Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 28, 1933
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 - Movies
Racing with the Moon
as Mr. Nash
Native Son
as Max
Pennies from Heaven
as The Detective
Impulse
as Bob Russell
Surf Ninjas
as Mac
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
as Jake Morrison
Trilogy of Terror
as Thomas Amman
Daddy
as Mike Burnette
House of Dark Shadows
as Willie Loomis
The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
as Chapel
Known For - TV Shows
Murder, She Wrote
as Lt. Martin McGinn
Murder, She Wrote
as Patrick MacNair
Murder, She Wrote
as Superintendent Arthur Joyce
Mannix
Dark Shadows
as Willie Loomis
Charlie's Angels
as Leonard Chaffey
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E.
as Agent Brice
The Waltons
as Rev. Ezekiel L. Henshaw
Hawaii Five-O
as Harris