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

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Charlie's Angels

    Charlie's Angels

  • The Waltons

    The Waltons

  • Quincy, M.E.

    Quincy, M.E.

  • Quincy, M.E.

    Quincy, M.E.

  • The Rockford Files

    The Rockford Files

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • Mad About You

    Mad About You

  • Hill Street Blues

    Hill Street Blues

  • Dark Shadows

    Dark Shadows

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Lou Grant

    Lou Grant

  • Starsky & Hutch

    Starsky & Hutch

  • Kojak

    Kojak

  • Kojak

    Kojak

  • Barnaby Jones

    Barnaby Jones

  • Vega$

    Vega$

  • Cagney & Lacey

    Cagney & Lacey

  • All in the Family

    All in the Family

  • ABC Afterschool Special

    ABC Afterschool Special

  • Trapper John, M.D.

    Trapper John, M.D.

  • Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling

    Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling

  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin

    Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin

  • 227

    227

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • Fame

    Fame

  • The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

    The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

  • The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

  • The Detectives

    The Detectives

  • Police Story

    Police Story

  • Daddy

    Daddy

  • Date Rape

    Date Rape

  • Surf Ninjas

    Surf Ninjas

  • Frankenstein

    Frankenstein

  • Police Story: Burnout

    Police Story: Burnout

  • Babycakes

    Babycakes

  • The Magician

    The Magician

  • American Dream

    American Dream

  • Stoney Burke

    Stoney Burke

  • The Sixth Sense

    The Sixth Sense

  • American Playhouse

    American Playhouse

  • Finder of Lost Loves

    Finder of Lost Loves

  • Weekend Special

    Weekend Special

  • Hostage Flight

    Hostage Flight

  • Native Son

    Native Son

  • Impulse

    Impulse

  • Kaz

    Kaz

  • The Gallant Men

    The Gallant Men

  • Joe Forrester

    Joe Forrester

  • Snoops

    Snoops

  • Hunter

    Hunter

  • Racing with the Moon

    Racing with the Moon

  • Delancey Street: The Crisis Within

    Delancey Street: The Crisis Within

  • House of Dark Shadows

    House of Dark Shadows

  • Sword of Justice

    Sword of Justice

  • Night of Dark Shadows

    Night of Dark Shadows

  • Daughters of Darkness

    Daughters of Darkness

  • Without Warning: Terror in the Towers

    Without Warning: Terror in the Towers

  • A Small Town in Texas

    A Small Town in Texas

  • Killer's Delight

    Killer's Delight

  • Gimme an 'F'

    Gimme an 'F'

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • The Dark Wind

    The Dark Wind

  • The Kansas City Massacre

    The Kansas City Massacre

  • Pennies from Heaven

    Pennies from Heaven

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

    Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story

  • The Long Days of Summer

    The Long Days of Summer

  • Welcome Home, Bobby

    Welcome Home, Bobby

  • Melvin Purvis G-Man

    Melvin Purvis G-Man

  • Trilogy of Terror

    Trilogy of Terror

  • Night of Terror

    Night of Terror

  • The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

    The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

  • The Picture of Dorian Gray

    The Picture of Dorian Gray

  • Express to Terror

    Express to Terror

  • Cagney & Lacey: The Return

    Cagney & Lacey: The Return

  • Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography

    Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography

  • MacShayne: Winner Takes All

    MacShayne: Winner Takes All

  • Downpayment on Murder

    Downpayment on Murder

  • In a Child's Name

    In a Child's Name

  • The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang

    The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang

  • Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest

    Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest

  • Master of Dark Shadows

    Master of Dark Shadows

  • Doc Elliot

    Doc Elliot

  • Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions

    Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions

  • Cagney & Lacey: Together Again

    Cagney & Lacey: Together Again

  • The Cover Girl and the Cop

    The Cover Girl and the Cop

  • Nightmare on the 13th Floor

    Nightmare on the 13th Floor

  • The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer

    The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer

  • Colorado C.I.

    Colorado C.I.

  • The Invasion of Carol Enders

    The Invasion of Carol Enders

  • The Return of Mod Squad

    The Return of Mod Squad

  • Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story

    Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story

  • Shirts/Skins

    Shirts/Skins