Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

187

Gender

Male

Birthday

1923-11-28

Deathday

2018-10-23 (94 years old)

Place of Birth

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As

Jim Karen
詹姆斯·凯伦
Jacob Karnofsky

James Karen

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

James Karen (November 28, 1923 - October 23, 2018) was an American character actor of Broadway, film and television.

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Known For

7.9%

The Pursuit of Happyness

Dec 14, 2006

7.8%

Mulholland Drive

Jun 6, 2001

5.8%

Superman Returns

Jun 28, 2006

7.1%

Poltergeist

Jun 4, 1982

7.0%

American Dad!

Feb 6, 2005

7.2%

The Return of the Living Dead

Apr 25, 1985

7.2%

Wall Street

Dec 10, 1987

8.3%

Seinfeld

Jul 5, 1989

7.7%

All the President's Men

Apr 9, 1976

6.8%

Any Given Sunday

Dec 22, 1999

5.6%

Congo

Jun 9, 1995

7.7%

MacGyver

Sep 29, 1985

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Acting

2021

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! as Self

2018		The Great Buster: A Celebration as Self
2018		Cynthia as Frank Teague

2017

Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk as Interviewee #1

2016

Bender as Old Man Bender

2015

Notfilm as Self

2014

Drew Peterson: Untouchable as Pastor Tom Keller

2013		Green Briefs as Anthony
2013		America's Most Haunted as Ralph George

2012

The Butterfly Room as Sales Clerk

2011		Pride as Anthony
2011		More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead as Himself
2011		They Won't Stay Dead: A Look at 'Return of the Living Dead Part II' as Himself

2010

Sympathy for Delicious as Father Rohn

2009		Jack and the Beanstalk as Saddius
2009		Dark and Stormy Night as Seyton Ethelquake

2007		Trail of the Screaming Forehead as Reverend Beaks
2007		Making Pursuit: An Italian Take on the American Dream as Self

2006		The Pursuit of Happyness as Martin Frohm
2006		Superman Returns as Ben Hubbard

2005		American Dad! as Larry Herman (voice)
2005		Unscripted as Dante's Friend

2004		So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM as Self - Host / Narrator
2004		The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent as Self
2004		The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy as Self

2003		A House on a Hill as Sy
2003		Cold Case as Steve Pratt (2008)

2002		Fatal Kiss as Larry Jacobs
2002		First Monday as Justice Michael Bancroft

2001		The Nightmare Room as Tobias Langley (uncredited)
2001		Mulholland Drive as Wally Brown

2000

Thirteen Days as George Ball

1999		Any Given Sunday as Christina's Advisor
1999		Judging Amy as Dr. Irwin Garner
1999		The Parkers
1999		One Last Flight
1999		My Last Love as Phil Morton
1999		Mulholland Dr. as Wally Brown (uncredited)

1998		Girl as Dad
1998		Apt Pupil as Victor Bowden
1998		Universal Horror as Self - Interviewee
1998		Freedom Strike as President Mitchell
1998		The Cowboy and the Movie Star as Brad Peters
1998		Shadow of Doubt as Norman Calloway

1997		Nightman as Secretary of Defense Laughton
1997		Joyride as The Client / Mayor
1997		River Made to Drown In as Ray
1997		A Little Romance as William Tager
1997		Behind Enemy Lines as TV Reporter
1997		The Practice as Judge M. Knapp

1996		Dark Skies
1996		Up Close & Personal as Tom Orr

1995		Nixon as Bill Rogers
1995		Piranha as Governor
1995		JAG as Senator Barrington
1995		JAG as Former COMSUBPAC
1995		Ned and Stacey as Patrick Kirkland
1995		Congo as College President / Elliot's Boss
1995		Tough and Deadly as Winston Briggers
1995		Bonanza: Under Attack as Mr. Stewart

1994		The Companion as Peter Franklin
1994		Touched by an Angel as Mark Abernathy
1994		A Kiss Goodnight as Sam Mosbach
1994		Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds In Love
1994		Future Shock as Kafka

1993		Staying Afloat as George
1993		A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion as Assistant District Attorney Al Sampson
1993		Walker, Texas Ranger as Senator
1993		Class of '96 as Prof. Drake

1992		Hearts Afire as Norman Lynch
1992		The Larry Sanders Show as Sheldon Davidoff
1992		Melrose Place as Judge Mike Thomas
1992		Bodies of Evidence

1991		The Commish as Jimmy Malloy
1991		Sisters
1991		Absolute Strangers as Dr. X
1991		The Unborn as Dr. Richard Meyerling
1991		Lies Before Kisses as Arthur

1990		The Willies as Jenkins / Uncle Harry
1990		Thanksgiving Day as Averill Crandall
1990		Beverly Hills, 90210
1990		Road Lawyers and Other Briefs as Judge Bowelmore
1990		Shattered Dreams as Charles O'Donnell
1990		Vital Signs as Dean of Students
1990		Rich Men, Single Women
1990		The Closer as Ned Randall
1990		The Heart of the Deal

1989		Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989		Booker
1989		The New Lassie
1989		Seinfeld as Mr. Canterman
1989		Girlfriend from Hell as Carl's Dad
1989		Coach as James Armstrong
1989		The Roommate
1989		Cult People as Himself

1988		Murphy Brown as Arvin
1988		Return of the Living Dead Part II as Ed

1987		Wall Street as Lynch
1987		Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow
1987		Jake and the Fatman
1987		Jake and the Fatman as The Mayor
1987		Drive-In Madness as Himself / Host / Narrator

1986		Designing Women
1986		Sledge Hammer!
1986		L.A. Law as Dr. Everett Kyle
1986		Hardbodies 2 as Logan
1986		Invaders from Mars as Gen. Climet Wilson
1986		Matlock
1986		Melba

1985		Jagged Edge as Andrew Hardesty
1985		MacGyver as Robert Sanborn / Papillon
1985		Amazing Stories as Richard Whelan
1985		The Golden Girls as Raymond
1985		227
1985		The Return of the Living Dead as Frank
1985		Moonlighting as Alan

1984		The Boy Who Loved Trolls as Richman
1984		Charles in Charge as Austin Miller
1984		Charles in Charge as Mr. Bartlett
1984		Who's the Boss?
1984		Highway to Heaven
1984		Sam's Son as Mr. Collins
1984		Little House: The Last Farewell as Nathan Lassiter

1983		Hardcastle and McCormick
1983		Have You Ever Been Ashamed Of Your Parents? as Mr. Fairchild

1982		Kiss Me Goodbye as Lawyer
1982		Frances as Judge Hillier
1982		Time Walker as Dr. Wendell J. Rossmore
1982		Tucker's Witch
1982		Cheers as Dr. Ludlow
1982		Family Ties as Philip
1982		The Powers of Matthew Star as Major Wymore
1982		Poltergeist as Mr. Teague
1982		Herbie, the Love Bug
1982		The Day the Bubble Burst

1981		Simon & Simon as Insurance Agent
1981		The Violation of Sarah McDavid as Dr. Spandler
1981		Take This Job and Shove It as Loomis
1981		Dynasty

1980		The Jazz Singer as Barney Callahan
1980		Magnum, P.I.
1980		F.D.R.: The Last Year as Adm. McIntire
1980		Portrait of a Rebel: The Remarkable Mrs. Sanger as Untermeyer
1980		Once Upon a Family as Alvin Heller

1979		Knots Landing as Max Craig
1979		Topper as Fred Korbell
1979		The China Syndrome as Mac Churchill
1979		The Ordeal of Patty Hearst as Psychologist
1979		Institute for Revenge as Power Broker

1978

F.I.S.T. as Andrews

1977		Opening Night as Bellboy
1977		Capricorn One as Vice President Price
1977		The Gathering as Bob Block
1977		Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night as Dr. Sutterman
1977		Lou Grant
1977		Lucan
1977		The Kallikaks
1977		Something for Joey as Dr. Wingreen
1977		Eight Is Enough

1976		Gibbsville
1976		Quincy, M.E.
1976		Quincy, M.E. as Dr. Chet Rawlings
1976		All the President's Men as Hugh Sloan's Lawyer
1976		The Bionic Woman

1975		One Day at a Time
1975		Starsky & Hutch as Carter
1975		The Invisible Man as Hotel Manager

1974		The Rockford Files as John LaPointe
1974		The Rockford Files as Martin Horvath
1974		Police Woman
1974		Police Woman as Driver
1974		Amazing Grace as Annenberg

1972		The Streets of San Francisco
1972		MAS*H as Dr. Chesler
1972		The Waltons
1972		Rivals as Child Psychiatrist

1971		McMillan & Wife
1971		McMillan & Wife as George Pauling

1970		I Never Sang for My Father as Old Age Home Director
1970		Hercules in New York as Professor Camden

1968		Hawaii Five-O as Wingfield
1968		Managing Time

1965		Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster as Dr. Steele
1965		Film as Passerby

1961		The Defenders as Paul Damon
1961		The Defenders as Rabbi Fine

1950

Lux Video Theatre as Llewellyn

Crew

2016

The Flying Dutchmen as Thanks