
John Karlen
Born May 28, 1933 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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).
Notable Appearances
Movies

Racing with the Moon

Impulse

Surf Ninjas

Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest

The Invasion of Carol Enders

Pennies from Heaven

Daddy

House of Dark Shadows

Daughters of Darkness

Nightmare on the 13th Floor

Melvin Purvis G-Man

Night of Dark Shadows

Trilogy of Terror

Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin

The Picture of Dorian Gray

A Small Town in Texas

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang

Native Son

The Cover Girl and the Cop

Killer's Delight

Babycakes

Cagney & Lacey: The Return

Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling

The Kansas City Massacre

Cagney & Lacey: Together Again

Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions

Without Warning: Terror in the Towers

Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story

Express to Terror

MacShayne: Winner Takes All

Frankenstein

Master of Dark Shadows

The Dark Wind

Delancey Street: The Crisis Within

The Long Days of Summer

Gimme an 'F'

The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

Downpayment on Murder

Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story

The Return of Mod Squad

Welcome Home, Bobby
TV Shows

Hawaii Five-O

Mad About You

Mannix

The Rockford Files

Charlie's Angels

Quincy, M.E.

Hill Street Blues

American Playhouse

Naked City

Starsky & Hutch

All in the Family

Cagney & Lacey

Barnaby Jones

Medical Center

Lou Grant

Fame

Trapper John, M.D.

ABC Afterschool Special

Vega$

Kojak

The Detectives

Police Story

The Mod Squad

The Streets of San Francisco

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

227

Stoney Burke

ABC Weekend Specials

The Sixth Sense

The Magician

Finder of Lost Loves

The Gallant Men

Kaz

Snoops

Frankenstein

Hunter

Joe Forrester

Sword of Justice

Doc Elliot

In a Child's Name












