John Karlen
Known for: Acting
Born: May 28, 1933
Died: January 22, 2020
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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
50 movies · 47 TV shows, newest first
9.1
Master of Dark Shadows
2019
8.5
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
1996
7.5
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
1995
7.8
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
1995
6.8
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
1994
5.3
Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography
1994
5.0
MacShayne: Winner Takes All
1994
5.0
Surf Ninjas
1993
6.5
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
1993
6.8
Mad About You
1992
4.4
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
1992
5.5
The Dark Wind
1992
7.8
In a Child's Name
1991
7.3
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
1991
5.4
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
1990
6.3
Snoops
1989
7.0
Babycakes
1989
6.0
The Cover Girl and the Cop
1989
7.0
Police Story: Burnout
1988NR
Police Story
1988
NR
Date Rape
1988
7.2
Daddy
1987
6.3
Downpayment on Murder
1987
5.2
Native Son
1986
6.4
The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1986
4.8
Welcome Home, Bobby
1986
6.1
Hostage Flight
1985
6.8
227
1985
5.1
Gimme an 'F'
1984
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984
5.3
Impulse
1984
6.8
Finder of Lost Loves
1984
6.3
Racing with the Moon
1984
NR
Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story
1982
6.9
Cagney & Lacey
1982
6.6
American Playhouse
1982
6.8
Fame
1982
6.1
Pennies from Heaven
1981
9.0
American Dream
1981
7.6
Hill Street Blues
1981
7.0
The Long Days of Summer
1980
3.9
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
1979
6.6
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
7.0
The Return of Mod Squad
1979
9.0
Express to Terror
1979
5.6
Supertrain
1979
6.9
Vega$
1978
7.0
Kaz
1978
6.0
Sword of Justice
19787.0
Colorado C.I.
1978
4.3
Killer's Delight
1978
7.4
Lou Grant
19777.5
Weekend Special
1977
8.2
Hunter
1977
7.1
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
7.5
Quincy, M.E.
1976
6.7
Charlie's Angels
1976
4.7
A Small Town in Texas
1976
5.8
The Kansas City Massacre
1975
5.0
Mobile One
1975
7.3
Starsky & Hutch
1975
7.0
Joe Forrester
1975
10.0
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
1975
6.2
Trilogy of Terror
1975
6.3
Melvin Purvis G-Man
1975
7.0
The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer
1974
7.6
The Rockford Files
1974
6.5
Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest
1974
4.9
The Invasion of Carol Enders
1974
7.2
Kojak
1973
7.0
Doc Elliot
1973
10.0
Shirts/Skins
1973
6.8
The Magician
1973
6.2
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1973
7.0
Police Story
1973
7.1
Barnaby Jones
1973
7.3
Frankenstein
1973
4.0
Frankenstein
1973
6.1
Night of Terror
1972
6.5
ABC Afterschool Special
1972
7.1
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
7.2
The Waltons
1972
6.3
The Sixth Sense
1972
6.6
Night of Dark Shadows
1971
6.2
Daughters of Darkness
1971
7.8
All in the Family
1971
6.6
House of Dark Shadows
1970
6.4
Medical Center
1969
6.1
The Mod Squad
1968
7.2
Hawaii Five-O
1968
6.8
Mannix
1967
7.3
Dark Shadows
1966
8.0
The Gallant Men
1962
6.8
Stoney Burke
1962
6.7
The Detectives
1959
5.7
Naked City
1958
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951