John Karlen(1933-2020)

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Impulse (1984)

John Karlen was born on 28 May 1933 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Cagney & Lacey (1981), Dark Shadows (1966) and House of Dark Shadows (1970). He was married to Betty Karlen. He died on 22 January 2020 in Burbank, California, USA.

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Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 3 wins & 2 nominations total

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Known for

Cagney & Lacey

6.9

TV Series

Harvey Lacey
Harvey

Dark Shadows

8.1

TV Series

Willie Loomis
Desmond Collins
Opening Voiceover
Kendrick Young
Carl Collins
William H Loomis

House of Dark Shadows

6.3

Movie

Willie Loomis

1970

Surf Ninjas

5.1

Movie

1993

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Actor

The Job Interview
Short
- The Applicant
- 2016
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
6.6
TV Movie
- Harvey Lacey
- 1996
Murder, She Wrote
7.2
TV Series
- Superintendent Arthur Joyce
- Patrick MacNair
- Lt. Martin McGinn
- 1989–1995
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
6.8
TV Movie
- Harvey Lacey
- 1995
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
6.8
TV Movie
- Harvey Lacey
- 1995
Mad About You
6.8
TV Series
- Gus Stemple
- 1994–1995
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
6.9
TV Movie
- Harvey Lacey
- 1994
Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography
4.5
TV Movie
- Jerry Barr
- 1994
MacShayne: Winner Takes All
5.5
TV Movie
- Waldo Church
- 1994
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
4.3
TV Movie
- Jack McAllister
- 1993
Surf Ninjas
5.1
- Mac
- 1993
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
5.7
TV Movie
- John Garner
- 1992
The Dark Wind
5.6
- Jake West
- 1991
In a Child's Name
7.7
TV Mini Series
- Joe Silvano
- 1991
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
7.1
TV Movie
- Jake Morrison
- 1991

Soundtrack

Videos6

Pennies from Heaven: Trailer

Trailer 2:04

Racing with the Moon

Trailer 1:05

Cagney & Lacey: Season 1

Trailer 1:12

Dark Shadows: Episode 221

Personal details

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Alternative name
- John Karlin
Height
- 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
Born
- May 28, 1933
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died
- January 22, 2020
- Burbank, California, USA(congestive heart failure)
Spouse
- Betty KarlenJanuary 20, 1963 - 1998 (divorced, 1 child)
Children
- Adam Karlen
Parents
Other works
(unknown dates) At several "Dark Shadows" conventions Karlen performed in various skits and plays, including two non-DS productions, the two-character one-act play "Love", and a revival of "The House", an old Art Wallace teleplay which was an early plot source for DS. In the latter, ironically, he played the sinister character, "Walt" later revised for DS as "Jason", which was played on DS by his other great friend, the late Dennis Patrick. He also joined former castmates in reviving their old DS roles for a live, "reader's theater"-style performance of a DS "sequel" entitled "Return to Collinwood", which was afterward recorded on CD as an audio play for sale.
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Trivia
Reprised his Dark Shadows (1966) role of "Willie Loomis" in four new CD "Dark Shadows" audio dramas produced by Big Finish Productions.

Quotes
[on Daughters of Darkness (1971)] We shot that in Belgium and France and uh.. The New York Times gave that one of the great reviews of vampire films of all time. It gave it a great, one of the truly great reviews. And for whatever reason, the movie was incredibly popular in Europe. Friends of mine would say they've been at a movie theater in France, or something, and they were lined up around the corner, to go and see it so.. It has its moments, that film, you know? And of course, we had the wonderful actress, Delphine Seyrig in it. Who really, truly, had the lead in it. And that was, she was just, I think, magnificent.