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

Dark Shadows
1967
Murder, She Wrote
1989
Hawaii Five-O
1976
Mannix
1975
American Playhouse
1983
The Rockford Files
1978
Mad About You
1994
Quincy, M.E.
1979
Hill Street Blues
1982
The Waltons
1976
Charlie's Angels
1977
Naked City
1959

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
103
2019
Master of Dark Shadows
as Self
1996
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
as Harvey Lacey
1995
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
as Harvey Lacey
1995
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
as Harvey Lacey
1995
Murder, She Wrote
as Superintendent Arthur Joyce
1994
MacShayne: Winner Takes All
as Waldo Church
1994
Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography
as Jerry Barr
1994
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
as Harvey Lacey
1994
Mad About You
as Gus Stemple
1993
Surf Ninjas
as Mac
1993
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
as Jack McAllister
1992
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
as John Garner
1992
The Dark Wind
as Jake West
1992
Murder, She Wrote
as Patrick MacNair
1991
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
as Jake Morrison
1991
In a Child's Name
as Joe Silvano
1990
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
as Sgt. Madden
1989
The Cover Girl and the Cop
as Lieutenant Wingo
1989
Babycakes
as Al
1989
Murder, She Wrote
as Lt. Martin McGinn
1989
227
1989
Snoops
as Sam Akers
1988
Date Rape
as Joe Farrell
1988
Police Story: Burnout
as Capt. Harrison
1988
ABC Afterschool Special
as Joe Farrell
1988
Police Story
as Capt. Harrison
1988
American Playhouse
as Boris Max
1987
Downpayment on Murder
as Albert
1987
Daddy
as Mike Burnette
1986
The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
as Chapel
1986
Welcome Home, Bobby
as Geffin
1986
Native Son
as Max
1985
Hostage Flight
as DiSalvo
1985
Finder of Lost Loves
as Arthur Barwell
1984
Impulse
as Bob Russell
1984
Racing with the Moon
as Mr. Nash
1984
Gimme an 'F'
as Bucky Berkshire
1983
American Playhouse
as Reverend Walker
1982
Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story
as Uncle George
1982
Fame
1982
Hill Street Blues
1982
Cagney & Lacey
as Harvey Lacey
1981
Pennies from Heaven
as The Detective
1981
American Dream
as Coach Ritter
1981
Trapper John, M.D.
1981
Vega$
1980
The Long Days of Summer
as Duane Haley
1979
Express to Terror
as Quinn
1979
The Return of Mod Squad
as Marty
1979
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
as Charlie Powers
1979
Starsky & Hutch
1979
Quincy, M.E.
1979
Kaz
1979
Sword of Justice
1979
Quincy, M.E.
as Agent Brice
1979
Lou Grant
as Ken Navaretti
1979
Supertrain
as Quinn
1979
Vega$
as Eddie Stolvak
1978
Killer's Delight
as Danny
1978
Colorado C.I.
as Kessler
1978
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1978
Kojak
as Hicks
1978
Barnaby Jones
as Johnny Alban
1978
The Rockford Files
as Leo
1977
All in the Family
as Leo
1977
Charlie's Angels
as Leonard Chaffey
1977
ABC Weekend Specials
1977
Police Story
1977
Hunter
as Power plant worker
1976
A Small Town in Texas
as Lenny
1976
Hawaii Five-O
as Harris
1976
The Waltons
as Rev. Ezekiel L. Henshaw
1975
Trilogy of Terror
as Thomas Amman
1975
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
as Richard Copell
1975
Melvin Purvis G-Man
as 'Tony' Anthony Redecci
1975
The Kansas City Massacre
as Sam Cowley
1975
The Streets of San Francisco
1975
Mannix
1975
Joe Forrester
1975
Mobile One
as Mickey Scanlon
1974
Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest
as Frank Linwood
1974
The Invasion of Carol Enders
as David Hastings
1974
The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer
1974
Doc Elliot
as Vincent Parker
1973
Frankenstein
as Otto Roget
1973
The Picture of Dorian Gray
as Alan Campbell
1973
Shirts/Skins
as Herbie Bush
1973
Kojak
as Pinky
1973
The Magician
as Jim Russell
1973
Medical Center
as Frank Crane
1973
Frankenstein
as Otto Roget
1972
Night of Terror
as Manning
1972
The Mod Squad
as Johnny Wexford
1972
The Sixth Sense
as Ed
1971
Daughters of Darkness
as Stefan Chilton
1971
Night of Dark Shadows
as Alex Jenkins
1970
House of Dark Shadows
as Willie Loomis
1967
Dark Shadows
as Willie Loomis
1963
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Ned
1963
Stoney Burke
as Mickey
1962
The Gallant Men
1962
The Detectives
1959
Naked City
as Chuck