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Home/People/John Karlen
John Karlen profile photo
Born
May 28, 1933Died: Jan 22, 2020
Lived 86 years
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

50
Movies
47
TV Shows
Also Known As
John Adam Karlewicz
John Karlin
IMDb Profile

John Karlen

Acting

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).
Master of Dark Shadows poster

Master of Dark Shadows

as Self
2019
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions poster

Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions

as Harvey Lacey
1996
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling poster

Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling

as Harvey Lacey
1995
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again poster

Cagney & Lacey: Together Again

as Harvey Lacey
1995
Cagney & Lacey: The Return poster

Cagney & Lacey: The Return

as Harvey Lacey
1994
Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography poster

Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography

as Jerry Barr
1994
MacShayne: Winner Takes All poster

MacShayne: Winner Takes All

as Waldo Church
1994
Surf Ninjas poster

Surf Ninjas

as Mac
1993
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers poster

Without Warning: Terror in the Towers

as Jack McAllister
1993
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story poster

Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story

as John Garner
1992
The Dark Wind poster

The Dark Wind

as Jake West
1992
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin poster

Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin

as Jake Morrison
1991
Nightmare on the 13th Floor poster

Nightmare on the 13th Floor

as Sgt. Madden
1990
Babycakes poster

Babycakes

as Al
1989
The Cover Girl and the Cop poster

The Cover Girl and the Cop

as Lieutenant Wingo
1989
Police Story: Burnout poster

Police Story: Burnout

as Capt. Harrison
1988
Date Rape poster

Date Rape

as Joe Farrell
1988
Daddy poster

Daddy

as Mike Burnette
1987
Downpayment on Murder poster

Downpayment on Murder

as Albert
1987
Native Son poster

Native Son

as Max
1986