Biography
John Karlen
Acting
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). In total, there are 97 recognized credits in film and television. O…
Career works
97
Movies
50
Series
47
Career average
6.7/10
Birth date
05/28/1933
Place of birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Date of death
01/22/2020
Filmography highlights
Movies
Master of Dark Shadows
2019 · 9.1
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
1996 · 8.5
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
1995 · 7.5
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
1995 · 7.8
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
1994 · 6.8
Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography
1994 · 5.3
MacShayne: Winner Takes All
1994 · 5.0
Surf Ninjas
1993 · 5.0
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
1993 · 6.5
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
1992 · 4.4
The Dark Wind
1992 · 5.5
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
1991 · 7.3
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
1990 · 5.4
Babycakes
1989 · 7.1
The Cover Girl and the Cop
1989 · 6.0
Series
Mad About You
1992 · 6.8
In a Child's Name
1991 · 7.8
Snoops
1989 · 6.3
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Police Story
1988
227
1985 · 6.9
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · 7.5
Finder of Lost Loves
1984 · 6.8
Cagney & Lacey
1982 · 7.0
American Playhouse
1982 · 6.6
Fame
1982 · 6.8
Hill Street Blues
1981 · 7.6
Trapper John, M.D.
1979 · 6.6
Supertrain
1979 · 5.6
Vega$
1978 · 6.9
Sword of Justice
1978 · 6.0