
Acting
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).

Master of Dark Shadows
2019

Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
1996

Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
1995

Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
1995

Cagney & Lacey: The Return
1994

Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography
1994

MacShayne: Winner Takes All
1994

Surf Ninjas
1993

Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
1993

Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
1992

The Dark Wind
1992

Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
1991

Nightmare on the 13th Floor
1990

Babycakes
1989

The Cover Girl and the Cop
1989

Police Story: Burnout
1988

Date Rape
1988

Daddy
1987

Downpayment on Murder
1987

Native Son
1986

The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1986

Welcome Home, Bobby
1986

Hostage Flight
1985

Gimme an 'F'
1984

Impulse
1984

Racing with the Moon
1984

Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story
1982

Pennies from Heaven
1981

American Dream
1981

The Long Days of Summer
1980

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
1979

The Return of Mod Squad
1979

Express to Terror
1979
Colorado C.I.
1978

Killer's Delight
1978

A Small Town in Texas
1976

The Kansas City Massacre
1975

Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
1975

Trilogy of Terror
1975

Melvin Purvis G-Man
1975

The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer
1974

Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest
1974

The Invasion of Carol Enders
1974

Shirts/Skins
1973

The Picture of Dorian Gray
1973

Frankenstein
1973

Night of Terror
1972

Night of Dark Shadows
1971

Daughters of Darkness
1971

House of Dark Shadows
1970