Willie Loomis - House of Dark Shadows

In 1971, John Karlen returned to the role of Willie Loomis for the feature film House of Dark Shadows. The movie loosely adapted plotlines that first aired in episodes 210-230 of the original series, but with the added benefit of a higher budget, which allowed the production crew the ability to film on location rather than on a studio lot. As in the TV show, Willie is responsible for discovering the chained coffin of Barnabas Collins and setting the hungry vampire loose upon Collinsport. He suffers much the same fate as the TV version of Willie, and in the end, dies protecting Barnabas. Willie's character also appeared in the House of Dark Shadows novelization by Marilyn Ross.