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John Karlen

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Starred in a movie about the first World Trade Center bombing; then years later was at the WTC Marriott just days before the 2001 terrorist attack -- attending a Dark Shadows Festival. See more trivia »

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John Adam Karlewicz
in Brooklyn, New York, USA
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1996 Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions (TV movie)
Harvey Lacey
 
1989-1995 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Superintendent Arthur Joyce / Lt. Martin McGinn / Patrick MacNair
– Nan's Ghost: Part 2 (1995) … Superintendent Arthur Joyce
– Nan's Ghost: Part 1 (1995) … Superintendent Arthur Joyce
– To the Last Will I Grapple with Thee (1992) … Patrick MacNair
– The Grand Old Lady (1989) … Lt. Martin McGinn
 
1995 Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling (TV movie)
Harvey Lacey
 
1995 Cagney & Lacey: Together Again (TV movie)
Harvey Lacey
 
1994-1995 Mad About You (TV series)
Gus Stemple
– Mad About You: Part 1 (1995) … Gus Stemple
– Mad About You: Part 2 (1995) … Gus Stemple
– Giblets for Murray (1994) … Gus Stemple
 
1994 Cagney & Lacey: The Return (TV movie)
Harvey Lacey
 
1994 Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography (TV movie)
Jerry Barr
 
1994 MacShayne: Winner Takes All (TV movie)
Waldo Church
 
1993 Surf Ninjas
Mac
 
1993 Without Warning: Terror in the Towers (TV movie)
Jack McAllister
 
1992 Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story (TV movie)
John Garner
 
1991 The Dark Wind
Jake West
 
1991 In a Child's Name (TV movie)
Joe Silvano
 
1991 Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin (TV movie)
Jake Morrison
 
1990 Nightmare on the 13th Floor (TV movie)
Sgt Madden
 
1989 Snoops (TV series)
Lieutenant Sam Akers
– Mr. Dennis' Neighborhood (1989) … Lieutenant Sam Akers
– Big Brass Cookie Jar (1989) … Lieutenant Sam Akers
– Hot Shot (1989) … Lieutenant Sam Akers
– Episode #1.2 … Lieutenant Sam Akers
 
1989 Jackée (TV movie)
Nathan Pollack
 
1989 227 (TV series)
Nathan Pollack
– Jackée (1989) … Nathan Pollack
 
1989 Babycakes (TV movie)
Al
 
1989 The Cover Girl and the Cop (TV movie)
Lieutenant Wingo
 
1988 Police Story: Burnout (TV movie)
Capt. Harrison
 
1988 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV series)
Joe Farrell
– Date Rape (1988) … Joe Farrell
 
1982-1988 Cagney & Lacey (TV series)
Harvey Lacey
– A Fair Shake: Part 1 (1988) … Harvey Lacey
– A Fair Shake: Part 2 (1988) … Harvey Lacey
– Yup (1988) … Harvey Lacey
– Friendly Fire (1988) … Harvey Lacey
– Button, Button (1988) … Harvey Lacey
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1987 Downpayment on Murder (TV movie)
Albert
 
1987 The New Mike Hammer (TV series)
Adam Simon
– Green Lipstick (1987) … Adam Simon
 
1987 Daddy (TV movie)
Mike Burnette
 
1986 Native Son
Max
 
1986 The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (TV movie)
Chapel
 
1986 Welcome Home, Bobby (TV movie)
Geffin
 
1985 Hostage Flight (TV movie)
DiSalvo
 
1985 Finder of Lost Loves (TV series)
Doctor Arthur Barwell
– Final Analysis (1985) … Doctor Arthur Barwell
 
1984 Gimme an 'F'
Bucky Berkshire
 
1984 Impulse
Bob Russell
 
1984 Racing with the Moon
Mr. Nash
 
1983 Bay City Blues (TV series)
Clancy
– I Never Swung with My Father (1983)
– Pilot (1983) … Clancy
 
1983 The Winds of War (TV mini-series)
Ed (PBY pilot)
– Into the Maelstrom (1983) … Ed (PBY pilot)
 
1983 American Playhouse (TV series)
Reverend Walker
– Miss Lonelyhearts (1983) … Reverend Walker
 
1982 Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story (TV movie)
Uncle George
 
1982 King's Crossing (TV series)
Sheriff
– The Home Front (1982) … Sheriff
 
1982 Strike Force (TV series)
District Attorney Trenton
– Shark (1982) … District Attorney Trenton
 
1982 Hill Street Blues (TV series)
Loomis - Corrupt South Ferry Cop
– Freedom's Last Stand (1982) … Loomis - Corrupt South Ferry Cop
– The Spy Who Came in from Delgado (1982) … Loomis - Corrupt South Ferry Cop
 
1982 Fame (TV series)
Detective Kessler
– Tomorrow's Farewell (1982) … Detective Kessler
 
1981 Pennies from Heaven
The Detective
 
1981 American Dream (TV series)
Coach Ritter
– American Dream (1981) … Coach Ritter
 
1981 Trapper John, M.D. (TV series)
Marty
– A Case of the Crazies (1981) … Marty
 
1979-1981 Vega$ (TV series)
Eddie Stolvak / Geddes
– Out of Sight (1981) … Geddes
– The Day the Gambling Stopped (1979) … Eddie Stolvak
 
1979-1981 Quincy M.E. (TV series)
Customs Agent Brice / Marine Gunnery Sgt. Alistair Adams
– Dear Mummy (1981) … Customs Agent Brice
– Hot Ice (1979) … Customs Agent Brice
– Semper-Fidelis (1979) … Marine Gunnery Sgt. Alistair Adams
 
1980 The Long Days of Summer (TV movie)
Duane Haley
 
1979 The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang (TV movie)
Charlie Powers
 
1979 Lou Grant (TV series)
Ken Navaretti
– Gambling (1979) … Ken Navaretti
 
1979 Sword of Justice (TV series)
Jerry Lombardi
– Blackjack (1979) … Jerry Lombardi
 
1979 The Return of Mod Squad (TV movie)
Marty
 
1979 Kaz (TV series)
– The Battered Bride (1979)
 
1979 Supertrain (TV series)
Quinn
– Express to Terror (1979) … Quinn
 
1979 Starsky and Hutch (TV series)
Deputy D.A. Stanton
– Ballad for a Blue Lady (1979) … Deputy D.A. Stanton
 
1978 Barnaby Jones (TV series)
Easy Eddie / Johnny Alban
– A Frame for Murder (1978) … Johnny Alban
– The Scapegoat (1978) … Easy Eddie
 
1978 The Rockford Files (TV series)
Leo
– Rosendahl and Gilda Stern Are Dead (1978) … Leo
 
1978 Killer's Delight
Danny
 
1978 Colorado C.I. (TV movie)
Kessler
 
1973-1978 Kojak (TV series)
Hicks / Pinky
– The Captain's Brother's Wife (1978) … Hicks
– Web of Death (1973) … Pinky
 
1978 The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (TV series)
Rocky
– The Lady on Thursday at Ten (1978) … Rocky
 
1977 Charlie's Angels (TV series)
Leonard Chaffey
– Angel Baby (1977) … Leonard Chaffey
 
1977 The Feather and Father Gang (TV series)
Benton
– Welcome Home, Vince (1977) … Benton
 
1977 ABC Weekend Specials (TV series)
Bill Leggett
– My Dear Uncle Sherlock (1977) … Bill Leggett
 
1973-1977 Police Story (TV series)
Detective #1 - 1st Supermarket Robbery / Rush / Shep
– Prime Rib (1977) … Shep
– Incident in the Kill Zone (1975) … Rush
– Slow Boy (1973) … Detective #1 - 1st Supermarket Robbery
 
1977 Hunter (TV series)
Power plant worker
– Bluebird Is Back (1977) … Power plant worker
 
1977 All in the Family (TV series)
Leo
– Mike Goes Skiing (1977) … Leo
 
1977 Most Wanted (TV series)
Red Murphy
– The White Collar Killer (1977) … Red Murphy
 
1976 Serpico (TV series)
Eddie Hibbard
– Rapid Fire (1976) … Eddie Hibbard
 
1975-1976 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Nat Reeves / Vernon
– No Minor Vices (1976) … Nat Reeves
– Poisoned Snow (1975) … Vernon
 
1976 The Waltons (TV series)
Rev. Ezekiel L. Henshaw
– The Baptism (1976) … Rev. Ezekiel L. Henshaw
 
1976 A Small Town in Texas
Lenny
 
1976 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Harris
– Anatomy of a Bribe (1976) … Harris
 
1975 Mobile One (TV series)
– Episode #1.9 (1975)
 
1973-1975 Medical Center (TV series)
Danny Taggert / Frank Crane
– No Hiding Place (1975) … Danny Taggert
– Judgment (1973) … Frank Crane
 
1975 The Kansas City Massacre (TV movie)
Sam Cowley
 
1975 Joe Forrester (TV series)
– The Witness (1975)
 
1975 Delancey Street: The Crisis Within (TV movie)
Richard Copell
 
1975 Trilogy of Terror (TV movie)
Thomas Amman
 
1975 Mannix (TV series)
Hood #1
– Quartet for a Blunt Instrument (1975) … Hood #1
 
1973-1974 The Wide World of Mystery (TV series)
Otto Roget / Frank Linwood / The Detective
– The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer (1974) … The Detective
– Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest (1974) … Frank Linwood
– Frankenstein: Part 2 (1973) … Otto Roget
– Frankenstein: Part 1 (1973) … Otto Roget
 
1974 Shazam! (TV series)
Nick Roberts
– Thou Shalt Not Kill (1974) … Nick Roberts
 
1974 Doc Elliot (TV series)
Vincent Parker
– The Pharmacist (1974) … Vincent Parker
 
1974 Melvin Purvis G-MAN (TV movie)
'Tony' Anthony Redecci
 
1973 Shirts/Skins (TV movie)
Herbie Bush
 
1973 The Magician (TV series)
Jim Russel
– The Vanishing Lady (1973) … Jim Russel
 
1973 Egan (TV movie)
Jack/Ida Deveaux
 
1973 The Picture of Dorian Gray (TV movie)
Alan Campbell
 
1973 The Invasion of Carol Enders (TV movie)
David Hastings
 
1972 Mod Squad (TV series)
Johnny Wexford
– Belinda, End of Little Miss Bubble Gum (1972) … Johnny Wexford
 
1972 The Sixth Sense (TV series)
Ed
– Through a Flame Darkly (1972) … Ed
 
1972 Night of Terror (TV movie)
Pete Manning
 
1971 Night of Dark Shadows
Alex Jenkins
 
1971 Daughters of Darkness
Stefan
 
1967-1971 Dark Shadows (TV series)
Willie Loomis / Desmond Collins / Kendrick Young / …
– Episode #1.1245 (1971) … Kendrick Young
– Episode #1.1244 (1971) … Kendrick Young
– Episode #1.1243 (1971) … Kendrick Young
– Episode #1.1242 (1971) … Kendrick Young
– Episode #1.1241 (1971) … Kendrick Young
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1970 Another World (TV series)
Casey
 
1970 House of Dark Shadows
Willie Loomis
 
1968 Hidden Faces (TV series)
Sharkey Primrose
 
1967 Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (TV series)
Jock Porter (1967)
 
1967 N.Y.P.D. (TV series)
Gary Doyle
– Murder for Infinity (1967) … Gary Doyle
 
1966 Hawk (TV series)
John Polanski
– The Longleat Chronicles (1966) … John Polanski
 
1964 Brenner (TV series)
Ben Laney
– Laney's Boy (1964) … Ben Laney
 
1964 East Side/West Side (TV series)
Billy Conrad
– One Drink at a Time (1964) … Billy Conrad
 
1963 The Patriots (TV movie)
Ned
 
1963 Stoney Burke (TV series)
Mickey
– Joby (1963) … Mickey
 
1962 The Gallant Men (TV series)
Lt. Tyrell
– Signals for an End Run (1962) … Lt. Tyrell
 
1962 The Detectives (TV series)
Frankie
– Strangers in the House (1962) … Frankie
 
1959 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
Pfc. James Cook
– Thunder Over Berlin (1959) … Pfc. James Cook
 
1959 Naked City (TV series)
Chuck
– The Manhole (1959) … Chuck
 
1958 From These Roots (TV series)
Unknown (1958)
 
1957 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
Young man
– Heroes Walk on Sand (1957) … Young man
 
1949 The Big Story (TV series)
Andy Franks
– Theory and Practice … Andy Franks
 
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1984 Gimme an 'F' (performer: "Beaver Serenade")
 
Show ShowSelf (7 titles)
2002 SoapTalk (TV series)
– Episode dated 15 July 2002 (2002)
 
1996 Dark Shadows 30th Anniversary Tribute (documentary)
Himself / Willie Loomis
 
1991 Dark Shadows: Behind the Scenes (video)
Himself / Willie Loomis
 
1987 The 39th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
 
1986 CBS All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade (TV movie)
Himself
 
1986 The 38th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
 
1985 The 37th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
 

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(1959). Stage Play: Sweet Bird of Youth. Drama. Written by Tennessee Williams. Incidental music by Paul Bowles. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Costume Design by Anna Hill Johnstone. Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner. Costumes for Miss Page created by Theoni Vachlioti Aldredge. Assistant Scenic Design: Hugh Hardy... See more »

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