John Karlen

Personal Info

Birthday

May 28, 1933

Day of Death

2020-01-22

(86 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

John Adam Karlewicz

John 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 & Lacey (1982–88).

Known For

Murder, She Wrote

Mad About You

Dark Shadows

Quincy, M.E.

Charlie's Angels

The Waltons

Hawaii Five-O

The Rockford Files

Filmography

2019
Master of Dark Shadows
as Self
1996
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
as Harvey Lacey
1995
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
as Harvey Lacey
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
as Harvey Lacey
1994
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
as Harvey Lacey
Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography
as Jerry Barr
MacShayne: Winner Takes All
as Waldo Church
1993
Surf Ninjas
as Mac
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
as Jack McAllister
1992
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
as John Garner
The Dark Wind
as Jake West
1991
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
as Jake Morrison
1990
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
as Sgt. Madden
1989
Babycakes
as Al
The Cover Girl and the Cop
as Lieutenant Wingo
1988
Police Story: Burnout
as Capt. Harrison
Date Rape
as Joe Farrell
1987
Daddy
as Mike Burnette
Downpayment on Murder
as Albert
1986
Native Son
as Max
The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
as Chapel
Welcome Home, Bobby
as Geffin
1985
Hostage Flight
as DiSalvo
1984
Impulse
as Bob Russell
Racing with the Moon
as Mr. Nash
1982
Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story
as Uncle George
1981
Pennies from Heaven
as The Detective
American Dream
as Coach Ritter
1980
The Long Days of Summer
as Duane Haley
1979
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
as Charlie Powers
The Return of Mod Squad
as Marty
Express to Terror
as Quinn
1978
Colorado C.I.
as Kessler
Killer's Delight
as Danny
1976
A Small Town in Texas
as Lenny
1975
The Kansas City Massacre
as Sam Cowley
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
as Richard Copell
Trilogy of Terror
as Thomas Amman
Melvin Purvis G-Man
as 'Tony' Anthony Redecci
1973
The Invasion of Carol Enders
as David Hastings
Shirts/Skins
as Herbie Bush
The Picture of Dorian Gray
as Alan Campbell
Frankenstein
as Otto Roget
1972
Night of Terror
as Manning
1971
Daughters of Darkness
as Stefan Chilton
Night of Dark Shadows
as Alex Jenkins
1970
House of Dark Shadows
as Willie Loomis