Desmond Collins

Desmond Collins is a fictional character featured in the ABC daytime Gothic soap opera series Dark Shadows. He is part of a storyline that this database refers to as the "1840 Flashback". Played by actor John Karlen, he was introduced in episode 1117 in October, 1970. His final appearance was in episode 1198 in January, 1971. The character made twenty-six appearances in the series in total.

Notes & Trivia



 * Playing the role of Desmond Collins is the fourth of five different characters portrayed by John Karlen on Dark Shadows. He had previously played the roles of Willie Loomis in the present-day timeline, Carl Collins in the "1897 Flashback" and William Hollingshead Loomis in the "1970 Parallel Time" storyline. Later in 1971, following his portrayal of Desmond, Karlen would go on to play Kendrick Young in the "1841 Parallel Time" story-arc.