare, in coordination with the Classic TV Preservation Society, presented the Elizabeth Montgomery Magical Humanitarian Award to David Selby during the 2024 Bewitched Fan Fare marking the 60th anniversary of the iconic television series. The event was held on Saturday, September 14, in the Beverly Garland Theatre at The Garland in North Hollywood.
Award presenter Herbie J. Pilato wrote an article about the event for ReMIND magazine. It includes photos.
Visit the Bewitched Fan Fare web site or Facebook page for additional details about the event.
Dark Shadows Remembrance Weekend
Cast members of the original Dark Shadows series gathered with fans for Dark Shadows Remembrance Weekend on July 5-6, 2024. Events took place at the Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport. Guests included Roger Davis (Jeff Clark), Lisa Richards (Sabrina Stuart), Kathryn Leigh Scott (Josette/Maggie Evans), David Selby (Quentin Collins), James Storm (Gerard Stiles), and, appearing in pre-recorded segments, David Henesy (David Collins), Marie Wallace (Eve/Jenny Collins) and Donna Wandrey (Roxanne Drew). Previously announced guests Nancy Barrett (Carolyn Stoddard) and Jerry Lacy (Rev. Trask) were unable to attend.
Prior to the weekend events featuring the actors, fans had the option of participating in a trip to Greystone Mansion and Gardens in Beverly Hills on Friday, July 5. Greystone served as Collinwood for the 1991 Dark Shadows series as well as the 2004 CW pilot. The house has also appeared in some of David's projects, including Falcon Crest, The Social Network, and Todd Tarantula.
Events at the Marriott began with a celebration of life for Lara Parker (Angelique). Admission to this event was free. David Selby read "Angelique," a poem he wrote in the voice of his character, Quentin Collins, speaking to Angelique. The poem appears in his book, Light and Shadows, and he had read it at previous Dark Shadows events that Lara Parker attended. An authorized recording of the full life celebration event is available on YouTube.
On Saturday, July 6, the sold-out event commemorated Jonathan Frid's (Barnabas Collins) 100th birthday. Activities included a luncheon, charity memorabilia auctions, a Q & A with the cast, an autograph session, and a reader's theatre performance of selections from Jonathan Frid's letters to his mother during Dark Shadows by David Selby. The reading was conceived and directed by Mary O'Leary, director of Dark Shadows and Beyond: The Jonathan Frid Story (paid link). During the reading, David used a music stand that once belonged to Dark Shadows composer Bob Cobert with a lamp attached to it in the style preferred by Jonathan Frid when he presented his one-man shows. Fans in attendance received a gift bag with an assortment of items including a DVD copy of the Frid documentary and copies of books by Kathryn Leigh Scott and David Selby.
Terror at Collinwood Celebrates Quentin Collins' 55th Anniversary
On December 16, 2023, David joined Penny Dreadful on the Terror at Collinwood podcast to mark the 55th anniversary of the debut of Quentin Colliins on Dark Shadows.
- Audio Version
- Video Version (Click the link or watch below.)
Subscribe and listen to Terror at Collinwood at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, IHeartRadio, YouTube, Pandora, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.