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John Karlen

Known ForActing
Birthday1933-05-28
Age86 years old at death
Date of Death† 2020-01-22
Place of BirthBrooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known AsJohn Adam Karlewicz, John Karlin

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

poster
1984
6.3
Drama
Romance

Racing with the Moon

poster
1981
6.0
Drama
Music

Pennies from Heaven

poster
1986
5.0
Drama

Native Son

poster
1986
6.2
Crime
Mystery

The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

poster
1975
4.7
TV Movie
Crime

The Kansas City Massacre

poster
1991
7.3
Drama
Thriller

Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin

poster
1979
5.0
Action
Drama

The Return of Mod Squad

poster
1975
6.0
TV Movie
Crime

Melvin Purvis G-Man

poster
1978
Crime
Drama

Colorado C.I.

poster
1993
3.0
TV Movie
Drama

Without Warning: Terror in the Towers

poster
1979
1.9
Western
Action

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang

poster
1994
6.6
Crime
Drama

Cagney & Lacey: The Return

poster
1987
7.0
Drama
TV Movie

Daddy

poster
1970
6.5
Drama
Horror

House of Dark Shadows

poster
1975
6.2
Horror
Thriller

Trilogy of Terror

poster
1980
TV Movie
Drama

The Long Days of Summer

poster
1975
Drama
TV Movie

Delancey Street: The Crisis Within

poster
1989
3.0
Comedy
Crime

The Cover Girl and the Cop

poster
1979
Mystery
Crime

Express to Terror

poster
1995
6.7
TV Movie
Crime

Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling

poster
1994
4.0
Drama
Thriller

MacShayne: Winner Takes All

poster
1976
4.5
Action

A Small Town in Texas

poster
1990
5.3
Horror
Thriller

Nightmare on the 13th Floor

poster
1993
5.0
Action
Adventure

Surf Ninjas

poster
1971
6.7
Drama
Horror

Night of Dark Shadows

poster
1984
5.2
Horror
Mystery

Impulse

poster
1987
6.0
Thriller
TV Movie

Downpayment on Murder

poster
1974
4.3
TV Movie
Horror

The Invasion of Carol Enders

poster
1972
5.9
TV Movie
Thriller

Night of Terror

poster
1989
7.0
Comedy
Drama

Babycakes

poster
1981
TV Movie
Drama

American Dream

poster
1985
5.9
TV Movie
Thriller

Hostage Flight

poster
1984
4.5
Comedy

Gimme an 'F'

poster
1996
10.0
Crime
Drama

Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions

poster
1995
7.0
Crime
Drama

Cagney & Lacey: Together Again

poster
1988
Drama

Date Rape

poster
1971
6.2
Drama
Horror

Daughters of Darkness

poster
2019
9.1
Documentary

Master of Dark Shadows

poster
1994
3.5
TV Movie
Comedy

Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography

poster
1973
6.9
Horror
TV Movie

Frankenstein

poster
1992
5.0
Drama
Thriller

The Dark Wind

poster
1973
Comedy
TV Movie

Shirts/Skins

poster
1986
4.1
Drama
TV Movie

Welcome Home, Bobby

poster
1974
6.0
Horror
Mystery

The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer

poster
1974
Crime
Drama

Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest

poster
1988
Action
Thriller

Police Story: Burnout

poster
1982
Drama
TV Movie

Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story

poster
1992
3.8
Drama
TV Movie

Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story

poster
1978
4.0
Horror
Thriller

Killer's Delight

poster
1973
5.8
Horror
TV Movie

The Picture of Dorian Gray

poster
1984
7.5
Mystery
Crime

Murder, She Wrote

poster
1984
7.5
Mystery
Crime

Murder, She Wrote

poster
1984
7.5
Mystery
Crime

Murder, She Wrote

poster
1967
6.7
Action & Adventure
Crime

Mannix

poster
1976
7.5
Crime
Drama

Quincy, M.E.

poster
1976
7.5
Crime
Drama

Quincy, M.E.

poster
1976
6.7
Action & Adventure

Charlie's Angels

poster
1966
7.2
Drama
Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Dark Shadows

poster
1968
7.1
Action & Adventure
Drama

Hawaii Five-O

poster
1992
6.7
Comedy

Mad About You

poster
1972
7.2
Drama

The Waltons

poster
1974
7.6
Crime
Drama

The Rockford Files

poster
1972
6.4
Drama

ABC Afterschool Special

poster
1981
7.6
Drama
Crime

Hill Street Blues

poster
1975
7.2
Action & Adventure
Drama

Starsky & Hutch

poster
1958
5.5
Drama
Crime

Naked City

poster
1969
6.1
Drama

Medical Center

poster
1977
7.3
Comedy
Drama

Lou Grant

poster
1973
7.1
Crime
Action & Adventure

Kojak

poster
1973
7.1
Crime
Action & Adventure

Kojak

poster
1982
6.8
Drama

Fame

poster
1971
7.8
Comedy

All in the Family

poster
1982
7.0
Crime
Drama

Cagney & Lacey

poster
1973
6.9
Crime
Drama

Barnaby Jones

poster
1985
6.7
Comedy
Family

227

poster
1972
7.0
Crime
Drama

The Streets of San Francisco

poster
1979
6.5
Drama

Trapper John, M.D.

poster
1968
6.2
Action & Adventure
Drama

The Mod Squad

poster
1978
7.0
Drama
Crime

Vega$

poster
1977
7.1
Mystery
Action & Adventure

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

poster
1984
5.7
Drama

Finder of Lost Loves

poster
1973
6.9
Action & Adventure
Crime

Police Story

poster
1959
6.1
Action & Adventure
Drama

The Detectives

poster
1962
5.7
Western

Stoney Burke

poster
1989
5.0
Comedy
Crime

Snoops

poster
1973
6.7
Drama
Action & Adventure

The Magician

poster
1982
6.4
Drama
Comedy

American Playhouse

poster
1972
5.9
Mystery
Drama

The Sixth Sense

poster
1977
8.0
Action & Adventure
Crime

Hunter

poster
1962
6.0
War & Politics

The Gallant Men

poster
1975
7.0
Drama
Crime

Joe Forrester

poster
1978
5.0
Crime
Drama

Kaz

poster
1977
7.6

Weekend Special

poster
1951
8.6
Drama

Hallmark Hall of Fame

poster
1973
Drama

Doc Elliot

poster
1978
5.5
Action & Adventure

Sword of Justice

poster
1975
5.0

Mobile One

poster
1991
7.7
Drama

In a Child's Name

poster
1973
Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Frankenstein