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).

Credits

Newest first

Master of Dark Shadows
as Self
2019
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
as Harvey Lacey
1996
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
as Harvey Lacey
1995
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
as Harvey Lacey
1995
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
as Harvey Lacey
1994
Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography
as Jerry Barr
1994
MacShayne: Winner Takes All
as Waldo Church
1994
Surf Ninjas
as Mac
1993
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
as Jack McAllister
1993
Mad About You
as Gus Stemple
1992
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
as John Garner
1992
The Dark Wind
as Jake West
1992
In a Child's Name
as Joe Silvano
1991
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
as Jake Morrison
1991
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
as Sgt. Madden
1990
Snoops
as Sam Akers
1989
Babycakes
as Al
1989
The Cover Girl and the Cop
as Lieutenant Wingo
1989
Police Story: Burnout
as Capt. Harrison
1988
Police Story
as Capt. Harrison
1988
Date Rape
as Joe Farrell
1988
Daddy
as Mike Burnette
1987
Downpayment on Murder
as Albert
1987
Native Son
as Max
1986
The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
as Chapel
1986
Welcome Home, Bobby
as Geffin
1986
Hostage Flight
as DiSalvo
1985
227
1985
Gimme an 'F'
as Bucky Berkshire
1984
Murder, She Wrote
as Lt. Martin McGinn
1984
Murder, She Wrote
as Patrick MacNair
1984
Murder, She Wrote
as Superintendent Arthur Joyce
1984
Impulse
as Bob Russell
1984
Finder of Lost Loves
as Arthur Barwell
1984
Racing with the Moon
as Mr. Nash
1984
Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story
as Uncle George
1982
Cagney & Lacey
as Harvey Lacey
1982
American Playhouse
as Reverend Walker
1982
American Playhouse
as Boris Max
1982
Fame
1982
Pennies from Heaven
as The Detective
1981
American Dream
as Coach Ritter
1981
Hill Street Blues
1981
The Long Days of Summer
as Duane Haley
1980
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
as Charlie Powers
1979
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
The Return of Mod Squad
as Marty
1979
Express to Terror
as Quinn
1979
Supertrain
as Quinn
1979
Vega$
1978
Vega$
as Eddie Stolvak
1978
Kaz
1978
Sword of Justice
1978
Colorado C.I.
as Kessler
1978
Killer's Delight
as Danny
1978
Lou Grant
as Ken Navaretti
1977
ABC Weekend Specials
1977
Hunter
as Power plant worker
1977
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Quincy, M.E.
as Agent Brice
1976
Charlie's Angels
as Leonard Chaffey
1976
A Small Town in Texas
as Lenny
1976
The Kansas City Massacre
as Sam Cowley
1975
Mobile One
as Mickey Scanlon
1975
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Joe Forrester
1975
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
as Richard Copell
1975
Trilogy of Terror
as Thomas Amman
1975
Melvin Purvis G-Man
as 'Tony' Anthony Redecci
1975
The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer
1974
The Rockford Files
as Leo
1974
Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest
as Frank Linwood
1974
The Invasion of Carol Enders
as David Hastings
1974
Kojak
as Pinky
1973
Kojak
as Hicks
1973
Doc Elliot
as Vincent Parker
1973
Shirts/Skins
as Herbie Bush
1973
The Magician
as Jim Russell
1973
The Picture of Dorian Gray
as Alan Campbell
1973