John Karlen

John Karlen
Born John Adam Karlewicz
(1933-05-28) May 28, 1933
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 1957–2010
Spouse(s) Betty Karlen (1963-1998; divorced); 1 son

John Karlen (born John Adam Karlewicz; May 28, 1933) is 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 between 206 and 1245, which aired from 1966-1971.

In 1971 Karlen starred as the male lead in Daughters of Darkness. He played Harvey Lacey, husband of Mary Beth Lacey (played by Tyne Daly), on the CBS crime series Cagney & Lacey (1982-88). Karlen recently reprised the role of "Willie Loomis" for a new series of Dark Shadows audio dramas, produced by Big Finish Productions.

Life and career

Karlen was born May 28, 1933 in Brooklyn, New York,[1] the son of Helen-Agnes (née Balondowicz) and Adam Marion Karlewicz.[2] He is of Polish descent.[3][4] He enrolled in the American Academy of Dramatic Arts on a scholarship.[5] His first acting experiences were on early television productions such as From These Roots and Kraft Television Theatre. His stage career began in 1959 in Sweet Bird of Youth.

He accumulated roles on both stage and television before winning one of his signature roles in 1967 in the daytime serial Dark Shadows. It was Karlen's pivotal character of Willie Loomis who released vampire Barnabas Collins from his coffin, setting off the events of the series.[6] Karlen would stay with the television series for 182 episodes, playing various characters through 1971. He departed the show on two different occasions. While not appearing on Dark Shadows during those times, he appeared on Love Is a Many Splendored Thing as Jock Porter and Hidden Faces as Sharkey Primrose. He reunited with his Dark Shadows co-stars for the 1970 House of Dark Shadows as Willie Loomis, and in 1971 with Night of Dark Shadows as Alex Jenkins.[7]

Karlen moved to a series of guest appearances on television productions, establishing himself in 1982 as Harvey Lacey, husband of Tyne Daly's character Mary Beth Lacey on Cagney & Lacey . He appeared in 110 episodes over six years. Karlen won an Emmy Award for his portrayal of Harvey Lacey.[8] His career included numerous movie roles, during which he reprised his Harvey Lacey character in four Cagney and Lacey television movies: Cagney & Lacey: The Return in 1994, Cagney & Lacey: Together Again and Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling in 1995, and Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions in 1996. [9]

Personal life

In 1963, Karlen married acting teacher Betty Karlen[10] but divorced in 1998; they have one child, Adam (b. 1966).

Theatre

Theatre
Opening date Closing date Performances Title Role Theatre
Mar 10, 1959 Jan 30, 1960 375 Sweet Bird of Youth Tom Junior - Replacement Martin Beck Theatre
Oct 29, 1960 Feb 4, 1961 113 Invitation to a March Aaron Jablonski
Schuyler Grogan		 Music Box Theatre
Nov 11, 1963 Nov 16, 1963 8 Arturo Ui Shorty
Ensemble		 Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
Jan 1, 1964 Jan 4, 1964 5 Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore, TheThe Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore Stage Manager Brooks Atkinson Theatre
Feb 18, 1965 Mar 27, 1965 44 All in Good Time Geoffrey Fitton Royale Theatre
Nov 1, 1965 Nov 6, 1965 8 Postmark Zero Unknown Brooks Atkinson Theatre
March 05, 1966 April 17, 1966 49 Monopoly Joe (Monopoly)
Mr. Stein (Suburban Tragedy)		 Stage 73

Films

Films
Year TitleRole
1970 House of Dark Shadows Willie Loomis
1971 Daughters of Darkness Stefan
1971 Night of Dark Shadows Alex Jenkins
1976 Small Town in Texas, AA Small Town in Texas Deputy Lenny Lutz
1978 Killer's Delight Danny
1981 Pennies from Heaven The Detective
1984 Racing with the MoonMr. Nash
1984 Impulse Bob Russell
1984 Gimme an 'F' Bucky Berkshire
1986 Native SonMax
1991 Dark Wind (film), TheThe Dark Wind (film) Jake West
1993 Surf Ninjas Mac

Television

Television
Year TitleRole Notes
Unknown Big Story, TheThe Big Story Andy Franks "Theory and Practice"
1957 Kraft Television Theatre Young man
1958 From These Roots
1959 Naked CityChuck"The Manhole"
1959 Armstrong Circle TheatrePfc. James Cook "Thunder Over Berlin"
1962Detectives Starring Robert Taylor, TheThe Detectives Starring Robert Taylor Frankie "Strangers in the House"
1962 Gallant Men, TheThe Gallant MenLieutenant Tyrell "Signals for an End Run"
1963 Stoney Burke Mickey "Job"
1963 Hallmark Hall of Fame Ned "The Patriots"
1964 East Side/West Side Billy "One Drink at a Time"
1964 Brenner Ben Laney "Laney's Boy"
1966 Hawk John Polanski "The Longleat Chronicles"
1967 N.Y.P.D. Gary Doyle "Murder for Infinity"
1967 Love Is a Many Splendored Thing Jock Porter
1968 Hidden Faces Sharkey Primrose
1967-1971 Dark Shadows Willie Loomis
Carl Collins
William H Loomis
Desmond Collins
Kendrick Young 		182 episodes
1970 Another World Casey
1972 Night of Terror Pete Manning TV movie
1972 Sixth Sense, TheThe Sixth Sense Ed"Through a Flame Darkly"
1972 Mod Squad, TheThe Mod SquadJohnny Wexford"Belinda, End of Little Miss Bubble Gum"
1973 Invasion of Carol Enders, TheThe Invasion of Carol Enders David Hastings TV movie
1973 Shirts and Skins Herbie Bush TV movie
1973Magician, TheThe Magician Jim Russel "The Vanishing Lady"
1973 Egan Jack/Ida DeveauxTV movie
1973Wide World MysteryOtto Roget"Frankenstein: Part 1"
1973 Medical Center Frank Crane "Judgment"
1973 Police Story "Slow Boy"
1973 Kojak Pinky "Web of Death"
1974Wide World MysteryFrank Linwood"Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest"
1974 Shazam! Nick Roberts "Thou Shalt Not Kill"
1974 Doc Elliot Vincent Parker "The Pharmacist"
1974 Melvin Purvis G-MANTony Anthony RedecciTV movie
1975 Medical Center Danny Taggert "No Hiding Place"
1975 Mannix Hood #1"Quartet for a Blunt Instrument"
1975 Delancey Street: The Crisis Within Richard CopellTV movie
1975 Trilogy of Terror Thomas Amman TV movie
1975The Kansas City Massacre Sam Cowley
1975 Joe Forrester "The Witness"
1975 Mobile One "Episode #1.9"
1975 Streets of San Francisco, TheThe Streets of San Francisco Vernon"Poisoned Snow"
1976 Picture of Dorian Gray, TheThe Picture of Dorian GrayAlan CampbellTV movie
1976 Streets of San Francisco, TheThe Streets of San Francisco Nat Reeves "No Minor Vices"
1976 Serpico Eddie Hibbard "Rapid Fire"
1976 Waltons, TheThe Waltons Rev. Ezekiel L. Henshaw "The Baptism"
1976 Hawaii Five-O Harris "Anatomy of a Bribe"
1977 Police Story Shep "Prime Rib"
1977 Charlie's Angels Leonard Chaffey "Angel Baby"
1977 Feather and Father Gang, TheThe Feather and Father Gang "Welcome Home, Vince"
1977 ABC Weekend Special Bill Leggett My Dear Uncle Sherlock
1977 Hunter Power plant worker "Bluebird Is Back"
1977 All in the Family Leo "Mike Goes Skiing"
1977 Most Wanted Red Murphy "The White Collar Killer"
1978 Kojak Hicks"The Captain's Brother's Wife"
1978 Barnaby Jones Johnny Alban "A Frame for Murder"
1978 Barnaby Jones Easy Eddie "The Scapegoat"
1978 Rockford Files, TheThe Rockford Files Leo "Rosendahl and Gilda Stern Are Dead"
1978 Colorado C.I. KesslerTV movie
1978 Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, TheThe Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries Rocky "The Lady on Thursday at Ten"
1979 Last Ride of the Dalton Gang, TheThe Last Ride of the Dalton Gang Charlie PowersTV movie
1979 Lou Grant Ken Navaretti "Gambling"
1979 Sword of Justice Jerry Lombardi "Blackjack"
1979 Return of Mod Squad, TheThe Return of Mod Squad Marty TV movie
1979 Kaz "The Battered Bride"
1979 Supertrain Quinn "Express to Terror"
1979 Starsky and Hutch Deputy D.A. Stanton "Ballad for a Blue Lady"
1979 Quincy, M.E. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Alistair Adams "Semper-Fidelis"
1979 Quincy, M.E. Customs Agent Bric "Hot Ice"
1979 Vega$ Eddie Stolvak "The Day the Gambling Stopped"
1980 Long Days of Summer, TheThe Long Days of Summer Duane HaleyTV movie
1981 Vega$ Geddes "Out of Sight"
1981 Quincy M.E. Customs Agent Brice "Dear Mummy"
1981 American Dream Coach Ritter
1981 Trapper John, M.D. Marty "A Case of the Crazies"
1982 Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story Uncle George TV movie
1982 King's Crossing Sheriff "The Home Front"
1982 Hill Street Blues Loomis, Corrupt South Ferry Cop "Freedom's Last Stand"
1982 Hill Street Blues Loomis, Corrupt South Ferry Cop "The Spy Who Came in from Delgado"
1982 Fame Detective Kessler "Tomorrow's Farewell"
1982-1988 Cagney & Lacey Harvey Lacey 110 episodes
1983 Bay City Blues Clancy Pilot
1983 Bay City Blues "I Never Swung with My Father"
1983 Winds of War, TheThe Winds of War Ed PBY Pilot "Into the Maelstrom"
1983 Miss Lonelyhearts Reverend Walker TV movie
1985 Finder of Lost Loves Doctor Arthur Barwell "Final Analysis"
1985 Hostage Flight DiSalvoTV movie
1985 37th Annual Emmy Awards, TheThe 37th Annual Emmy AwardsHimself Nominee: Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
1986 Welcome Home, Bobby Geffin TV movie
1986 Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, TheThe Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer ChapelTV movie
1986 38th Annual Emmy Awards, TheThe 38th Annual Emmy AwardsHimself Nominee: Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
1987 Downpayment on Murder AlbertTV movie
1987 New Mike Hammer, TheThe New Mike Hammer "Green Lipstick/Mike's Daughter"
1987 Daddy Mike BurnetteTV movie
1987 39th Annual Emmy Awards, TheThe 39th Annual Emmy Awards Himself Nominee: Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
1988 Police Story: Burnout Capt. HarrisonTV movie
1988 ABC Afterschool Special Joe Farrell Date Rape
1989 Snoops Lieutenant Sam Akers "Mr. Dennis' Neighborhood"
1989 Snoops Lieutenant Sam Akers "Big Brass Cookie Jar"
1989 Snoops Lieutenant Sam Akers "Hot Shot"'
1989 Snoops Lieutenant Sam Akers Episode 1.2
1989 227 Nathan Pollack"Jackée"
1989 JackéeNathan PollackSpin-off series of 227
1989 Babycakes Al
1989 Cover Girl and the Cop, TheThe Cover Girl and the Cop Lieutenant WingoTV movie
1989 Murder, She Wrote Lt. Martin McGinn"The Grand Old Lady"'
1990 Nightmare on the 13th FloorSgt MaddenTV movie
1991 In a Child's Name Joe Silvano TV movie
1991 Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin Jake MorrisonTV movie
1992 Murder, She Wrote Patrick MacNair"To the Last Will I Grapple with Thee"
1992 Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek StoryJohn GarnerTV movie
1993 Without Warning: Terror in the Towers Jack McAllisterTV movie
1994 Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography Jerry Barr TV movie
1994 MacShayne: Winner Takes All Waldo Church TV movie
1994 Cagney & Lacey: The Return Harvey LaceyTV movie
1994 Mad About You Gus Stemple "Giblets for Murray"
1995 Mad About You Gus Stemple "Mad About You, Parts 1 and 2"
1995 Murder, She Wrote Superintendent Arthur Joyce "Nan's Ghost: Parts 1 and 2"
1995 Cagney & Lacey: Together Again Harvey Lacey TV movie
1995 Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling Harvey LaceyTV movie
1996Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions Harvey Lacey TV movie
2002 SoapTalk Self Episode dated 15 July 2002

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References

  1. ↑ Ten-Tronck, Rob (2005). Celebrity Birthday Directory. Axiom Information Resources. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-943213-81-1.
  2. ↑ http://www.filmreference.com/film/13/John-Karlen.html
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  5. ↑ Benshoff, Harry M (2011). Dark Shadows (TV Milestones). Wayne State Univ Pr. pp. 64, 65. ISBN 978-0-8143-3439-3.
  6. ↑ Hamrick, Craig (2004). Big Lou: The Life and Career of Actor Louis Edmonds. iUniverse Star. p. 84. ISBN 978-0-595-29716-0.
  7. ↑ Hamrick, Craig (2003). Barnabas & Company: The Cast of the TV Classic Dark Shadows. iUniverse, Inc. pp. 70, 71, 72. ISBN 978-0-595-29029-1.
  8. ↑ "Multiple Emmy Nominations". Bangor Daily News. 23 September 1986. p. 30.
  9. ↑ Snauffer, Douglas (2006). Crime Television. Praeger. pp. 123–124. ISBN 978-0-275-98807-4.
  10. ↑ Hilton, Pat (June 17, 1984). "John Karlen and Harvey Not So Different". The Spokane Review. p. 57.
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