John Karlen
- Acting
- May 28, 1933 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- January 22, 2020
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
Filmography
- Master of Dark Shadows · Self
- Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions · Harvey Lacey
- Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling · Harvey Lacey
- Cagney & Lacey: Together Again · Harvey Lacey
- Cagney & Lacey: The Return · Harvey Lacey
- Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography · Jerry Barr
- MacShayne: Winner Takes All · Waldo Church
- Surf Ninjas · Mac
- Without Warning: Terror in the Towers · Jack McAllister
- Mad About You · Gus Stemple
- Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story · John Garner
- The Dark Wind · Jake West
- In a Child's Name · Joe Silvano
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin · Jake Morrison
- Nightmare on the 13th Floor · Sgt. Madden
- Snoops · Sam Akers
- Babycakes · Al
- The Cover Girl and the Cop · Lieutenant Wingo
- Police Story: Burnout · Capt. Harrison
- Police Story · Capt. Harrison
- Date Rape · Joe Farrell
- Daddy · Mike Burnette
- Downpayment on Murder · Albert
- Native Son · Max
- The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer · Chapel
- Welcome Home, Bobby · Geffin
- Hostage Flight · DiSalvo
- 227
- Gimme an 'F' · Bucky Berkshire
- Murder, She Wrote · Lt. Martin McGinn, Patrick MacNair
- Impulse · Bob Russell
- Finder of Lost Loves · Arthur Barwell
- Racing with the Moon · Mr. Nash
- Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story · Uncle George
- Cagney & Lacey · Harvey Lacey
- American Playhouse · Reverend Walker, Boris Max
- Fame
- Pennies from Heaven · The Detective
- American Dream · Coach Ritter
- Hill Street Blues
- The Long Days of Summer · Duane Haley
- The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang · Charlie Powers
- Trapper John, M.D.
- The Return of Mod Squad · Marty
- Express to Terror · Quinn
- Supertrain · Quinn
- Vega$ · Eddie Stolvak
- Kaz
- Sword of Justice
- Colorado C.I. · Kessler
- Killer's Delight · Danny
- Lou Grant · Ken Navaretti
- ABC Weekend Specials
- Hunter · Power plant worker
- The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
- Quincy, M.E. · Agent Brice
- Charlie's Angels · Leonard Chaffey
- A Small Town in Texas · Lenny
- The Kansas City Massacre · Sam Cowley
- Mobile One · Mickey Scanlon
- Starsky & Hutch
- Joe Forrester
- Delancey Street: The Crisis Within · Richard Copell
- Trilogy of Terror · Thomas Amman
- Melvin Purvis G-Man · 'Tony' Anthony Redecci
- The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer
- The Rockford Files · Leo
- Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest · Frank Linwood
- The Invasion of Carol Enders · David Hastings
- Kojak · Pinky, Hicks
- Doc Elliot · Vincent Parker
- Shirts/Skins · Herbie Bush
- The Magician · Jim Russell
- The Picture of Dorian Gray · Alan Campbell
- Police Story
- Barnaby Jones · Johnny Alban
- Frankenstein · Otto Roget
- Frankenstein · Otto Roget
- Night of Terror · Manning
- ABC Afterschool Special · Joe Farrell