John Karlen

John Karlen

Known for
Acting
Born
May 28, 1933
Died
January 22, 2020 (aged 86)
Birthplace
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).

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Filmography

2019
Master of Dark Shadows poster

Master of Dark Shadows

Movie · as Self

1996
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions poster

Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions

Movie · as Harvey Lacey

1995
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling poster

Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling

Movie · as Harvey Lacey

1995
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again poster

Cagney & Lacey: Together Again

Movie · as Harvey Lacey

1994
MacShayne: Winner Takes All poster

MacShayne: Winner Takes All

Movie · as Waldo Church

1994
Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography poster

Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography

Movie · as Jerry Barr

1994
Cagney & Lacey: The Return poster

Cagney & Lacey: The Return

Movie · as Harvey Lacey

1993
Surf Ninjas poster

Surf Ninjas

Movie · as Mac

1993
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers poster

Without Warning: Terror in the Towers

Movie · as Jack McAllister

1992
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story poster

Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story

Movie · as John Garner

1992
The Dark Wind poster

The Dark Wind

Movie · as Jake West

1992
Mad About You poster

Mad About You

TV · as Gus Stemple · 3 eps

1991
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin poster

Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin

Movie · as Jake Morrison

1991
In a Child's Name poster

In a Child's Name

TV · as Joe Silvano · 2 eps

1990
Nightmare on the 13th Floor poster

Nightmare on the 13th Floor

Movie · as Sgt. Madden

1989
The Cover Girl and the Cop poster

The Cover Girl and the Cop

Movie · as Lieutenant Wingo

1989
Babycakes poster

Babycakes

Movie · as Al

1989
Snoops poster

Snoops

TV · as Sam Akers · 13 eps

1988
Date Rape poster

Date Rape

Movie · as Joe Farrell

1988
Police Story: Burnout poster

Police Story: Burnout

Movie · as Capt. Harrison

1988
Police Story

Police Story

TV · as Capt. Harrison · 1 ep

1987
Downpayment on Murder poster

Downpayment on Murder

Movie · as Albert

1987
Daddy poster

Daddy

Movie · as Mike Burnette

1986
The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer poster

The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

Movie · as Chapel

1986
Welcome Home, Bobby poster

Welcome Home, Bobby

Movie · as Geffin

1986
Native Son poster

Native Son

Movie · as Max

1985
Hostage Flight poster

Hostage Flight

Movie · as DiSalvo

1985
227 poster

227

TV · 1 ep

1984
Impulse poster

Impulse

Movie · as Bob Russell

1984
Racing with the Moon poster

Racing with the Moon

Movie · as Mr. Nash

1984
Gimme an 'F' poster

Gimme an 'F'

Movie · as Bucky Berkshire

1984
Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote

TV · as Lt. Martin McGinn, Patrick MacNair, Superintendent Arthur Joyce · 1 ep

1984
Finder of Lost Loves poster

Finder of Lost Loves

TV · as Arthur Barwell · 1 ep

1982
Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story poster

Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story

Movie · as Uncle George

1982
Fame poster

Fame

TV · 1 ep

1982
Cagney & Lacey poster

Cagney & Lacey

TV · as Harvey Lacey · 125 eps

1982
American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse

TV · as Reverend Walker, Boris Max · 1 ep

1981
Pennies from Heaven poster

Pennies from Heaven

Movie · as The Detective

1981
American Dream poster

American Dream

Movie · as Coach Ritter

1981
Hill Street Blues poster

Hill Street Blues

TV · 2 eps

1980
The Long Days of Summer poster

The Long Days of Summer

Movie · as Duane Haley

1979
Express to Terror poster

Express to Terror

Movie · as Quinn

1979
The Return of Mod Squad poster

The Return of Mod Squad

Movie · as Marty

1979
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang poster

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang

Movie · as Charlie Powers

1979
Trapper John, M.D. poster

Trapper John, M.D.

TV · 1 ep

1979
Supertrain poster

Supertrain

TV · as Quinn · 1 ep

1978
Killer's Delight poster

Killer's Delight

Movie · as Danny

1978
Colorado C.I.

Colorado C.I.

Movie · as Kessler

1978
Kaz poster

Kaz

TV · 1 ep

1978
Vega$ poster

Vega$

TV · as Eddie Stolvak · 1 ep

1978
Sword of Justice poster

Sword of Justice

TV · 1 ep

1977
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries poster

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

TV · 1 ep

1977
ABC Weekend Specials poster

ABC Weekend Specials

TV · 1 ep

1977
Hunter poster

Hunter

TV · as Power plant worker · 1 ep

1977
Lou Grant poster

Lou Grant

TV · as Ken Navaretti · 1 ep

1976
A Small Town in Texas poster

A Small Town in Texas

Movie · as Lenny

1976
Quincy, M.E. poster

Quincy, M.E.

TV · as Agent Brice · 1 ep

1976
Charlie's Angels poster

Charlie's Angels

TV · as Leonard Chaffey · 1 ep

1975
Trilogy of Terror poster

Trilogy of Terror

Movie · as Thomas Amman

1975
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within poster

Delancey Street: The Crisis Within

Movie · as Richard Copell

1975
Melvin Purvis G-Man poster

Melvin Purvis G-Man

Movie · as 'Tony' Anthony Redecci

1975
The Kansas City Massacre poster

The Kansas City Massacre

Movie · as Sam Cowley

1975
Starsky & Hutch poster

Starsky & Hutch

TV · 1 ep

1975
Joe Forrester poster

Joe Forrester

TV · 1 ep

1975
Mobile One poster

Mobile One

TV · as Mickey Scanlon · 1 ep

1974
Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest poster

Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest

Movie · as Frank Linwood

1974
The Invasion of Carol Enders poster

The Invasion of Carol Enders

Movie · as David Hastings

1974
The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer poster

The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer

Movie

1974
The Rockford Files poster

The Rockford Files

TV · as Leo · 1 ep

1973
Frankenstein poster

Frankenstein

Movie · as Otto Roget

1973
The Picture of Dorian Gray poster

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Movie · as Alan Campbell

1973
Shirts/Skins poster

Shirts/Skins

Movie · as Herbie Bush

1973
Kojak poster

Kojak

TV · as Pinky, Hicks · 1 ep

1973
Police Story poster

Police Story

TV · 1 ep

1973
The Magician poster

The Magician

TV · as Jim Russell · 1 ep

1973
Barnaby Jones poster

Barnaby Jones

TV · as Johnny Alban · 1 ep

1973
Doc Elliot poster

Doc Elliot

TV · as Vincent Parker · 1 ep

1973
Frankenstein poster

Frankenstein

TV · as Otto Roget · 2 eps

1972
Night of Terror poster

Night of Terror

Movie · as Manning

1972
The Streets of San Francisco poster

The Streets of San Francisco

TV · 2 eps

1972
ABC Afterschool Special poster

ABC Afterschool Special

TV · as Joe Farrell · 1 ep

1972
The Waltons poster

The Waltons

TV · as Rev. Ezekiel L. Henshaw · 1 ep

1972
The Sixth Sense poster

The Sixth Sense

TV · as Ed · 1 ep

1971
Daughters of Darkness poster

Daughters of Darkness

Movie · as Stefan Chilton

1971
Night of Dark Shadows poster

Night of Dark Shadows

Movie · as Alex Jenkins

1971
All in the Family poster

All in the Family

TV · as Leo · 1 ep

1970
House of Dark Shadows poster

House of Dark Shadows

Movie · as Willie Loomis

1969
Hawaii Five-O poster

Hawaii Five-O

TV · as Harris · 1 ep

1969
Medical Center poster

Medical Center

TV · as Frank Crane · 1 ep

1968
The Mod Squad poster

The Mod Squad

TV · as Johnny Wexford · 1 ep

1967
Mannix poster

Mannix

TV · 1 ep

1966
Dark Shadows poster

Dark Shadows

TV · as Willie Loomis · 944 eps

1962
The Gallant Men poster

The Gallant Men

TV · 1 ep

1962
Stoney Burke poster

Stoney Burke

TV · as Mickey · 1 ep

1959
The Detectives poster

The Detectives

TV · as Frankie

1958
Naked City poster

Naked City

TV · as Chuck · 1 ep

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV · as Ned · 1 ep