Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1933-05-28

Deathday

2020-01-22 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

John Adam Karlewicz
John Karlin

John Karlen

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).

Known For

7.5%

Murder, She Wrote

Sep 30, 1984

7.5%

Murder, She Wrote

Sep 30, 1984

7.5%

Murder, She Wrote

Sep 30, 1984

6.7%

Mad About You

Sep 23, 1992

6.7%

Charlie's Angels

Sep 22, 1976

6.3%

Daughters of Darkness

Oct 2, 1971

7.2%

Starsky & Hutch

Sep 10, 1975

6.2%

Trilogy of Terror

Mar 4, 1975

7.9%

All in the Family

Jan 12, 1971

5.0%

Surf Ninjas

Aug 12, 1993

7.1%

Hawaii Five-O

Sep 20, 1968

7.0%

Kojak

Oct 24, 1973

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Acting

2019

Master of Dark Shadows as Self

1996

Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions as Harvey Lacey

1995		Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling as Harvey Lacey
1995		Cagney & Lacey: Together Again as Harvey Lacey

1994		Cagney & Lacey: The Return as Harvey Lacey
1994		Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography as Jerry Barr
1994		MacShayne: Winner Takes All as Waldo Church

1993		Surf Ninjas as Mac
1993		Without Warning: Terror in the Towers as Jack McAllister

1992		Mad About You as Gus Stemple
1992		Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story as John Garner

1991		In a Child's Name as Joe Silvano
1991		Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin as Jake Morrison

1990

Nightmare on the 13th Floor as Sgt. Madden

1989		Snoops as Sam Akers
1989		Babycakes as Al
1989		The Cover Girl and the Cop as Lieutenant Wingo

1988		Police Story: Burnout as Capt. Harrison
1988		Date Rape as Joe Farrell

1987		Daddy as Mike Burnette
1987		Downpayment on Murder as Albert

1986		Native Son as Max
1986		The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer as Chapel
1986		Welcome Home, Bobby as Geffin

1985		Hostage Flight as DiSalvo
1985		227

1984		Murder, She Wrote as Lt. Martin McGinn
1984		Murder, She Wrote as Patrick MacNair
1984		Murder, She Wrote as Superintendent Arthur Joyce
1984		Impulse as Bob Russell
1984		Finder of Lost Loves as Arthur Barwell
1984		Racing with the Moon as Mr. Nash

1982		Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story as Uncle George
1982		Cagney & Lacey as Harvey Lacey
1982		American Playhouse as Reverend Walker
1982		Fame

1981		Pennies from Heaven as The Detective
1981		American Dream as Coach Ritter
1981		Hill Street Blues

1980

The Long Days of Summer as Duane Haley

1979		The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang as Charlie Powers
1979		Trapper John, M.D.
1979		The Return of Mod Squad as Marty
1979		Express to Terror as Quinn

1978		Vega$
1978		Sword of Justice
1978		Kaz
1978		Colorado C.I. as Kessler
1978		Killer's Delight as Danny

1977		Lou Grant
1977		Weekend Special
1977		Hunter as Power plant worker
1977		The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

1976		Quincy, M.E.
1976		Quincy, M.E. as Agent Brice
1976		Charlie's Angels as Leonard Chaffey
1976		A Small Town in Texas as Lenny

1975		The Kansas City Massacre as Sam Cowley
1975		Starsky & Hutch
1975		Joe Forrester
1975		Delancey Street: The Crisis Within as Richard Copell
1975		Trilogy of Terror as Thomas Amman
1975		Melvin Purvis G-Man as 'Tony' Anthony Redecci

1974		The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer
1974		The Rockford Files as Leo
1974		Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest

1973		The Invasion of Carol Enders as David Hastings
1973		Kojak as Pinky
1973		Kojak as Hicks
1973		Doc Elliot as Vincent Parker
1973		Shirts/Skins as Herbie Bush
1973		The Magician as Jim Russell
1973		The Picture of Dorian Gray as Alan Campbell
1973		Police Story
1973		Barnaby Jones as Johnny Alban
1973		Frankenstein as Otto Roget

1972		Night of Terror as Manning
1972		ABC Afterschool Special as Joe Farrell
1972		The Streets of San Francisco
1972		The Waltons as Rev. Ezekiel L. Henshaw
1972		The Sixth Sense

1971		Daughters of Darkness as Stefan Chilton
1971		Night of Dark Shadows as Alex Jenkins
1971		All in the Family as Leo

1970

House of Dark Shadows as Willie Loomis

1968		The Mod Squad as Johnny Wexford
1968		Hawaii Five-O as Harris

1967

Mannix

1966

Dark Shadows as Willie Loomis

1962		The Gallant Men
1962		Stoney Burke as Mickey

1959

The Detectives

1958

Naked City as Chuck

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Ned