John Karlen

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

96

Gender

Male

Birthday

1933-05-28

Day of death

2020-01-22 (86 years old)

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).

Known For

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Starsky & Hutch

    Starsky & Hutch

  • Dark Shadows

    Dark Shadows

  • The Waltons

    The Waltons

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Quincy, M.E.

    Quincy, M.E.

  • Quincy, M.E.

    Quincy, M.E.

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • The Rockford Files

    The Rockford Files

  • Hill Street Blues

    Hill Street Blues

  • Mad About You

    Mad About You

  • Charlie's Angels

    Charlie's Angels

  • Trapper John, M.D.

    Trapper John, M.D.

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • ABC Afterschool Special

    ABC Afterschool Special

  • Barnaby Jones

    Barnaby Jones

  • Lou Grant

    Lou Grant

  • Cagney & Lacey

    Cagney & Lacey

  • All in the Family

    All in the Family

  • Kojak

    Kojak

  • Kojak

    Kojak

  • Fame

    Fame

  • American Playhouse

    American Playhouse

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • 227

    227

  • The Detectives

    The Detectives

  • Vega$

    Vega$

  • The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

    The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

  • The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

  • Police Story

    Police Story

  • Stoney Burke

    Stoney Burke

  • Killer's Delight

    Killer's Delight

  • Finder of Lost Loves

    Finder of Lost Loves

  • The Sixth Sense

    The Sixth Sense

  • Trilogy of Terror

    Trilogy of Terror

  • The Magician

    The Magician

  • Pennies from Heaven

    Pennies from Heaven

  • Night of Terror

    Night of Terror

  • Night of Dark Shadows

    Night of Dark Shadows

  • The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

    The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

  • Snoops

    Snoops

  • Without Warning: Terror in the Towers

    Without Warning: Terror in the Towers

  • Melvin Purvis G-Man

    Melvin Purvis G-Man

  • The Gallant Men

    The Gallant Men

  • Police Story: Burnout

    Police Story: Burnout

  • Racing with the Moon

    Racing with the Moon

  • Weekend Special

    Weekend Special

  • Kaz

    Kaz

  • Surf Ninjas

    Surf Ninjas

  • American Dream

    American Dream

  • The Long Days of Summer

    The Long Days of Summer

  • Hunter

    Hunter

  • Hostage Flight

    Hostage Flight

  • House of Dark Shadows

    House of Dark Shadows

  • Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story

    Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story

  • Express to Terror

    Express to Terror

  • Joe Forrester

    Joe Forrester

  • Gimme an 'F'

    Gimme an 'F'

  • Frankenstein

    Frankenstein

  • The Kansas City Massacre

    The Kansas City Massacre

  • The Dark Wind

    The Dark Wind

  • A Small Town in Texas

    A Small Town in Texas

  • Master of Dark Shadows

    Master of Dark Shadows

  • The Picture of Dorian Gray

    The Picture of Dorian Gray

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Daughters of Darkness

    Daughters of Darkness

  • Date Rape

    Date Rape

  • Downpayment on Murder

    Downpayment on Murder

  • Delancey Street: The Crisis Within

    Delancey Street: The Crisis Within

  • Native Son

    Native Son

  • Doc Elliot

    Doc Elliot

  • Impulse

    Impulse

  • Sword of Justice

    Sword of Justice

  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin

    Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin

  • Cagney & Lacey: The Return

    Cagney & Lacey: The Return

  • Daddy

    Daddy

  • Babycakes

    Babycakes

  • Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling

    Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling

  • Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography

    Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography

  • MacShayne: Winner Takes All

    MacShayne: Winner Takes All

  • In a Child's Name

    In a Child's Name

  • Welcome Home, Bobby

    Welcome Home, Bobby

  • The Cover Girl and the Cop

    The Cover Girl and the Cop

  • Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions

    Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions

  • Cagney & Lacey: Together Again

    Cagney & Lacey: Together Again

  • Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest

    Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest

  • The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang

    The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang

  • Colorado C.I.

    Colorado C.I.

  • Nightmare on the 13th Floor

    Nightmare on the 13th Floor

  • The Invasion of Carol Enders

    The Invasion of Carol Enders

  • Shirts/Skins

    Shirts/Skins

  • The Return of Mod Squad

    The Return of Mod Squad

  • Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story

    Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story

  • The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer

    The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer