Willie Loomis - 1991 Revival

1991 Revival

In 1991, Dan Curtis Productions revived the Dark Shadows series as a one-hour weekly night time program on NBC. The character of Willie Loomis was reimagined as the nephew of Collinwood family housekeeper, Mrs.Johnson, this time played by actor Jim Fyfe. Fyfe's version of Loomis proved to be an exaggerated version of the character as first defined by Karlen. He was often seen tripping over his own feet, or shuffling nervously, or loping about with his arms flailing wildly above his head. Like Karlen, Fyfe's Loomis spoke with a perpetual stammer – a quirk that has practically become a trademark for the character. This version of Willie found personal redemption much more rapidly than the original, and by the fourth episode of the series, he became Barnabas Collins' trusted and loyal confidante (a relationship never achieved by Karlen's Loomis). Jim Fyfe appeared as Willie Loomis in all thirteen episodes of the revival series.