John Karlen
Birthday
1933/05/28
Day of death
2020/01/22 (86 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also know as
John Adam Karlewicz, John Karlin
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).
Acting
(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
as ---
(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
as Lt. Martin McGinn
(1962) The Gallant Men
as ---
(1979) Trapper John, M.D.
as ---
(1975) Starsky & Hutch
as ---
(1982) Fame
as ---
(1968) Hawaii Five-O
as Harris
(1971) All in the Family
as Leo
(1985) 227
as ---
(1976) Quincy, M.E.
as ---
(1972) The Streets of San Francisco
as ---
(1978) Kaz
as ---
(1958) Naked City
as Chuck
(1976) Charlie's Angels
as Leonard Chaffey
(1981) Hill Street Blues
as ---
(1967) Mannix
as ---
(1966) Dark Shadows
as Willie Loomis
(1977) The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
as ---
(1973) Kojak
as Pinky
(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Ned
(1977) Weekend Special
as ---
(1978) Vega$
as ---
(1973) Police Story
as ---
(1978) Sword of Justice
as ---
(1989) Snoops
as Sam Akers
(1972) The Sixth Sense
as ---
(1959) The Detectives
as ---
(1972) ABC Afterschool Special
as Joe Farrell
(1975) Joe Forrester
as ---
(1973) The Magician
as Jim Russell
(1992) Mad About You
as Gus Stemple
(1984) Murder, She Wrote
as Patrick MacNair
(1984) Murder, She Wrote
as Superintendent Arthur Joyce
(1962) Stoney Burke
as Mickey
(1982) American Playhouse
as Reverend Walker
(1973) Kojak
as Hicks
(1973) Barnaby Jones
as Johnny Alban
(1991) In a Child's Name
as Joe Silvano
(1968) The Mod Squad
as Johnny Wexford
(1974) The Rockford Files
as Leo
(1984) Finder of Lost Loves
as Arthur Barwell
(1977) Hunter
as Power plant worker
(1982) Cagney & Lacey
as Harvey Lacey
(1973) Doc Elliot
as Vincent Parker
(1972) The Waltons
as Rev. Ezekiel L. Henshaw
(1976) Quincy, M.E.
as Agent Brice
(1977) Lou Grant
as Ken Navaretti