Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
5/28/1933
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
John Adam KarlewiczJohn 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
Surf Ninjas
as Mac
Impulse
as Bob Russell
American Dream
as Coach Ritter
Hostage Flight
as DiSalvo
Frankenstein
as Otto Roget
Daddy
as Mike Burnette
Pennies from Heaven
as The Detective
Racing with the Moon
as Mr. Nash
Trilogy of Terror
as Thomas Amman
A Small Town in Texas
as Lenny
The Dark Wind
as Jake West
Daughters of Darkness
as Stefan Chilton
Date Rape
as Joe Farrell
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
as Harvey Lacey
Killer's Delight
as Danny
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
as Jack McAllister
House of Dark Shadows
as Willie Loomis
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
as John Garner
MacShayne: Winner Takes All
as Waldo Church
Native Son
as Max