Frank Garner

Frank Garner is a fictional lawyer and a recurring character featured on the original ABC Gothic soap opera Dark Shadows. He was played by actor Conard Fowkes and was introduced in episode 92 in November, 1967. The character made nineteen appearances in the series in total.

Biography
Frank Garner was a young lawyer who lived in the town of Collinsport, Maine in the 1960s. He was employed at the firm of Garner and Garner, where he worked as a junior partner. One of Garner Garner's largest clients was the Collins family. Family matriarch Elizabeth Collins Stoddard hired Frank Garner to oversee her legal affairs.

On occasion, Frank would come directly to the Collinwood estate to consult with Elizabeth, who was a recluse that never left the house. He met Elizabeth's live-in employee Victoria Winters and the two entered into a romantic relationship for a time.

Frank Garner played a minor role in the return of Laura Collins, who was the ex-wife of Elizabeth's brother, Roger Collins. The Garner law firm represented Roger during his divorce proceedings years earlier. Things took a mysterious turn when Laura returned to Collinsport, and Frank participated in the opening of a coffin that belonged to Laura Murdock Stockbridge - who was a past incarnation of Laura Collins.

Notes & Trivia



 * Actor Conard Fowkes also played the character of Donald Hughes in the daytime soap opera As the World Turns. His other television credits include episodes of Armstrong Circle Theatre, Way Out, Naked City and Hawk.

Appearances

 * 1) Dark Shadows: 92
 * 2) Dark Shadows: 94
 * 3) Dark Shadows: 95
 * 4) Dark Shadows: 107
 * 5) Dark Shadows: 108
 * 6) Dark Shadows: 111
 * 7) Dark Shadows: 112
 * 8) Dark Shadows: 136
 * 9) Dark Shadows: 144
 * 10) Dark Shadows: 148
 * 11) Dark Shadows: 152
 * 12) Dark Shadows: 153
 * 13) Dark Shadows: 154
 * 14) Dark Shadows: 157
 * 15) Dark Shadows: 159
 * 16) Dark Shadows: 169
 * 17) Dark Shadows: 174
 * 18) Dark Shadows: 179
 * 19) Dark Shadows: 180