​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. James Karen (November 28, 1923 - October 23, 2018) was an American character actor of Broadway, film and television. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Karen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

KNOWN FOR

American Dad!
2012
JAG
2000
Seinfeld
1998
Beverly Hills, 90210
1998
Cheers
1985
The Practice
1998
MacGyver
1989
Melrose Place
1994
Knots Landing
1982
Hawaii Five-O
1976
M*A*S*H
1983
Touched by an Angel
1996

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
187
Crew
1
2021
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
as Self
2018
Cynthia
as Frank Teague
2018
The Great Buster: A Celebration
as Self
2017
Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk
as Interviewee #1
2016
Bender
as Old Man Bender
2015
Notfilm
as Self
2014
Drew Peterson: Untouchable
as Pastor Tom Keller
2013
America's Most Haunted
as Ralph George
2013
Green Briefs
as Anthony
2012
The Butterfly Room
as Sales Clerk
2012
Ambush at Dark Canyon
as Seymour Redfield
2012
American Dad!
as Larry Herman (voice)
2011
More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead
as Himself
2011
They Won't Stay Dead: A Look at 'Return of the Living Dead Part II'
as Himself
2011
Pride
as Anthony
2010
Sympathy for Delicious
as Father Rohn
2009
Jack and the Beanstalk
as Saddius
2009
Dark and Stormy Night
as Seyton Ethelquake
2008
Cold Case
as Steve Pratt (2008)
2007
Trail of the Screaming Forehead
as Reverend Beaks
2007
Making Pursuit: An Italian Take on the American Dream
as Self
2006
The Pursuit of Happyness
as Martin Frohm
2006
Superman Returns
as Ben Hubbard
2005
Unscripted
as Dante's Friend
2004
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
as Self - Host / Narrator
2004
The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent
as Self
2004
The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy
as Self
2003
A House on a Hill
as Sy
2003
Judging Amy
as Dr. Irwin Garner
2002
Fatal Kiss
as Larry Jacobs
2002
First Monday
as Michael Bancroft
2002
JAG
as Former COMSUBPAC
2001
Mulholland Drive
as Wally Brown
2001
The Nightmare Room
as Tobias Langley (uncredited)
2000
Thirteen Days
as George Ball
2000
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Senator
2000
The Parkers
2000
JAG
as Senator Barrington
1999
One Last Flight
1999
Any Given Sunday
as Christina's Advisor
1999
My Last Love
as Phil Morton
1998
The Cowboy and the Movie Star
as Brad Peters
1998
Apt Pupil
as Victor Bowden
1998
Freedom Strike
as President Mitchell
1998
Universal Horror
as Self - Interviewee
1998
Girl
as Dad
1998
Shadow of Doubt
as Norman Calloway
1998
Seinfeld
as Mr. Canterman
1998
Beverly Hills, 90210
as Minister
1998
The Practice
as Judge M. Knapp
1997
River Made to Drown In
as Ray
1997
Behind Enemy Lines
as TV Reporter
1997
Joyride
as The Client / Mayor
1997
Nightman
as Secretary of Defense Laughton
1997
Always Say Goodbye
as William Tager
1997
Dark Skies
1996
Up Close & Personal
as Tom Orr
1996
Touched by an Angel
as Mark Abernathy
1996
Sisters
1996
Ned & Stacey
as Patrick Kirkland
1995
Congo
as College President / Elliot's Boss
1995
Tough and Deadly
as Winston Briggers
1995
Nixon
as Bill Rogers
1995
Piranha
as Governor
1995
Bonanza: Under Attack
as Mr. Stewart
1995
The Commish
as Jimmy Malloy
1994
The Companion
as Peter Franklin
1994
Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love
1994
Future Shock
as Kafka
1994
A Kiss Goodnight
as Sam Mosbach
1994
Melrose Place
as Judge Mike Thomas
1994
Hearts Afire
as Norman Lynch
1993
Staying Afloat
as George
1993
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
as Assistant District Attorney Al Sampson
1993
Designing Women
1993
Class of '96
as Prof. Drake
1993
Bodies of Evidence
as Gil Murphy
1992
The Larry Sanders Show
as Sheldon Davidoff
1992
Coach
as James Armstrong
1991
The Unborn
as Dr. Richard Meyerling
1991
Absolute Strangers
as Dr. X
1991
Lies Before Kisses
as Arthur
1991
L.A. Law
as Dr. Everett Kyle
1991
Matlock
as Ed Billings
1990
Vital Signs
as Dean of Students
1990
The Willies
as Jenkins / Uncle Harry
1990
Rich Men, Single Women
1990
The Heart of the Deal
1990
The Closer
as Ned Randall
1990
Thanksgiving Day
as Averill Crandall
1990
Road Lawyers and Other Briefs
as Judge Bowelmore
1990
Shattered Dreams
as Charles O'Donnell
1990
Charles in Charge
as Austin Miller
1989
Cult People
as Himself
1989
Girlfriend from Hell
as Carl's Dad
1989
The Roommate
1989
Highway to Heaven
1989
Murphy Brown
as Arvin
1989
MacGyver
as Robert Sanborn / Papillon
1989
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989
Jake and the Fatman
1989
Booker
as Jack Wingate
1989
The New Lassie
1988
Return of the Living Dead Part II
as Ed
1988
Sledge Hammer!
as Governor Fritz La Chatte
1988
The Golden Girls
as Raymond
1987
Wall Street
as Lynch
1987
Drive-In Madness!
as Himself / Host / Narrator
1987
Magnum, P.I.
as Dr. Hightower
1987
Who's the Boss?
1987
Amazing Stories
as Richard Whelan
1987
Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow
1987
Charles in Charge
as Mr. Bartlett
1987
Jake and the Fatman
as The Mayor
1986
Invaders from Mars
as Gen. Climet Wilson
1986
Hardbodies 2
as Logan
1986
Melba
1985
The Return of the Living Dead
as Frank
1985
Jagged Edge
as Andrew Hardesty
1985
227
1985
Moonlighting
as Alan
1985
Cheers
as Dr. Ludlow
1984
Sam's Son
as Mr. Collins
1984
The Boy Who Loved Trolls
as Richman
1984
Little House: The Last Farewell
as Nathan Lassiter
1984
Family Ties
as Philip
1984
Hardcastle and McCormick
1984
Dynasty
1984
Dynasty
as Avril Dawson
1983
Have You Ever Been Ashamed of Your Parents?
as Mr. Fairchild
1983
M*A*S*H
as Dr. Chesler
1983
Tucker's Witch
1983
Simon & Simon
as Insurance Agent
1982
Time Walker
as Dr. Wendell J. Rossmore
1982
The Day the Bubble Burst
1982
Poltergeist
as Mr. Teague
1982
Frances
as Juge Hillier
1982
Kiss Me Goodbye
as Lawyer
1982
Quincy, M.E.
1982
Knots Landing
as Max Craig
1982
Herbie, the Love Bug
1982
The Powers of Matthew Star
as Major Wymore
1981
Take This Job and Shove It
as Loomis
1981
The Violation of Sarah McDavid
as Dr. Spandler
1980
Once Upon a Family
as Alvin Heller
1980
Portrait of a Rebel: The Remarkable Mrs. Sanger
as Untermeyer
1980
F.D.R.: The Last Year
as Adm. McIntire
1980
The Jazz Singer
as Barney Callahan
1979
The China Syndrome
as Mac Churchill
1979
Topper
as Fred Korbell
1979
The Ordeal of Patty Hearst
as Psychologist
1979
Institute for Revenge
as Power Broker
1979
Eight Is Enough
1979
The Rockford Files
as Martin Horvath
1979
Quincy, M.E.
as Dr. Chet Rawlings
1978
F.I.S.T.
as Andrews
1978
Lou Grant
1978
One Day at a Time
1978
Lucan
1977
The Gathering
as Bob Block
1977
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
as Dr. Sutterman
1977
Something for Joey
as Dr. Wingreen
1977
Opening Night
as Bellboy
1977
Capricorn One
as Vice President Price
1977
The Kallikaks
1977
The Rockford Files
as John LaPointe
1977
Quincy, M.E.
as Dr. Lench
1976
All the President's Men
as Hugh Sloan's Lawyer
1976
The Bionic Woman
1976
Hawaii Five-O
as Wingfield
1976
The Streets of San Francisco
1976
McMillan & Wife
as George Pauling
1976
Gibbsville
1976
Police Woman
as Driver
1975
The Waltons
1975
Starsky & Hutch
as Carter
1975
The Invisible Man
as Hotel Manager
1974
Amazing Grace
as Annenberg
1972
Rivals
as Child Psychiatrist
1970
Hercules in New York
as Professor Camden
1970
I Never Sang for My Father
as Old Age Home Director
1968
Managing Time
1965
Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster
as Dr. Steele
1965
Film
as Passerby
1964
The Defenders
as Paul Damon
1964
The Defenders
as Rabbi Fine
1951
Lux Video Theatre
as Llewellyn