John Karlen

from Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Artwork for Pennies from HeavenImage of 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).

Timeline

2019Aged 86

  • Poster for Master of Dark Shadows

    Self

1996Aged 63

  • Poster for Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions

    Harvey Lacey

1995Aged 62

  • Poster for Cagney & Lacey: Together Again

    Harvey Lacey

  • Poster for Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling

    Harvey Lacey

1994Aged 61

  • Poster for MacShayne: Winner Takes All

    Waldo Church

  • Poster for Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography

    Jerry Barr

  • Poster for Cagney & Lacey: The Return

    Harvey Lacey

1993Aged 60

  • Poster for Without Warning: Terror in the Towers

    Jack McAllister

  • Poster for Surf Ninjas

    Mac

1992Aged 59

  • Poster for The Dark Wind

    Jake West

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

    John Garner

1991Aged 58

  • Poster for Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin

    Jake Morrison

1990Aged 57

  • Poster for Nightmare on the 13th Floor

    Sgt. Madden

1989Aged 56

  • Poster for The Cover Girl and the Cop

    Lieutenant Wingo

  • Poster for Babycakes

    Al

1988Aged 55

  • Poster for Date Rape

    Joe Farrell

  • Poster for Police Story: Burnout

    Capt. Harrison

1987Aged 54

  • Poster for Downpayment on Murder

    Albert

  • Poster for Daddy

    Mike Burnette

1986Aged 53

  • Poster for Welcome Home, Bobby

    Geffin

  • Poster for The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

    Chapel

  • Poster for Native Son

    Max

1985Aged 52

  • Poster for Hostage Flight

    DiSalvo

1984Aged 51

  • Poster for Racing with the Moon

    Mr. Nash

  • Poster for Impulse

    Bob Russell

  • Poster for Gimme an 'F'

    Bucky Berkshire

1982Aged 49

  • Poster for Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story

    Uncle George

1981Aged 48

  • Poster for American Dream

    Coach Ritter

  • Poster for Pennies from Heaven

    The Detective

1980Aged 47

  • Poster for The Long Days of Summer

    Duane Haley

1979Aged 46

  • Poster for Express to Terror

    Quinn

  • Poster for The Return of Mod Squad

    Marty

  • Poster for The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang

    Charlie Powers

1978Aged 45

1976Aged 43

  • Poster for A Small Town in Texas

    Lenny

1975Aged 42

  • Poster for Melvin Purvis G-Man

    'Tony' Anthony Redecci

  • Poster for Trilogy of Terror

    Thomas Amman

  • Poster for Delancey Street: The Crisis Within

    Richard Copell

  • Poster for The Kansas City Massacre

    Sam Cowley

1974Aged 41

  • Poster for The Invasion of Carol Enders

    David Hastings

  • Poster for Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest

    Frank Linwood

  • Poster for The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer

    (Unknown)

1973Aged 40

  • Poster for Frankenstein

    Otto Roget

  • Poster for The Picture of Dorian Gray

    Alan Campbell

  • Poster for Shirts/Skins

    Herbie Bush

1972Aged 39

  • Poster for Night of Terror

    Manning

1971Aged 38

  • Poster for Daughters of Darkness

    Stefan Chilton

  • Poster for Night of Dark Shadows

    Alex Jenkins

1970Aged 37

  • Poster for House of Dark Shadows

    Willie Loomis

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