Jeremiah Collins is a fictional character played primarily by Anthony George during the 1795 flashback on the

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television gothic horror soap opera serial '' Dark Shadows''.

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The character of Jeremiah Collins was born in 1763. In the original series, was depicted as the younger brother of Joshua Collins ( Louis Edmonds) and Abigail Collins (

Clarice Blackburn Clarice Blackburn (February 26, 1921 – August 5, 1995) was an American actress best-known for playing three characters on the cult series ''Dark Shadows''. Early years Blackburn was born in San Francisco, California, but because her f ...

); also as the brother-in-law to

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( Joan Bennett). Jeremiah was an uncle to

Barnabas Collins Barnabas Collins is a fictional character, a featured role in the ABC daytime serial ''Dark Shadows'', which aired from 1966 to 1971. Barnabas is a 175-year-old vampire in search of fresh blood and his lost love, Josette. The character, original ...

( Jonathan Frid), who intended to marry

Josette du Pres Josette du Pres (or Josette Collins) is a character played primarily by Kathryn Leigh Scott during the 1795 flashback on the TV serial ''Dark Shadows''. Story Josette and Barnabas Born in 1774 in France, her widowed father was Andre du Pres (D ...

( Kathryn Leigh Scott). However, Barnabas had a last minute fling on Martinique in 1795 with Josette's maid, Angelique. Josette was never wiser, even to her death. Angelique heard from Barnabas that he still intended to wed Josette and that Angelique was the merest of flings. This news angered Angelique and she hexed Jeremiah, placing him in her thrall so he would marry Josette instead. On the evening of Barnabas' and Josette's wedding, under the influence of Angelique, Josette and Jeremiah giddily eloped. Later, feeling guilty or perhaps the spell's effects had weakened, they returned to the Collins' family house to face the consequences of what they had done. After

learned of their marriage, he challenged Jeremiah to a

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. The family tried to dissuade them, but caught in the passion of the moment, Barnabas insisted it go forward. Jeremiah was mortally wounded; he would later succumb to his wounds at 2:00 A.M. In the 1991 revival series Jeremiah was Barnabas's younger brother. Being hexed by Angelique and eloping with Josette plot is mostly the same but some details were altered. For example, Jeremiah and Josette did not return to home but were located by Barnabas; it was Jeremiah who challenged Barnabas to a duel; Barnabas promised not to harm Jeremiah and was going to keep his word, but Angelique had magically interfered so Jeremiah was killed in the duel.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Collins, Jeremiah Dark Shadows characters Television characters introduced in 1967 Male characters in television Fictional people from the 18th-century