John Karlen

Person

John Karlen

Born 28 May 1933 Died 22 January 2020, aged 86 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA TMDB ↗

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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The numbers

Computed from the record
18age in their first credit on record (1951)
45years on screen and counting
10credits in 1973, their busiest year
100dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions poster Age: 62

Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions

1996
as Harvey Lacey
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling poster Age: 62

Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling

1995
as Harvey Lacey
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again poster Age: 61

Cagney & Lacey: Together Again

1995
as Harvey Lacey
Cagney & Lacey: The Return poster Age: 61

Cagney & Lacey: The Return

1994
as Harvey Lacey
Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography poster Age: 61

Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography

1994
as Jerry Barr
MacShayne: Winner Takes All poster Age: 60

MacShayne: Winner Takes All

1994
as Waldo Church
Surf Ninjas poster Age: 60

Surf Ninjas

1993
as Mac
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers poster Age: 59

Without Warning: Terror in the Towers

1993
as Jack McAllister
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story poster Age: 58

Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story

1992
as John Garner
The Dark Wind poster Age: 58

The Dark Wind

1992
as Jake West
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin poster Age: 57

Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin

1991
as Jake Morrison
Nightmare on the 13th Floor poster Age: 57

Nightmare on the 13th Floor

1990
as Sgt. Madden
Babycakes poster Age: 55

Babycakes

1989
as Al
The Cover Girl and the Cop poster Age: 55

The Cover Girl and the Cop

1989
as Lieutenant Wingo
Police Story: Burnout poster Age: 55

Police Story: Burnout

1988
as Capt. Harrison
Date Rape poster Age: 55

Date Rape

1988
as Joe Farrell
Daddy poster Age: 53

Daddy

1987
as Mike Burnette
Downpayment on Murder poster Age: 53

Downpayment on Murder

1987
as Albert
Native Son poster Age: 53

Native Son

1986
as Max
The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer poster Age: 52

The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

1986
as Chapel
Welcome Home, Bobby poster Age: 52

Welcome Home, Bobby

1986
as Geffin
Hostage Flight poster Age: 52

Hostage Flight

1985
as DiSalvo
Gimme an 'F' poster Age: 51

Gimme an 'F'

1984
as Bucky Berkshire
Impulse poster Age: 51

Impulse

1984
as Bob Russell
Racing with the Moon poster Age: 50

Racing with the Moon

1984
as Mr. Nash
Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story poster Age: 49

Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story

1982
as Uncle George
Pennies from Heaven poster Age: 48

Pennies from Heaven

1981
as The Detective
American Dream poster Age: 47

American Dream

1981
as Coach Ritter
The Long Days of Summer poster Age: 46

The Long Days of Summer

1980
as Duane Haley
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang poster Age: 46

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang

1979
as Charlie Powers
The Return of Mod Squad poster Age: 45

The Return of Mod Squad

1979
as Marty
Express to Terror poster Age: 45

Express to Terror

1979
as Quinn
No poster
Age: 44

Colorado C.I.

1978
as Kessler
Killer's Delight poster Age: 44

Killer's Delight

1978
as Danny
A Small Town in Texas poster Age: 43

A Small Town in Texas

1976
as Lenny
The Kansas City Massacre poster Age: 42

The Kansas City Massacre

1975
as Sam Cowley
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within poster Age: 41

Delancey Street: The Crisis Within

1975
as Richard Copell
Trilogy of Terror poster Age: 41

Trilogy of Terror

1975
as Thomas Amman
Melvin Purvis G-Man poster Age: 41

Melvin Purvis G-Man

1975
as 'Tony' Anthony Redecci
The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer poster Age: 41

The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer

1974
Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest poster Age: 41

Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest

1974
as Frank Linwood
The Invasion of Carol Enders poster Age: 40

The Invasion of Carol Enders

1974
as David Hastings
Shirts/Skins poster Age: 40

Shirts/Skins

1973
as Herbie Bush
The Picture of Dorian Gray poster Age: 39

The Picture of Dorian Gray

1973
as Alan Campbell
Frankenstein poster Age: 39

Frankenstein

1973
as Otto Roget
Night of Terror poster Age: 39

Night of Terror

1972
as Manning
Night of Dark Shadows poster Age: 38

Night of Dark Shadows

1971
as Alex Jenkins
Daughters of Darkness poster Age: 38

Daughters of Darkness

1971
as Stefan Chilton
House of Dark Shadows poster Age: 37

House of Dark Shadows

1970
as Willie Loomis
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TV credits

Newest first
Mad About You poster Age: 59

Mad About You

1992
as Gus Stemple
In a Child's Name poster Age: 58

In a Child's Name

1991
as Joe Silvano
Snoops poster Age: 56

Snoops

1989
as Sam Akers
No poster
Age: 55

Police Story

1988
as Capt. Harrison
227 poster Age: 52

227

1985
Murder, She Wrote poster Age: 51

Murder, She Wrote

1984
as Lt. Martin McGinn
Murder, She Wrote poster Age: 51

Murder, She Wrote

1984
as Patrick MacNair
Murder, She Wrote poster Age: 51

Murder, She Wrote

1984
as Superintendent Arthur Joyce
Finder of Lost Loves poster Age: 51

Finder of Lost Loves

1984
as Arthur Barwell
Cagney & Lacey poster Age: 48

Cagney & Lacey

1982
as Harvey Lacey
American Playhouse poster Age: 48

American Playhouse

1982
as Reverend Walker
Fame poster Age: 48

Fame

1982
Hill Street Blues poster Age: 47

Hill Street Blues

1981
Trapper John, M.D. poster Age: 46

Trapper John, M.D.

1979
Supertrain poster Age: 45

Supertrain

1979
as Quinn
Vega$ poster Age: 45

Vega$

1978
Kaz poster Age: 45

Kaz

1978
Sword of Justice poster Age: 45

Sword of Justice

1978
Lou Grant poster Age: 44

Lou Grant

1977
as Ken Navaretti
No poster
Age: 44

Weekend Special

1977
Hunter poster Age: 43

Hunter

1977
as Power plant worker
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries poster Age: 43

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

1977
Quincy, M.E. poster Age: 43

Quincy, M.E.

1976
Quincy, M.E. poster Age: 43

Quincy, M.E.

1976
as Agent Brice
Charlie's Angels poster Age: 43

Charlie's Angels

1976
as Leonard Chaffey
Mobile One poster Age: 42

Mobile One

1975
as Mickey Scanlon
Starsky & Hutch poster Age: 42

Starsky & Hutch

1975
Joe Forrester poster Age: 42

Joe Forrester

1975
The Rockford Files poster Age: 41

The Rockford Files

1974
as Leo
Kojak poster Age: 40

Kojak

1973
as Pinky
Kojak poster Age: 40

Kojak

1973
as Hicks
Doc Elliot poster Age: 40

Doc Elliot

1973
as Vincent Parker
The Magician poster Age: 40

The Magician

1973
as Jim Russell
Police Story poster Age: 39

Police Story

1973
Barnaby Jones poster Age: 39

Barnaby Jones

1973
as Johnny Alban
Frankenstein poster Age: 39

Frankenstein

1973
as Otto Roget
ABC Afterschool Special poster Age: 39

ABC Afterschool Special

1972
as Joe Farrell
The Streets of San Francisco poster Age: 39

The Streets of San Francisco

1972
The Waltons poster Age: 39

The Waltons

1972
as Rev. Ezekiel L. Henshaw
The Sixth Sense poster Age: 38

The Sixth Sense

1972
All in the Family poster Age: 37

All in the Family

1971
as Leo
Medical Center poster Age: 36

Medical Center

1969
as Frank Crane
The Mod Squad poster Age: 35

The Mod Squad

1968
as Johnny Wexford
Hawaii Five-O poster Age: 35

Hawaii Five-O

1968
as Harris
Mannix poster Age: 34

Mannix

1967
Dark Shadows poster Age: 33

Dark Shadows

1966
as Willie Loomis
The Gallant Men poster Age: 29

The Gallant Men

1962
Stoney Burke poster Age: 29

Stoney Burke

1962
as Mickey
The Detectives poster Age: 26

The Detectives

1959
Naked City poster Age: 25

Naked City

1958
as Chuck
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster Age: 18

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
as Ned
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