Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1933-05-28
- Day of Death2020-01-22 (86 years)
- Place of BirthBrooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Also Known AsJohn Adam KarlewiczJohn Karlin
John Karlen
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 &...Read More
Acting Career
- 1996
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
As: Harvey Lacey
- 1995
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
As: Harvey Lacey
- 1995
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
As: Harvey Lacey
- 1994
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
As: Harvey Lacey
- 1994
Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography
As: Jerry Barr
- 1994
MacShayne: Winner Takes All
As: Waldo Church
- 1993
Surf Ninjas
As: Mac
- 1993
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
As: Jack McAllister
1992Mad About You
As: Gus Stemple
1992Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
As: John Garner
1991In a Child's Name
As: Joe Silvano
1991Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
As: Jake Morrison
1990Nightmare on the 13th Floor
As: Sgt. Madden
1989Snoops
As: Sam Akers
1989Babycakes
As: Al
1989The Cover Girl and the Cop
As: Lieutenant Wingo
1988Police Story: Burnout
As: Capt. Harrison
1988Date Rape
As: Joe Farrell
1987Daddy
As: Mike Burnette
1987Downpayment on Murder
As: Albert
1986Native Son
As: Max
1986The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
As: Chapel
1986Welcome Home, Bobby
As: Geffin
1985Hostage Flight
As: DiSalvo
1984Murder, She Wrote
As: Lt. Martin McGinn
- 1984
Murder, She Wrote
As: Patrick MacNair
- 1984
Murder, She Wrote
As: Superintendent Arthur Joyce
1984Impulse
As: Bob Russell
1984Finder of Lost Loves
As: Arthur Barwell
- 1984
Racing with the Moon
As: Mr. Nash
1982Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story
As: Uncle George
1982Cagney & Lacey
As: Harvey Lacey
1982American Playhouse
As: Reverend Walker
- 1981
Pennies from Heaven
As: The Detective
1981American Dream
As: Coach Ritter
1980The Long Days of Summer
As: Duane Haley
1979The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
As: Charlie Powers
1979The Return of Mod Squad
As: Marty
1979Express to Terror
As: Quinn
1978Killer's Delight
As: Danny
1977Hunter
As: Power plant worker
1976Quincy, M.E.
As: Agent Brice
1976Charlie's Angels
As: Leonard Chaffey
1976A Small Town in Texas
As: Lenny
1975The Kansas City Massacre
As: Sam Cowley
1975Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
As: Richard Copell
- 1975
Trilogy of Terror
As: Thomas Amman
1975Melvin Purvis G-Man
As: 'Tony' Anthony Redecci
1974The Rockford Files
As: Leo
1973The Invasion of Carol Enders
As: David Hastings
1973Kojak
As: Pinky
- 1973
Kojak
As: Hicks
1973Doc Elliot
As: Vincent Parker
1973Shirts/Skins
As: Herbie Bush
1973The Magician
As: Jim Russell
1973The Picture of Dorian Gray
As: Alan Campbell
1973Barnaby Jones
As: Johnny Alban
1973Frankenstein
As: Otto Roget
1972Night of Terror
As: Manning
1972ABC Afterschool Special
As: Joe Farrell
1972The Waltons
As: Rev. Ezekiel L. Henshaw
- 1971
Daughters of Darkness
As: Stefan Chilton
1971Night of Dark Shadows
As: Alex Jenkins
1971All in the Family
As: Leo
1970House of Dark Shadows
As: Willie Loomis
1968The Mod Squad
As: Johnny Wexford
1968Hawaii Five-O
As: Harris
1966Dark Shadows
As: Willie Loomis
1962Stoney Burke
As: Mickey
1958Naked City
As: Chuck
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Ned