Personal Info
Birthday
May 28, 1933
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
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).
Acting Filmography (94)
9.1
Master of Dark Shadows
Movie2019
No Backdrop
8.5
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
Movie1996
No Backdrop
7.5
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
Movie1995
No Backdrop
7.8
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
Movie1995
No Backdrop
6.8
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
Movie1994
5.3
Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography
Movie1994
No Backdrop
5.0
MacShayne: Winner Takes All
Movie1994
5.0
Surf Ninjas
Movie1993
No Backdrop
6.5
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
Movie1993
6.7
Mad About You
TV Series1992
No Backdrop
4.4
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
Movie1992
5.4
The Dark Wind
Movie1992
7.8
In a Child's Name
TV Series1991
No Backdrop
7.3
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
Movie1991
5.4
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
Movie1990
6.3
Snoops
TV Series1989
7.0
Babycakes
Movie1989
No Backdrop
6.0
The Cover Girl and the Cop
Movie1989
No Backdrop
7.0
Police Story: Burnout
Movie1988
No Backdrop
0.0
Date Rape
Movie1988
7.2
Daddy
Movie1987
6.3
Downpayment on Murder
Movie1987
5.3
Native Son
Movie1986
6.3
The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Movie1986
No Backdrop
4.8
Welcome Home, Bobby
Movie1986
No Backdrop
6.1
Hostage Flight
Movie1985
6.8
227
TV Series1985
4.9
Gimme an 'F'
Movie1984
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
TV Series1984
5.3
Impulse
Movie1984
6.8
Finder of Lost Loves
TV Series1984
6.3
Racing with the Moon
Movie1984
No Backdrop
0.0
Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story
Movie1982
6.9
Cagney & Lacey
TV Series1982
6.6
American Playhouse
TV Series1982
6.8
Fame
TV Series1982
6.1
Pennies from Heaven
Movie1981
No Backdrop
9.0
American Dream
Movie1981
7.6
Hill Street Blues
TV Series1981
No Backdrop
7.0
The Long Days of Summer
Movie1980
3.3
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
Movie1979
6.6
Trapper John, M.D.
TV Series1979
No Backdrop
7.0
The Return of Mod Squad
Movie1979
No Backdrop
9.0
Express to Terror
Movie1979
5.6
Supertrain
TV Series1979
6.9
Vega$
TV Series1978
7.0
Kaz
TV Series1978
No Backdrop
6.0
Sword of Justice
TV Series1978
4.3
Killer's Delight
Movie1978
7.3
Lou Grant
TV Series1977
No Backdrop
8.2
Hunter
TV Series1977
7.1
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
TV Series1977
7.5
Quincy, M.E.
TV Series1976
6.7
Charlie's Angels
TV Series1976
4.7
A Small Town in Texas
Movie1976
5.8
The Kansas City Massacre
Movie1975
No Backdrop
5.0
Mobile One
TV Series1975
7.3
Starsky & Hutch
TV Series1975
7.0
Joe Forrester
TV Series1975
10.0
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
Movie1975
6.2
Trilogy of Terror
Movie1975
6.3
Melvin Purvis G-Man
Movie1975
No Backdrop
7.0
The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer
Movie1974
7.6
The Rockford Files
TV Series1974
7.0
Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest
Movie1974
4.7
The Invasion of Carol Enders
Movie1974
7.2
Kojak
TV Series1973
No Backdrop
7.0
Doc Elliot
TV Series1973
No Backdrop
10.0
Shirts/Skins
Movie1973
6.8
The Magician
TV Series1973
No Backdrop
6.2
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Movie1973
7.0
Police Story
TV Series1973
7.0
Barnaby Jones
TV Series1973
7.3
Frankenstein
Movie1973
No Backdrop
4.0
Frankenstein
TV Series1973
6.1
Night of Terror
Movie1972
6.5
ABC Afterschool Special
TV Series1972
7.0
The Streets of San Francisco
TV Series1972
7.2
The Waltons
TV Series1972
6.3
The Sixth Sense
TV Series1972
6.6
Night of Dark Shadows
Movie1971
6.2
Daughters of Darkness
Movie1971
7.8
All in the Family
TV Series1971
6.6
House of Dark Shadows
Movie1970
6.4
Medical Center
TV Series1969
6.1
The Mod Squad
TV Series1968
7.2
Hawaii Five-O
TV Series1968
6.8
Mannix
TV Series1967
7.3
Dark Shadows
TV Series1966
8.0
The Gallant Men
TV Series1962
6.8
Stoney Burke
TV Series1962
6.7
The Detectives
TV Series1959
5.7
Naked City
TV Series1958
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV Series1951