
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).
Filmography

Shirts/Skins
1973 · 10.0

Express to Terror
1979 · 9.0
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · 8.8

Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
1996 · 8.5

Hunter
1977 · 8.2

The Gallant Men
1962 · 8.0

In a Child's Name
1991 · 7.8

Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
1995 · 7.8

All in the Family
1971 · 7.8

The Rockford Files
1974 · 7.6

Hill Street Blues
1981 · 7.6

Murder, She Wrote
1984 · 7.5

Quincy, M.E.
1976 · 7.5

ABC Weekend Specials
1977 · 7.5

Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
1995 · 7.5

Lou Grant
1977 · 7.4

Starsky & Hutch
1975 · 7.4

Dark Shadows
1966 · 7.4

Kojak
1973 · 7.3

Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
1991 · 7.3

Frankenstein
1973 · 7.3

Hawaii Five-O
1969 · 7.2

The Waltons
1972 · 7.1

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977 · 7.1

Babycakes
1989 · 7.1

The Streets of San Francisco
1972 · 7.1

Cagney & Lacey
1982 · 7.0

Barnaby Jones
1973 · 7.0

Vega$
1978 · 7.0

Police Story
1973 · 7.0

Kaz
1978 · 7.0

Joe Forrester
1975 · 7.0

Doc Elliot
1973 · 7.0

The Return of Mod Squad
1979 · 7.0
Colorado C.I.
1978 · 7.0

The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer
1974 · 7.0

Police Story: Burnout
1988 · 7.0

Mannix
1967 · 6.9

227
1985 · 6.8

Stoney Burke
1962 · 6.8

The Magician
1973 · 6.8

Finder of Lost Loves
1984 · 6.8

Cagney & Lacey: The Return
1994 · 6.8

Fame
1982 · 6.8

Mad About You
1992 · 6.8

The Detectives
1959 · 6.7

Charlie's Angels
1976 · 6.7

American Playhouse
1982 · 6.6

Trapper John, M.D.
1979 · 6.6

The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1986 · 6.6

House of Dark Shadows
1970 · 6.6

ABC Afterschool Special
1972 · 6.5

Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest
1974 · 6.5

Night of Dark Shadows
1971 · 6.5

Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
1993 · 6.5

Medical Center
1969 · 6.4

The Sixth Sense
1972 · 6.3

Snoops
1989 · 6.3

Racing with the Moon
1984 · 6.3

Trilogy of Terror
1975 · 6.3

Melvin Purvis G-Man
1975 · 6.2

The Picture of Dorian Gray
1973 · 6.2

Daughters of Darkness
1971 · 6.2

The Mod Squad
1968 · 6.1

Pennies from Heaven
1981 · 6.1

Sword of Justice
1978 · 6.0

The Cover Girl and the Cop
1989 · 6.0

The Kansas City Massacre
1975 · 5.8

Naked City
1958 · 5.7

Supertrain
1979 · 5.6

The Dark Wind
1992 · 5.5

Nightmare on the 13th Floor
1990 · 5.4

Frankenstein
1973 · 5.3

Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography
1994 · 5.3

Impulse
1984 · 5.3

Native Son
1986 · 5.2

Gimme an 'F'
1984 · 5.1

Surf Ninjas
1993 · 5.0

Mobile One
1975 · 5.0

MacShayne: Winner Takes All
1994 · 5.0

The Invasion of Carol Enders
1974 · 4.9

Welcome Home, Bobby
1986 · 4.8

A Small Town in Texas
1976 · 4.7

Killer's Delight
1978 · 4.4

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
1979 · 3.9
Police Story
1988 · 0.0

Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story
1982 · 0.0