John Karlen
Born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA — May 28 1933• Died Jan 22 2020
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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).
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The Waltons
Rev. Ezekiel L. Henshaw
Murder, She Wrote
Lt. Martin McGinn
Mannix
Quincy, M.E.
Charlie's Angels
Leonard Chaffey
Hawaii Five-O
Harris
Dark Shadows
Willie Loomis
The Rockford Files
Leo
Starsky & Hutch
Mad About You
Gus Stemple
Naked City
Chuck
Medical Center
Frank Crane
ABC Afterschool Special
Joe Farrell
Kojak
Pinky
Fame
Hill Street Blues
Lou Grant
Ken Navaretti
Barnaby Jones
Johnny Alban
Vega$
All in the Family
Leo
Trapper John, M.D.
227
The Mod Squad
Johnny Wexford
The Streets of San Francisco
Cagney & Lacey
Harvey Lacey
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Police Story
The Detectives
Stoney Burke
Mickey
Finder of Lost Loves
Arthur Barwell
Snoops
Sam Akers
The Magician
Jim Russell
American Playhouse
Reverend Walker
The Sixth Sense
Kaz
Weekend Special
The Gallant Men
Hunter
Power plant worker
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Ned
Joe Forrester
Sword of Justice
Doc Elliot
Vincent Parker
Mobile One
Mickey Scanlon
Racing with the Moon
Mr. Nash
Native Son
Max
In a Child's Name
Joe Silvano
The Kansas City Massacre
Sam Cowley
Daddy
Mike Burnette
Pennies from Heaven
The Detective
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
Jake Morrison
Melvin Purvis G-Man
'Tony' Anthony Redecci
Night of Terror
Manning
Trilogy of Terror
Thomas Amman
Surf Ninjas
Mac
The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Chapel
Impulse
Bob Russell
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
Charlie Powers
The Dark Wind
Jake West
The Return of Mod Squad
Marty
A Small Town in Texas
Lenny
Frankenstein
Otto Roget
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
Harvey Lacey
Express to Terror
Quinn
Shirts/Skins
Herbie Bush
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
Jack McAllister
Gimme an 'F'
Bucky Berkshire
Babycakes
Al
Downpayment on Murder
Albert
House of Dark Shadows
Willie Loomis
The Invasion of Carol Enders
David Hastings
Master of Dark Shadows
Self
The Long Days of Summer
Duane Haley
Night of Dark Shadows
Alex Jenkins
MacShayne: Winner Takes All
Waldo Church
Daughters of Darkness
Stefan Chilton
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
Harvey Lacey
American Dream
Coach Ritter
Colorado C.I.
Kessler
Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest
Frank Linwood
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
Harvey Lacey
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
Sgt. Madden
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
Richard Copell
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Alan Campbell
Welcome Home, Bobby
Geffin
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
Harvey Lacey
Police Story: Burnout
Capt. Harrison
Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography
Jerry Barr
Killer's Delight
Danny
Hostage Flight
DiSalvo
The Cover Girl and the Cop
Lieutenant Wingo
Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story
Uncle George
The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
John Garner
Date Rape
Joe Farrell