
John Karlen
Born: 1933-05-28
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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).
Known For

Express to Terror
1979★ 0.0

Night of Dark Shadows
1971★ 6.6

Native Son
1986★ 5.0

Master of Dark Shadows
2019★ 9.1

Impulse
1984★ 5.1

Date Rape
1988★ 0.0

Cagney & Lacey: The Return
1994★ 6.6

Surf Ninjas
1993★ 5.0

Hostage Flight
1985★ 5.9

American Dream
1981★ 0.0

Daddy
1987★ 7.0

Frankenstein
1973★ 6.9

Babycakes
1989★ 7.0

The Invasion of Carol Enders
1974★ 3.8

Downpayment on Murder
1987★ 6.0

Pennies from Heaven
1981★ 6.0

A Small Town in Texas
1976★ 4.5

Racing with the Moon
1984★ 6.2

The Long Days of Summer
1980★ 0.0

The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer
1974★ 6.0

Daughters of Darkness
1971★ 6.3

The Picture of Dorian Gray
1973★ 5.8

Trilogy of Terror
1975★ 6.2

Killer's Delight
1978★ 4.0

Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
1996★ 10.0

The Dark Wind
1992★ 5.0

House of Dark Shadows
1970★ 6.5

Welcome Home, Bobby
1986★ 4.1

Gimme an 'F'
1984★ 4.5

Melvin Purvis G-Man
1975★ 6.0

Nightmare on the 13th Floor
1990★ 5.2

MacShayne: Winner Takes All
1994★ 4.0

Night of Terror
1972★ 5.9

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
1979★ 1.9

The Kansas City Massacre
1975★ 4.7

Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest
1974★ 0.0

The Cover Girl and the Cop
1989★ 3.0

Shirts/Skins
1973★ 0.0

Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
1993★ 3.0

The Return of Mod Squad
1979★ 5.0

Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
1995★ 6.7

Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
1991★ 7.3

Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
1992★ 3.8

The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1986★ 6.2

Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography
1994★ 3.5

Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
1975★ 0.0

Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
1995★ 7.0

Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story
1982★ 0.0

Police Story: Burnout
1988★ 0.0