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John Karlen
Born: 1933-05-28 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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).
Rated Filmography (47)
Sorted by Score10.0
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
1975
10.0
Shirts/Skins
1973
9.1
Master of Dark Shadows
2019
9.0
American Dream
1981
9.0
Express to Terror
1979
8.5
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
1996
7.8
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
1995
7.5
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
1995
7.3
Frankenstein
1973
7.3
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
1991
7.2
Daddy
1987
7.0
Babycakes
1989
7.0
The Return of Mod Squad
1979
7.0
The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer
1974
7.0
The Long Days of Summer
1980
7.0
Police Story: Burnout
1988
6.8
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
1994
6.6
House of Dark Shadows
1970
6.6
Night of Dark Shadows
1971
6.5
Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest
1974
6.5
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
1993
6.4
The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1986
6.3
Racing with the Moon
1984
6.3
Downpayment on Murder
1987
6.3
Melvin Purvis G-Man
1975
6.2
Trilogy of Terror
1975
6.2
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1973
6.2
Daughters of Darkness
1971
6.1
Pennies from Heaven
1981
6.1
Night of Terror
1972
6.1
Hostage Flight
1985
6.0
The Cover Girl and the Cop
1989
5.8
The Kansas City Massacre
1975
5.5
The Dark Wind
1992
5.4
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
1990
5.3
Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography
1994
5.3
Impulse
1984
5.2
Native Son
1986
5.1
Gimme an 'F'
1984
5.0
Surf Ninjas
1993
5.0
MacShayne: Winner Takes All
1994
4.9
The Invasion of Carol Enders
1974
4.8
Welcome Home, Bobby
1986
4.7
A Small Town in Texas
1976
4.4
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
1992
4.3
Killer's Delight
1978
3.9
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
1979