James Karen

James Karen

Acting

Birthday

1923/11/28

Day of death

2018/10/23 (94 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA

Also know as

Jim Karen, 詹姆斯·凯伦, Jacob Karnofsky

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. James Karen (November 28, 1923 - October 23, 2018) was an American character actor of Broadway, film and television. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Karen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Acting
The China Syndrome
7.1

(1979) The China Syndrome

as Mac Churchill

Mulholland Drive
7.8

(2001) Mulholland Drive

as Wally Brown

The Pursuit of Happyness
7.9

(2006) The Pursuit of Happyness

as Martin Frohm

Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster
4.7

(1965) Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster

as Dr. Steele

Congo
5.6

(1995) Congo

as College President / Elliot's Boss

The Cowboy and the Movie Star
9.0

(1998) The Cowboy and the Movie Star

as Brad Peters

River Made to Drown In
5.0

(1997) River Made to Drown In

as Ray

Wall Street
7.2

(1987) Wall Street

as Lynch

The Return of the Living Dead
7.2

(1985) The Return of the Living Dead

as Frank

Hercules in New York
4.1

(1970) Hercules in New York

as Professor Camden

Time Walker
4.1

(1982) Time Walker

as Dr. Wendell J. Rossmore

Cult People
0.0

(1989) Cult People

as Himself

Vital Signs
4.9

(1990) Vital Signs

as Dean of Students

Invaders from Mars
5.6

(1986) Invaders from Mars

as Gen. Climet Wilson

Return of the Living Dead Part II
6.3

(1988) Return of the Living Dead Part II

as Ed

The Willies
5.6

(1990) The Willies

as Jenkins / Uncle Harry

Apt Pupil
6.5

(1998) Apt Pupil

as Victor Bowden

Rich Men, Single Women
0.0

(1990) Rich Men, Single Women

as ---

Jack and the Beanstalk
5.3

(2009) Jack and the Beanstalk

as Saddius

The Day the Bubble Burst
2.0

(1982) The Day the Bubble Burst

as ---

Hardbodies 2
3.3

(1986) Hardbodies 2

as Logan

Film
6.9

(1965) Film

as Passerby

Tough and Deadly
5.5

(1995) Tough and Deadly

as Winston Briggers

Trail of the Screaming Forehead
4.9

(2007) Trail of the Screaming Forehead

as Reverend Beaks

Behind Enemy Lines
4.9

(1997) Behind Enemy Lines

as TV Reporter

Amazing Grace
6.7

(1974) Amazing Grace

as Annenberg

0.0

(1990) The Heart of the Deal

as ---

Drew Peterson: Untouchable
5.3

(2014) Drew Peterson: Untouchable

as Pastor Tom Keller

More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead
7.6

(2011) More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead

as Himself

Girlfriend from Hell
4.6

(1989) Girlfriend from Hell

as Carl's Dad

The Unborn
4.9

(1991) The Unborn

as Dr. Richard Meyerling

The Butterfly Room
5.8

(2012) The Butterfly Room

as Sales Clerk

0.0

(1999) One Last Flight

as ---

Rivals
5.4

(1972) Rivals

as Child Psychiatrist

The Gathering
4.5

(1977) The Gathering

as Bob Block

The Companion
5.5

(1994) The Companion

as Peter Franklin

0.0

(1989) The Roommate

as ---

Nixon
6.9

(1995) Nixon

as Bill Rogers

Take This Job and Shove It
5.3

(1981) Take This Job and Shove It

as Loomis

Once Upon a Family
0.0

(1980) Once Upon a Family

as Alvin Heller

Topper
5.0

(1979) Topper

as Fred Korbell

Sam's Son
5.9

(1984) Sam's Son

as Mr. Collins

The Closer
5.0

(1990) The Closer

as Ned Randall

The Violation of Sarah McDavid
3.5

(1981) The Violation of Sarah McDavid

as Dr. Spandler

Thanksgiving Day
6.0

(1990) Thanksgiving Day

as Averill Crandall

Absolute Strangers
0.0

(1991) Absolute Strangers

as Dr. X

Staying Afloat
0.0

(1993) Staying Afloat

as George

Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds In Love
4.6

(1994) Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds In Love

as ---

So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
7.0

(2004) So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM

as Self - Host / Narrator

The Boy Who Loved Trolls
0.0

(1984) The Boy Who Loved Trolls

as Richman

Portrait of a Rebel: The Remarkable Mrs. Sanger
0.0

(1980) Portrait of a Rebel: The Remarkable Mrs. Sanger

as Untermeyer

F.D.R.: The Last Year
7.5

(1980) F.D.R.: The Last Year

as Adm. McIntire

America's Most Haunted
4.4

(2013) America's Most Haunted

as Ralph George

Superman Returns
5.8

(2006) Superman Returns

as Ben Hubbard

The Ordeal of Patty Hearst
6.0

(1979) The Ordeal of Patty Hearst

as Psychologist

All the President's Men
7.7

(1976) All the President's Men

as Hugh Sloan's Lawyer

Lies Before Kisses
0.0

(1991) Lies Before Kisses

as Arthur

Have You Ever Been Ashamed Of Your Parents?
0.0

(1983) Have You Ever Been Ashamed Of Your Parents?

as Mr. Fairchild

Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
7.0

(1977) Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night

as Dr. Sutterman

Green Briefs
2.6

(2013) Green Briefs

as Anthony

Road Lawyers and Other Briefs
2.0

(1990) Road Lawyers and Other Briefs

as Judge Bowelmore

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
4.0

(2021) Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!

as Self

Joyride
5.0

(1997) Joyride

as The Client / Mayor

Shattered Dreams
5.5

(1990) Shattered Dreams

as Charles O'Donnell

Drive-In Madness
6.0

(1987) Drive-In Madness

as Himself / Host / Narrator

Future Shock
4.0

(1994) Future Shock

as Kafka

Freedom Strike
4.6

(1998) Freedom Strike

as President Mitchell

Poltergeist
7.1

(1982) Poltergeist

as Mr. Teague

Nightman
6.2

(1997) Nightman

as Secretary of Defense Laughton

Universal Horror
7.2

(1998) Universal Horror

as Self - Interviewee

Girl
5.1

(1998) Girl

as Dad

A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
7.5

(1993) A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

as Assistant District Attorney Al Sampson

A House on a Hill
0.0

(2003) A House on a Hill

as Sy

Any Given Sunday
6.8

(1999) Any Given Sunday

as Christina's Advisor

My Last Love
5.6

(1999) My Last Love

as Phil Morton

Sympathy for Delicious
5.8

(2010) Sympathy for Delicious

as Father Rohn

A Kiss Goodnight
3.3

(1994) A Kiss Goodnight

as Sam Mosbach

Piranha
4.7

(1995) Piranha

as Governor

Jagged Edge
6.3

(1985) Jagged Edge

as Andrew Hardesty

I Never Sang for My Father
6.6

(1970) I Never Sang for My Father

as Old Age Home Director

The Jazz Singer
5.9

(1980) The Jazz Singer

as Barney Callahan

Mulholland Dr.
7.8

(1999) Mulholland Dr.

as Wally Brown (uncredited)

Something for Joey
6.2

(1977) Something for Joey

as Dr. Wingreen

Shadow of Doubt
4.6

(1998) Shadow of Doubt

as Norman Calloway

Bonanza: Under Attack
6.7

(1995) Bonanza: Under Attack

as Mr. Stewart

Bender
5.0

(2016) Bender

as Old Man Bender

Cynthia
5.1

(2018) Cynthia

as Frank Teague

They Won't Stay Dead: A Look at 'Return of the Living Dead Part II'
5.7

(2011) They Won't Stay Dead: A Look at 'Return of the Living Dead Part II'

as Himself

The Great Buster: A Celebration
7.2

(2018) The Great Buster: A Celebration

as Self

Notfilm
5.0

(2015) Notfilm

as Self

Fatal Kiss
0.0

(2002) Fatal Kiss

as Larry Jacobs

Opening Night
7.6

(1977) Opening Night

as Bellboy

The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent
8.0

(2004) The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent

as Self

The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy
6.0

(2004) The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy

as Self

F.I.S.T.
6.5

(1978) F.I.S.T.

as Andrews

Making Pursuit: An Italian Take on the American Dream
9.0

(2007) Making Pursuit: An Italian Take on the American Dream

as Self

Dark and Stormy Night
6.2

(2009) Dark and Stormy Night

as Seyton Ethelquake

Capricorn One
6.8

(1977) Capricorn One

as Vice President Price

Frances
6.9

(1982) Frances

as Judge Hillier

Thirteen Days
7.0

(2000) Thirteen Days

as George Ball

Little House: The Last Farewell
7.1

(1984) Little House: The Last Farewell

as Nathan Lassiter

Up Close & Personal
6.3

(1996) Up Close & Personal

as Tom Orr

Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk
4.9

(2017) Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk

as Interviewee #1

Pride
2.0

(2011) Pride

as Anthony

Kiss Me Goodbye
5.8

(1982) Kiss Me Goodbye

as Lawyer

Managing Time
0.0

(1968) Managing Time

as ---

4.0

(1979) Institute for Revenge

as Power Broker

Always Say Goodbye
2.8

(1997) A Little Romance

as William Tager

Lou Grant
7.3

(1977) Lou Grant

as ---

L.A. Law
7.1

(1986) L.A. Law

as Dr. Everett Kyle

Magnum, P.I.
7.3

(1980) Magnum, P.I.

as ---

Family Ties
7.2

(1982) Family Ties

as Philip

Hardcastle and McCormick
6.4

(1983) Hardcastle and McCormick

as ---

Dark Skies
7.3

(1996) Dark Skies

as ---

Sledge Hammer!
7.9

(1986) Sledge Hammer!

as ---

M*A*S*H
7.9

(1972) M*A*S*H

as Dr. Chesler

Seinfeld
8.3

(1989) Seinfeld

as Mr. Canterman

Charles in Charge
6.1

(1984) Charles in Charge

as Austin Miller

Who's the Boss?
7.4

(1984) Who's the Boss?

as ---

Designing Women
6.7

(1986) Designing Women

as ---

Beverly Hills, 90210
7.4

(1990) Beverly Hills, 90210

as ---

Judging Amy
7.5

(1999) Judging Amy

as Dr. Irwin Garner

The Golden Girls
7.5

(1985) The Golden Girls

as Raymond

Touched by an Angel
7.2

(1994) Touched by an Angel

as Mark Abernathy

Matlock
7.1

(1986) Matlock

as ---

The Bionic Woman
7.0

(1976) The Bionic Woman

as ---

The Larry Sanders Show
7.7

(1992) The Larry Sanders Show

as Sheldon Davidoff

Hawaii Five-O
7.1

(1968) Hawaii Five-O

as Wingfield

Cold Case
7.8

(2003) Cold Case

as Steve Pratt (2008)

227
6.8

(1985) 227

as ---

Quincy, M.E.
7.5

(1976) Quincy, M.E.

as ---

One Day at a Time
6.7

(1975) One Day at a Time

as ---

Moonlighting
7.5

(1985) Moonlighting

as Alan

Highway to Heaven
7.4

(1984) Highway to Heaven

as ---

The Streets of San Francisco
7.0

(1972) The Streets of San Francisco

as ---

Murphy Brown
6.4

(1988) Murphy Brown

as Arvin

Dynasty
6.5

(1981) Dynasty

as ---

Walker, Texas Ranger
7.0

(1993) Walker, Texas Ranger

as Senator

MacGyver
7.7

(1985) MacGyver

as Robert Sanborn / Papillon

Knots Landing
6.7

(1979) Knots Landing

as Max Craig

Herbie, the Love Bug
5.7

(1982) Herbie, the Love Bug

as ---

The Parkers
8.1

(1999) The Parkers

as ---

The Practice
7.7

(1997) The Practice

as Judge M. Knapp

Mancuso, F.B.I.
6.0

(1989) Mancuso, F.B.I.

as ---

Melrose Place
5.9

(1992) Melrose Place

as Judge Mike Thomas

Jake and the Fatman
6.0

(1987) Jake and the Fatman

as ---

JAG
7.3

(1995) JAG

as Senator Barrington

Sisters
7.3

(1991) Sisters

as ---

Eight Is Enough
6.0

(1977) Eight Is Enough

as ---

First Monday
6.0

(2002) First Monday

as Justice Michael Bancroft

Tucker's Witch
4.0

(1982) Tucker's Witch

as ---

The Waltons
7.1

(1972) The Waltons

as ---

McMillan & Wife
7.1

(1971) McMillan & Wife

as ---

The Nightmare Room
7.8

(2001) The Nightmare Room

as Tobias Langley (uncredited)

Police Woman
6.2

(1974) Police Woman

as ---

Booker
5.1

(1989) Booker

as ---

Lucan
6.0

(1977) Lucan

as ---

6.0

(1950) Lux Video Theatre

as Llewellyn

The New Lassie
7.0

(1989) The New Lassie

as ---

The Powers of Matthew Star
5.6

(1982) The Powers of Matthew Star

as Major Wymore

Unscripted
8.0

(2005) Unscripted

as Dante's Friend

The Defenders
6.2

(1961) The Defenders

as Paul Damon

The Defenders
6.2

(1961) The Defenders

as Rabbi Fine

5.0

(1977) The Kallikaks

as ---

Bodies of Evidence
7.5

(1992) Bodies of Evidence

as ---

Amazing Stories
7.5

(1985) Amazing Stories

as Richard Whelan

Class of '96
5.0

(1993) Class of '96

as Prof. Drake

The Rockford Files
7.5

(1974) The Rockford Files

as John LaPointe

The Rockford Files
7.5

(1974) The Rockford Files

as Martin Horvath

JAG
7.3

(1995) JAG

as Former COMSUBPAC

Hearts Afire
7.3

(1992) Hearts Afire

as Norman Lynch

Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow
7.6

(1987) Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow

as ---

McMillan & Wife
7.1

(1971) McMillan & Wife

as George Pauling

Quincy, M.E.
7.5

(1976) Quincy, M.E.

as Dr. Chet Rawlings

Starsky & Hutch
7.3

(1975) Starsky & Hutch

as Carter

The Commish
7.1

(1991) The Commish

as Jimmy Malloy

American Dad!
7.0

(2005) American Dad!

as Larry Herman (voice)

Gibbsville
0.0

(1976) Gibbsville

as ---

Cheers
7.6

(1982) Cheers

as Dr. Ludlow

Charles in Charge
6.1

(1984) Charles in Charge

as Mr. Bartlett

Coach
6.8

(1989) Coach

as James Armstrong

Melba
10.0

(1986) Melba

as ---

Jake and the Fatman
6.0

(1987) Jake and the Fatman

as The Mayor

Simon & Simon
6.7

(1981) Simon & Simon

as Insurance Agent

Police Woman
6.2

(1974) Police Woman

as Driver

Ned and Stacey
7.2

(1995) Ned and Stacey

as Patrick Kirkland

The Invisible Man
6.1

(1975) The Invisible Man

as Hotel Manager