Acting
John Karlen
Born 1933-05-28 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA · Died 2020-01-22
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
Daughters of Darkness
House of Dark Shadows
Pennies from Heaven
Trilogy of Terror
Racing with the Moon
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
Surf Ninjas
Night of Dark Shadows
Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography
Babycakes
Night of Terror
Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story
Impulse
Frankenstein
The Invasion of Carol Enders
A Small Town in Texas
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
The Cover Girl and the Cop
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
Native Son
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
The Return of Mod Squad
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
Hostage Flight
Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest
Melvin Purvis G-Man
Master of Dark Shadows
Killer's Delight
MacShayne: Winner Takes All
Downpayment on Murder
Miss Lonelyhearts
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer
Daddy
The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
Express to Terror