Acting
John Karlen
- Born
- May 28, 1933
- Died
- January 22, 2020
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
Known for
7.3Frankenstein
1973
5.0Surf Ninjas
1993
5.0MacShayne: Winner Takes All
1994
5.3Impulse
1984
6.2Trilogy of Terror
1975
6.2Daughters of Darkness
1971
6.1Pennies from Heaven
1981
6.3Racing with the Moon
1984
4.3Killer's Delight
1978
6.6House of Dark Shadows
1970
6.6Night of Dark Shadows
1971
7.3Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
1991
6.1Night of Terror
1972
6.3Downpayment on Murder
1987
4.4Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
1992
6.4The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1986
4.7A Small Town in Texas
1976
6.0The Cover Girl and the Cop
1989