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John Karlen
ActingBORN: 1933-05-28Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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).
Top Filmography

7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984 // TV

7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984 // TV

7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984 // TV

6.7
Mad About You
1992 // TV

6.7
Charlie's Angels
1976 // TV

6.2
Daughters of Darkness
1971 // MOVIE

7.3
Starsky & Hutch
1975 // TV

6.2
Trilogy of Terror
1975 // MOVIE

7.8
All in the Family
1971 // TV

7.1
Hawaii Five-O
1968 // TV

5.0
Surf Ninjas
1993 // MOVIE

7.1
Kojak
1973 // TV

7.1
Kojak
1973 // TV

7.6
The Rockford Files
1974 // TV

7.6
Hill Street Blues
1981 // TV