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John Karlen

Bio: 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

Born: Sun, May 28 1933

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Death: Wed, Jan 22 2020

John Karlen is 86 years old

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Master of Dark Shadows

John Karlen was

85 in Master of Dark Shadows

as 'Self'.

Tue, Apr 16 2019

Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions

John Karlen was

62 in Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions

as 'Harvey Lacey'.

Mon, Jan 29 1996

Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling

John Karlen was

62 in Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling

as 'Harvey Lacey'.

Wed, Oct 25 1995

Cagney & Lacey: Together Again

John Karlen was

61 in Cagney & Lacey: Together Again

as 'Harvey Lacey'.

Tue, May 02 1995

Cagney & Lacey: The Return

John Karlen was

61 in Cagney & Lacey: The Return

as 'Harvey Lacey'.

Sun, Nov 06 1994

Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography

John Karlen was

61 in Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography

as 'Jerry Barr'.

Tue, Oct 11 1994

MacShayne: Winner Takes All

John Karlen was

60 in MacShayne: Winner Takes All

as 'Waldo Church'.

Sat, Jan 01 1994

Surf Ninjas

John Karlen was

60 in Surf Ninjas

as 'Mac'.

Thu, Aug 12 1993

Without Warning: Terror in the Towers

John Karlen was

59 in Without Warning: Terror in the Towers

as 'Jack McAllister'.

Wed, May 26 1993

Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story

John Karlen was

58 in Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story

as 'John Garner'.

Mon, May 18 1992

Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin

John Karlen was

57 in Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin

as 'Jake Morrison'.

Tue, May 14 1991

Nightmare on the 13th Floor

John Karlen was

57 in Nightmare on the 13th Floor

as 'Sgt. Madden'.

Wed, Oct 31 1990

Babycakes

John Karlen was

55 in Babycakes

as 'Al'.

Tue, Feb 14 1989

The Cover Girl and the Cop

John Karlen was

55 in The Cover Girl and the Cop

as 'Lieutenant Wingo'.

Mon, Jan 16 1989

Police Story: Burnout

John Karlen was

55 in Police Story: Burnout

as 'Capt. Harrison'.

Sat, Nov 26 1988

Date Rape

John Karlen was

55 in Date Rape

as 'Joe Farrell'.

Thu, Sep 15 1988

Daddy

John Karlen was

53 in Daddy

as 'Mike Burnette'.

Tue, Apr 14 1987

Downpayment on Murder

John Karlen was

53 in Downpayment on Murder

as 'Albert'.

Sun, Jan 18 1987

Native Son

John Karlen was

53 in Native Son

as 'Max'.

Wed, Dec 24 1986

The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

John Karlen was

52 in The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

as 'Chapel'.

Fri, Apr 18 1986

Welcome Home, Bobby

John Karlen was

52 in Welcome Home, Bobby

as 'Geffin'.

Sat, Feb 22 1986

Hostage Flight

John Karlen was

52 in Hostage Flight

as 'DiSalvo'.

Sun, Nov 17 1985

Impulse

John Karlen was

51 in Impulse

as 'Bob Russell'.

Fri, Sep 28 1984

Racing with the Moon

John Karlen was

50 in Racing with the Moon

as 'Mr. Nash'.

Fri, Mar 23 1984

Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story

John Karlen was

49 in Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story

as 'Uncle George'.

Wed, Dec 08 1982

Pennies from Heaven

John Karlen was

48 in Pennies from Heaven

as 'The Detective'.

Fri, Dec 11 1981

American Dream

John Karlen was

47 in American Dream

as 'Coach Ritter'.

Sun, Apr 26 1981

The Long Days of Summer

John Karlen was

46 in The Long Days of Summer

as 'Duane Haley'.

Fri, May 23 1980

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang

John Karlen was

46 in The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang

as 'Charlie Powers'.

Tue, Nov 20 1979

The Return of Mod Squad

John Karlen was

45 in The Return of Mod Squad

as 'Marty'.

Fri, May 18 1979

Express to Terror

John Karlen was

45 in Express to Terror

as 'Quinn'.

Wed, Feb 07 1979

Colorado C.I.

John Karlen was

44 in Colorado C.I.

as 'Kessler'.

Fri, May 26 1978

Killer's Delight

John Karlen was

44 in Killer's Delight

as 'Danny'.

Fri, Apr 28 1978

A Small Town in Texas

John Karlen was

43 in A Small Town in Texas

as 'Lenny'.

Fri, Jul 09 1976

The Kansas City Massacre

John Karlen was

42 in The Kansas City Massacre

as 'Sam Cowley'.

Fri, Sep 19 1975

Delancey Street: The Crisis Within

John Karlen was

41 in Delancey Street: The Crisis Within

as 'Richard Copell'.

Sat, Apr 19 1975

Trilogy of Terror

John Karlen was

41 in Trilogy of Terror

as 'Thomas Amman'.

Tue, Mar 04 1975

Melvin Purvis G-Man

John Karlen was

41 in Melvin Purvis G-Man

as ''Tony' Anthony Redecci'.

Fri, Feb 28 1975

The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer

John Karlen was

41 in The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer

Fri, Nov 01 1974

Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest

John Karlen was

41 in Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest

Tue, Aug 20 1974

The Invasion of Carol Enders

John Karlen was

40 in The Invasion of Carol Enders

as 'David Hastings'.

Mon, Nov 05 1973

Shirts/Skins

John Karlen was

40 in Shirts/Skins

as 'Herbie Bush'.

Tue, Oct 09 1973

The Picture of Dorian Gray

John Karlen was

39 in The Picture of Dorian Gray

as 'Alan Campbell'.

Sun, Apr 22 1973

Frankenstein

John Karlen was

39 in Frankenstein

as 'Otto Roget'.

Tue, Jan 16 1973

Night of Terror

John Karlen was

39 in Night of Terror

as 'Manning'.

Tue, Oct 10 1972

Daughters of Darkness

John Karlen was

38 in Daughters of Darkness

as 'Stefan Chilton'.

Sat, Oct 02 1971

Night of Dark Shadows

John Karlen was

38 in Night of Dark Shadows

as 'Alex Jenkins'.

Wed, Aug 04 1971

House of Dark Shadows

John Karlen was

37 in House of Dark Shadows

as 'Willie Loomis'.

Wed, Sep 09 1970

TV Shows (Acting Roles)

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Mad About You

John Karlen was

59+ in Mad About You

as 'Gus Stemple'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 23 1992

In a Child's Name

John Karlen was

58+ in In a Child's Name

as 'Joe Silvano'.

First Air Date
Sun, Nov 17 1991

Snoops

John Karlen was

56+ in Snoops

as 'Lieutenant Sam Akers'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 22 1989

227

John Karlen was

52+ in 227

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 14 1985

Murder, She Wrote

John Karlen was

51+ in Murder, She Wrote

as 'Lt. Martin McGinn, Patrick MacNair, Superintendent Arthur Joyce'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 30 1984

Finder of Lost Loves

John Karlen was

51+ in Finder of Lost Loves

as 'Arthur Barwell'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 22 1984

Cagney & Lacey

John Karlen was

48+ in Cagney & Lacey

as 'Harvey Lacey'.

First Air Date
Thu, Mar 25 1982

American Playhouse

John Karlen was

48+ in American Playhouse

as 'Reverend Walker'.

First Air Date
Tue, Jan 12 1982

Fame

John Karlen was

48+ in Fame

First Air Date
Thu, Jan 07 1982

Hill Street Blues

John Karlen was

47+ in Hill Street Blues

First Air Date
Thu, Jan 15 1981

Trapper John, M.D.

John Karlen was

46+ in Trapper John, M.D.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 23 1979

Vega$

John Karlen was

45+ in Vega$

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 20 1978

Sword of Justice

John Karlen was

45+ in Sword of Justice

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 10 1978

Kaz

John Karlen was

45+ in Kaz

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 10 1978

Lou Grant

John Karlen was

44+ in Lou Grant

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 20 1977

Weekend Special

John Karlen was

44+ in Weekend Special

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 10 1977

Hunter

John Karlen was

43+ in Hunter

as 'Power plant worker'.

First Air Date
Fri, Feb 18 1977

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

John Karlen was

43+ in The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

First Air Date
Sun, Jan 30 1977

Quincy, M.E.

John Karlen was

43+ in Quincy, M.E.

as ', Agent Brice'.

First Air Date
Sun, Oct 03 1976

Charlie's Angels

John Karlen was

43+ in Charlie's Angels

as 'Leonard Chaffey'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 22 1976

Starsky & Hutch

John Karlen was

42+ in Starsky & Hutch

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 10 1975

Joe Forrester

John Karlen was

42+ in Joe Forrester

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 09 1975

The Rockford Files

John Karlen was

41+ in The Rockford Files

as 'Leo'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 13 1974

Kojak

John Karlen was

40+ in Kojak

as 'Pinky, Hicks'.

First Air Date
Wed, Oct 24 1973

Doc Elliot

John Karlen was

40+ in Doc Elliot

as 'Vincent Parker'.

First Air Date
Wed, Oct 10 1973

The Magician

John Karlen was

40+ in The Magician

as 'Jim Russell'.

First Air Date
Tue, Oct 02 1973

Police Story

John Karlen was

39+ in Police Story

First Air Date
Tue, Mar 20 1973

Barnaby Jones

John Karlen was

39+ in Barnaby Jones

as 'Johnny Alban'.

First Air Date
Sun, Jan 28 1973

ABC Afterschool Special

John Karlen was

39+ in ABC Afterschool Special

as 'Joe Farrell'.

First Air Date
Wed, Oct 04 1972

The Streets of San Francisco

John Karlen was

39+ in The Streets of San Francisco

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 23 1972

The Waltons

John Karlen was

39+ in The Waltons

as 'Rev. Ezekiel L. Henshaw'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 14 1972

The Sixth Sense

John Karlen was

38+ in The Sixth Sense

First Air Date
Sat, Jan 15 1972

All in the Family

John Karlen was

37+ in All in the Family

as 'Leo'.

First Air Date
Tue, Jan 12 1971

The Mod Squad

John Karlen was

35+ in The Mod Squad

as 'Johnny Wexford'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 24 1968

Hawaii Five-O

John Karlen was

35+ in Hawaii Five-O

as 'Harris'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 20 1968

Mannix

John Karlen was

34+ in Mannix

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 16 1967

Dark Shadows

John Karlen was

33+ in Dark Shadows

as 'Willie Loomis'.

First Air Date
Mon, Jun 27 1966

The Gallant Men

John Karlen was

29+ in The Gallant Men

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 05 1962

Stoney Burke

John Karlen was

29+ in Stoney Burke

as 'Mickey'.

First Air Date
Mon, Oct 01 1962

The Detectives

John Karlen was

26+ in The Detectives

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 16 1959

Naked City

John Karlen was

25+ in Naked City

as 'Chuck'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 30 1958

Hallmark Hall of Fame

John Karlen was

18+ in Hallmark Hall of Fame

as 'Ned'.

First Air Date
Mon, Dec 24 1951