John Karlen
Acting
Born May 28, 1933 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died January 22, 2020
Also known as John Adam Karlewicz · John Karlin
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).
Awards & recognition
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series · 1986
Filmography43 titles
Master of Dark Shadows
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
All in the Family
Hill Street Blues
The Rockford Files
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
Murder, She Wrote
Quincy, M.E.
Starsky & Hutch
Frankenstein
Dark Shadows
Daddy
Kojak
The Waltons
Hawaii Five-O
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
Cagney & Lacey
The Long Days of Summer
Barnaby Jones
Police Story
The Streets of San Francisco
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
227
Mannix
Stoney Burke
Mad About You
Charlie's Angels
Night of Dark Shadows
House of Dark Shadows
Racing with the Moon
Melvin Purvis G-Man
Trilogy of Terror
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Daughters of Darkness
Pennies from Heaven
Naked City
The Dark Wind
MacShayne: Winner Takes All
Surf Ninjas
A Small Town in Texas
The Invasion of Carol Enders
Killer's Delight