Randall Drew
Randall Drew
Series:	Dark Shadows
Gender:	Male
Notability:	Recurring character
Occupation:	Lawyer
Location:	New York Collinsport, Maine
Relatives:	Roxanne Drew Samantha Drew
Status:	Deceased
Died:	1840
First:	Episode 1143
Final:	Episode 1154/1155
Actor:	Gene Lindsey

Randall Drew is a fictional lawyer featured in the daytime Gothic soap opera Dark Shadows, which aired on ABC from 1966-1971. Played by actor Gene Lindsey, he was introduced in episode 1143 in a storyline referred to as the "1840 Flashback". He made five appearances in the series in total.

Overview

Biography

Randall Drew was born in Collinsport, Maine sometime in the early 19th century. He had two sisters, Roxanne and Samantha Drew. As an adult, he moved to New York where he worked as a lawyer.

Samantha Drew married Quentin Collins, which made Randall part of the extended Collins family. In the 1830s, Randall had an affair with one of his employees named Joanna Mills, who coincidentally enough, also had a relationship with Quentin Collins.

Randall Drew returned to Collinsport in 1840 to attend the funeral of his sister Roxanne, whom he had been told was murdered by way of "sorcery'. In truth, she had been killed by a vampire. ^[1] Randall learned the truth about his sister, and confronted her after she had risen as a vampire herself. He forced Roxanne into the sunlight, which ultimately destroyed her.

Randall then became involved in the mystery of the warlock who was practicing witchcraft at Collinwood. After conducting a brief investigation, he incorrectly determined it was Quentin who was the warlock (it was actually Gerard Stiles) and went to meet with Lamar Trask to reveal his evidence.

While he was on his way, he was strangled by an unknown culprit. ^[2] It was later revealed that he was killed by Gabriel Collins, and Quentin was framed for the murder. Quentin was arrested, but the charges were eventually dropped.

Notes & Trivia

• The character of Randall Drew was created by director Henry Kaplan and writer Gordon Russell.

• Randall Drew was the first character to appear in his introductory episode in episode 1143.

• The first on-screen character that Randall Drew encountered was Barnabas Collins.

• As an extended member of the Collins family, Randall Drew was also brother-in-law to Quentin Collins and uncle to Tad Collins, who was the son of Quentin and Samantha.

• Actor Gene Lindsey passed away on April 1st, 1988 at the age of fifty-one.

• This is the only recurring television work for actor Gene Lindsey.

Appearances

"1840 Flashback"

• Dark Shadows: 1143
• Dark Shadows: 1149
• Dark Shadows: 1150
• Dark Shadows: 1154/1155

Related categories

• Randall Drew images
• Randall Drew appearances

See also

The World of Dark Shadows

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Dark Shadows episodes Dark Shadows storylines Dark Shadows chronologies

Gallery of Shadows

Dark Shadows 1-100 Dark Shadows 101-200 Dark Shadows 201-300 Dark Shadows 301-400 Dark Shadows 401-500 Dark Shadows 501-600

Dark Shadows 601-700 Dark Shadows 701-800 Dark Shadows 801-900 Dark Shadows 901-1000 Dark Shadows 1001-1100 Dark Shadows 1101-1245

Miscellaneous

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Dark Shadows home video Dark Shadows cast & crew Dark Shadows miscellaneous

External Links

• Randall Drew at the Dark Shadows Wiki

References

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