John Lasell, ‘Dark Shadows’ and ‘Twilight Zone’ Actor, Dies at 95

John Lasell, a character actor known for roles on Dark Shadows and The Twilight Zone , has died. He was 95.

Lasell, of Los Angeles, died Oct. 4, according to a family notice .

Lasell appeared regularly on the 1960s camp horror soap Dark Shadows . He played Dr. Peter Guthrie, a vampire hunter. Jonathan Frid played vampire Barnabus Collins in the show that over the course of its four-year run developed a cult teenage following.

Lasell also played John Wilkes Booth in a 1961 episode of The Twilight Zone . He also held roles in two 1961 episodes of Wagon Train , and an episode of Hazel that same year. He appeared in a 1962 episode of Route 66 , a 1964 episode of Flipper , and 1966 episodes of As the World Turns and Perry Mason . In 1972, he appeared in the television Mission: Impossible series, as well as an episode of Night Gallery and Mannix . He also showed up in an episode of Dallas in 1984. His last screen credits, per IMDB, occurred in 1985.

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