Acting credits
91
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
John Karlen
Acting
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Movies: 49Series: 42
TMDB ID: 30048
IMDb ID: nm0439482
Known for: Acting
Born: May 28, 1933
Died: January 22, 2020
Age: 86
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1951 - 2019
Years active: 69
Average TMDB rating: 6.75
Wikidata: Q1561196
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).
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with John Karlen.
9.1
Master of Dark Shadows
as Self
2019 Movie
10.0
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
as Harvey Lacey
1996 Movie
6.7
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
as Harvey Lacey
1995 Movie
7.0
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
as Harvey Lacey
1995 Movie
6.6
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
as Harvey Lacey
1994 Movie
3.5
Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography
as Jerry Barr
1994 Movie
4.0
MacShayne: Winner Takes All
as Waldo Church
1994 Movie
5.0
Surf Ninjas
as Mac
1993 Movie
3.0
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
as Jack McAllister
1993 Movie
3.8
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
as John Garner
1992 Movie
5.0
The Dark Wind
as Jake West
1992 Movie
7.3
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
as Jake Morrison
1991 Movie
5.2
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
as Sgt. Madden
1990 Movie
7.0
Babycakes
as Al
1989 Movie
3.0
The Cover Girl and the Cop
as Lieutenant Wingo
1989 Movie
Police Story: Burnout
as Capt. Harrison
1988 Movie
Date Rape
as Joe Farrell
1988 Movie
7.0
Daddy
as Mike Burnette
1987 Movie
6.0
Downpayment on Murder
as Albert
1987 Movie
5.0
Native Son
as Max
1986 Movie
6.2
The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
as Chapel
1986 Movie
4.1
Welcome Home, Bobby
as Geffin
1986 Movie
5.9
Hostage Flight
as DiSalvo
1985 Movie
4.5
Gimme an 'F'
as Bucky Berkshire
1984 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with John Karlen.
6.7
Mad About You
as Gus Stemple • 3 eps
1992 Series
7.7
In a Child's Name
as Joe Silvano • 2 eps
1991 Series
5.0
Snoops
as Sam Akers • 13 eps
1989 Series
6.7
227
1 eps
1985 Series
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Lt. Martin McGinn • 1 eps
1984 Series
5.7
Finder of Lost Loves
as Arthur Barwell • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.0
Cagney & Lacey
as Harvey Lacey • 125 eps
1982 Series
6.2
American Playhouse
as Reverend Walker • 1 eps
1982 Series
6.8
Fame
1 eps
1982 Series
7.6
Hill Street Blues
2 eps
1981 Series
6.5
Trapper John, M.D.
1 eps
1979 Series
7.0
Vega$
2 eps
1978 Series
5.5
Sword of Justice
1 eps
1978 Series
5.0
Kaz
1 eps
1978 Series
7.3
Lou Grant
as Ken Navaretti • 1 eps
1977 Series
8.0
Hunter
as Power plant worker • 1 eps
1977 Series
7.1
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1 eps
1977 Series
7.5
Quincy, M.E.
1 eps
1976 Series
6.7
Charlie's Angels
as Leonard Chaffey • 1 eps
1976 Series
5.0
Mobile One
as Mickey Scanlon • 1 eps
1975 Series
7.3
Starsky & Hutch
1 eps
1975 Series
7.0
Joe Forrester
1 eps
1975 Series
7.6
The Rockford Files
as Leo • 1 eps
1974 Series
7.1
Kojak
as Pinky • 1 eps
1973 Series