Name
John Karlen
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1933-05-28
Deathday
2020-01-22 (87 years old)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
John Karlen (born John Adam Karlewicz) was an American character actor who played multiple roles (Willie Loomis, Carl Collins, William H. Loomis, Desmond Collins, Alex Jenkins, and Kendrick Young) on the ABC serial Dark Shadows, in various episodes which aired from 1966 to 1971. Karlen also played Harvey Lacey, husband of Mary Beth Lacey (played by Tyne Daly), on the CBS crime series Cagney & Lacey (1982–88).
Known For
Racing with the Moon
(101 Votes)
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In a small coastal California town, Henry and Nicky are pals from blue collar families wit...
Relase Date : 23 Mar, 1984
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Daughters of Darkness
(228 Votes)
6.2
Ostend, Belgium. In a decadent seaside hotel, Stefan and Valerie, a newlywed couple, meet ...
Relase Date : 28 May, 1971
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A Small Town in Texas
(19 Votes)
4.7
A crooked sheriff in a small Southern town frames an ex-convict in a drug bust and takes h...
Relase Date : 9 Jul, 1976
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Pennies from Heaven
(110 Votes)
6.1
During the Great Depression, a sheet music salesman seeks to escape his dreary life throug...
Relase Date : 11 Dec, 1981
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Trilogy of Terror
(201 Votes)
6.296
A horror anthology containing three stories: a female college professor is aggressively pu...
Relase Date : 4 Mar, 1975
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Native Son
(14 Votes)
5.2
In 1940s Chicago, a young black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which ta...
Relase Date : 24 Dec, 1986
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House of Dark Shadows
(89 Votes)
6.6
Barnabas Collins searches for a cure for vampirism in order to marry a woman resembling hi...
Relase Date : 9 Sep, 1970
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Movies
Tv Shows
- 1973 Frankenstein as Otto Roget
- 1993 Surf Ninjas as Mac
- 1994 MacShayne: Winner Takes All as Waldo Church
- 1984 Impulse as Bob Russell
- 1975 Trilogy of Terror as Thomas Amman
- 1971 Daughters of Darkness as Stefan Chilton
- 1981 Pennies from Heaven as The Detective
- 1984 Racing with the Moon as Mr. Nash
- 1978 Killer's Delight as Danny
- 1970 House of Dark Shadows as Willie Loomis
- 1971 Night of Dark Shadows as Alex Jenkins
- 1991 Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin as Jake Morrison
- 1972 Night of Terror as Manning
- 1987 Downpayment on Murder as Albert
- 1992 Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story as John Garner
- 1986 The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer as Chapel
- 1976 A Small Town in Texas as Lenny
- 1989 The Cover Girl and the Cop as Lieutenant Wingo
- 1995 Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling as Harvey Lacey
- 1975 Delancey Street: The Crisis Within as Richard Copell
- 1974 Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest as Frank Linwood
- 1986 Welcome Home, Bobby as Geffin
- 1986 Native Son as Max
- 1975 Melvin Purvis G-Man as 'Tony' Anthony Redecci
- 1974 The Invasion of Carol Enders as David Hastings
- 1982 Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story as Uncle George
- 1981 American Dream as Coach Ritter
- 1988 Date Rape as Joe Farrell
- 1985 Hostage Flight as DiSalvo
- 1975 The Kansas City Massacre as Sam Cowley
- 1990 Nightmare on the 13th Floor as Sgt. Madden
- 1973 The Picture of Dorian Gray as Alan Campbell
- 1987 Daddy as Mike Burnette
- 1979 Express to Terror as Quinn
- 1979 The Return of Mod Squad as Marty
- 1974 The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer
- 1980 The Long Days of Summer as Duane Haley
- 1979 The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang as Charlie Powers
- 1994 Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography as Jerry Barr
- 1988 Police Story: Burnout as Capt. Harrison
- 2019 Master of Dark Shadows as Self
- 1989 Babycakes as Al
- 1993 Without Warning: Terror in the Towers as Jack McAllister
- 1994 Cagney & Lacey: The Return as Harvey Lacey
- 1995 Cagney & Lacey: Together Again as Harvey Lacey
- 1996 Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions as Harvey Lacey
- 1978 Colorado C.I. as Kessler
- 1973 Shirts/Skins as Herbie Bush
- 1992 The Dark Wind as Jake West
- 1984 Gimme an 'F' as Bucky Berkshire
- 1984 Murder, She Wrote ( 1 episode ) as Lt. Martin McGinn
- 1962 The Gallant Men ( 1 episode )
- 1979 Trapper John, M.D. ( 1 episode )
- 1975 Starsky & Hutch ( 1 episode )
- 1982 Fame ( 1 episode )
- 1969 Hawaii Five-O ( 1 episode ) as Harris
- 1971 All in the Family ( 1 episode ) as Leo
- 1985 227 ( 1 episode )
- 1976 Quincy, M.E. ( 1 episode )
- 1972 The Streets of San Francisco ( 2 episodes )
- 1978 Kaz ( 1 episode )
- 1958 Naked City ( 1 episode ) as Chuck
- 1976 Charlie's Angels ( 1 episode ) as Leonard Chaffey
- 1981 Hill Street Blues ( 2 episodes )
- 1967 Mannix ( 1 episode )
- 1966 Dark Shadows ( 944 episodes ) as Willie Loomis
- 1977 The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries ( 1 episode )
- 1973 Kojak ( 1 episode ) as Pinky
- 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame ( 1 episode ) as Ned
- 1977 ABC Weekend Specials ( 1 episode )
- 1978 Vega$ ( 1 episode )
- 1973 Police Story ( 1 episode )
- 1978 Sword of Justice ( 1 episode )
- 1989 Snoops ( 13 episodes ) as Sam Akers
- 1959 The Detectives ( 1 episode )
- 1972 ABC Afterschool Special ( 1 episode ) as Joe Farrell
- 1975 Joe Forrester ( 1 episode )
- 1973 The Magician ( 1 episode ) as Jim Russell
- 1992 Mad About You ( 3 episodes ) as Gus Stemple
- 1984 Murder, She Wrote ( 1 episode ) as Patrick MacNair
- 1984 Murder, She Wrote ( 2 episodes ) as Superintendent Arthur Joyce
- 1962 Stoney Burke ( 1 episode ) as Mickey
- 1973 Kojak ( 1 episode ) as Hicks
- 1973 Barnaby Jones ( 1 episode ) as Johnny Alban
- 1991 In a Child's Name ( 2 episodes ) as Joe Silvano
- 1968 The Mod Squad ( 1 episode ) as Johnny Wexford
- 1974 The Rockford Files ( 1 episode ) as Leo
- 1984 Finder of Lost Loves ( 1 episode ) as Arthur Barwell
- 1977 Hunter ( 1 episode ) as Power plant worker
- 1982 Cagney & Lacey ( 125 episodes ) as Harvey Lacey
- 1973 Doc Elliot ( 1 episode ) as Vincent Parker
- 1972 The Waltons ( 1 episode ) as Rev. Ezekiel L. Henshaw
- 1976 Quincy, M.E. ( 2 episodes ) as Agent Brice
- 1977 Lou Grant ( 1 episode ) as Ken Navaretti
- 1975 Mobile One ( 1 episode ) as Mickey Scanlon
- 1969 Medical Center ( 1 episode ) as Frank Crane
- 1973 Frankenstein ( 2 episodes ) as Otto Roget
- 1979 Supertrain ( 1 episode ) as Quinn
- 1988 Police Story ( 1 episode ) as Capt. Harrison
- 1982 American Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Reverend Walker
- 1982 American Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Boris Max
- 1972 The Sixth Sense ( 1 episode ) as Ed
- 1978 Vega$ ( 1 episode ) as Eddie Stolvak
