Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1933-05-28
Day of Death
2020-01-22
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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 & Lacey (1982–88).
Filmography (50)
⭐ 9.1
Role:
Self
Master of Dark Shadows
2019
⭐ 8.5
Role:
Harvey Lacey
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
1996
⭐ 7.5
Role:
Harvey Lacey
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
1995
⭐ 7.8
Role:
Harvey Lacey
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
1995
⭐ 6.8
Role:
Harvey Lacey
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
1994
⭐ 5.3
Role:
Jerry Barr
Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography
1994
⭐ 5.0
Role:
Waldo Church
MacShayne: Winner Takes All
1994
⭐ 5.0
Role:
Mac
Surf Ninjas
1993
⭐ 6.5
Role:
Jack McAllister
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
1993
⭐ 4.4
Role:
John Garner
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
1992
⭐ 5.4
Role:
Jake West
The Dark Wind
1992
⭐ 7.3
Role:
Jake Morrison
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
1991
⭐ 5.4
Role:
Sgt. Madden
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
1990
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Al
Babycakes
1989
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Lieutenant Wingo
