John Karlen
Department: 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).
Known For
Frankenstein
1973
Surf Ninjas
1993
MacShayne: Winner Takes All
1994
Impulse
1984
Trilogy of Terror
1975
Daughters of Darkness
1971
Pennies from Heaven
1981
Racing with the Moon
1984
Killer's Delight
1978
House of Dark Shadows
1970
Night of Dark Shadows
1971
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
1991
Night of Terror
1972
Downpayment on Murder
1987
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
1992
The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1986
A Small Town in Texas
1976
The Cover Girl and the Cop
1989
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
1995
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
1975
Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest
1974
Welcome Home, Bobby
1986
Native Son
1986
Melvin Purvis G-Man
1975
The Invasion of Carol Enders
1974
Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story
1982
American Dream
1981
Date Rape
1988
Hostage Flight
1985
The Kansas City Massacre
1975
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
1990
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1973
Daddy
1987
Express to Terror
1979
The Return of Mod Squad
1979
The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer
1974
The Long Days of Summer
1980
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
1979
Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography
1994
Police Story: Burnout
1988
Master of Dark Shadows
2019
Babycakes
1989
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
1993
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
1994
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
1995
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
1996
Colorado C.I.
1978
Shirts/Skins
1973
The Dark Wind
1992
Gimme an 'F'
1984
Murder, She Wrote
1984
The Gallant Men
1962
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Fame
1982
Hawaii Five-O
1968
All in the Family
1971
227
1985
Quincy, M.E.
1976
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Kaz
1978
Naked City
1958
Charlie's Angels
1976
Hill Street Blues
1981
Mannix
1967
Dark Shadows
1966
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
Kojak
1973
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Weekend Special
1977
Vega$
1978
Police Story
1973
Sword of Justice
1978
Snoops
1989
The Sixth Sense
1972
The Detectives
1959
ABC Afterschool Special
1972
Joe Forrester
1975
The Magician
1973
Mad About You
1992
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Stoney Burke
1962
American Playhouse
1982
Kojak
1973
Barnaby Jones
1973
In a Child's Name
1991
The Mod Squad
1968
The Rockford Files
1974
Finder of Lost Loves
1984
Hunter
1977
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Doc Elliot
1973
The Waltons
1972
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Lou Grant
1977
Mobile One
1975
Medical Center
1969