John Karlen

John Karlen

Nacimiento : 1933-05-28, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Muerte : 2020-01-22

Historia

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).

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John Karlen
John Karlen
John Karlen
John Karlen

Películas

Master of Dark Shadows
Self
Revealing the fascinating impact of the ground-breaking Gothic drama Dark Shadows with a compelling blend of rare footage and behind-the-scenes stories exploring the diverse talents of creator-producer-director Dan Curtis.
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
Harvey Lacey
Detectives Cagney and Lacey come face-to-face with their true feelings about capital punishment when they're assigned to the city's first capital murder case in 10 years.
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
Harvey Lacey
Cagney and Lacey work a case involving police corruption and document forgery. Chris seeks a prestigious promotion, while Mary Beth has to deal with the return of her sickly, aged father.
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
Harvey Lacey
New York's toughest lady detectives re-team to solve the murder of a homeless transient who had been terrorizing the residents of a posh apartment building with screaming threats, insults and physical intimidation. Though the cops think the culprit is another street person, Cagney and Lacey believe the real killer is one of the tenants, many of whom have ample reason to have murdered the boorish bum.
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
Harvey Lacey
1994. Cagney, now a Lieutenant, re-teams with Lacey, who has left the force, to search for a cache of missing firearms.
Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography
Jerry Barr
Behind the headlines... Behind the laughter... there's an unforgettable story you've never heard before.
Surf Ninjas
Mac
Un grupo de ninjas intenta acabar con la vida de dos chicos. Un luchador oriental les protegerá y desvelará la verdad de su origen. Son príncipes de un lejano reino invadido por mercenarios que derrocaron y mataron a su padre el rey. Dados en adopción para protegerles, una profecía habla de que liberarán a su patria del yugo extranjero.
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
Jack McAllister
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
John Garner
Story of attractive cop Laurencia Bembenek, who, in 1982, was sentenced to prison for killing her husband's ex-wife in Milwaukee, WI.
Perry Mason: El caso del ataud de cristal
Jake Morrison
Perry Mason tiene que resolver el caso de una chica que muere durante un truco de magia en una gala benéfica para niños discapacitados.
Pesadilla en el piso 13
Sgt. Madden
Un escritor se detiene en un hotel y descubre que se ha perpetrado una matanza en honor al Demonio en el piso décimotercero. Sin embargo todos niegan que exista esa planta.
Babycakes
Al
Grace is an overweight mortuary cosmetician who falls in love with Rob, a handsome subway train conductor who doesn't even know she exists. When she finally devises a way to meet him, they discover that although they are physically different, they have a lot more in common than they think.
The Cover Girl and the Cop
Lieutenant Wingo
Julia Duffy is the cover girl and Dinah Manoff the cop in this made-for-TV contrivance.
Police Story: Burnout
Capt. Harrison
A veteran vice cop has a hard time dealing with her partner's suicide.
Juventud rota
Mike Burnette
Dos estudiantes de secundaria, no están preparados para la realidad de la paternidad cuando ella se queda embarazada
Native Son
Max
In 1940s Chicago, a young black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a turn for the worse when he accidentally kills the teenage daughter of the couple and then tries to cover it up.
The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Chapel
After two attempts to kidnap a little girl Mike Hammer is hired to protect her.
Bienvenido a casa Bobby
Geffin
When a Chicago teen is arrested for drug possession, the ensuing investigation reveals that he has had sexual contact with an older man. Discovering his sexual encounter, other students start shunning him and call for his expulsion from school. His father as his conservative blue-collar dad also rejects him, while his mother does try to offer support.
Hostage Flight
DiSalvo
A plane is hijacked and bound for London. Once the terrorists begin killing hostages, the passengers take matters into their own hands.
Impulse
Bob Russell
Después de un pequeño terremoto en una ciudad pequeña y tranquila, los ciudadanos locales comienzan a exhibir un comportamiento extraño, violento y autodestructivo.
Adiós a la inocencia
Mr. Nash
Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945). Dos chicos de una pequeña población del norte de California disfrutan los últimos días de la adolescencia antes de alistarse en la marina. Uno de ellos descubre que está enamorado de una chica de familia rica, pese a lo cual intenta conquistarla. (FILMAFFINITY)
Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story
Uncle George
The story of singer Rosemary Clooney's rise to fame, her marriage to Jose Ferrer, and her nervous breakdown.
Dinero caído del cielo
The Detective
Arthur Parker, un vendedor de partituras musicales, está casado con Joan, aunque su matrimonio no va bien a causa de la enfermiza timidez de su mujer. Durante un viaje, Arthur conoce a Ellen, una maestra con quien mantiene una relación, pero ocultándole su condición de casado.
American Dream
Coach Ritter
A family moves from an affluent Chicago suburb to the mixed inner-city neighborhood where the father grew up, with the idea of giving the kids, who are becoming materialistic snobs, the feel of a big city environment.
The Long Days of Summer
Duane Haley
In this sequel to his 1978 "When Every Day Was the Fourth of July" (and a pilot to a prospective series), producer/director Dan Curtis recalls more of his youth during the late '30, and follows a fictionalized family where the father has jeopardized a promising law career to defend a Jewish immigrant against the prejudices of a staid New England town.
El último atraco de los Dalton
Charlie Powers
Adaptación de la historia de la pandilla de los Dalton.
The Return of Mod Squad
Marty
Pete, Linc and Julie are called back to the force when a series of sniper attacks are made on their old boss. But the three soon discover that they themselves are the intended targets of a gunman who lives in their old "flower child" world of the 1960s.
Express to Terror
Quinn
A gambling addict, mobsters, movie producers and others are plagued with murder while aboard a high-speed rail train. This pilot episode for the short-lived "Supertrain" series (which lasted just 9 episodes) was released to home video as a independent feature.
Colorado C.I.
Kessler
Mark and Pete Gunnison, members of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Colorado State Police, seek to crack a multi-million dollar real estate swindle.
Paseo en la oscuridad
Danny
Un enfermo psicópata, violador, y muy sádico, parece tomarse el asesinato como un juego, llegando incluso a retar a la policía, "Cógeme si puedes". Sólo que en este juego, las que pierden siempre son las muchachas asesinadas . (Basada en los asesinatos de Ted Bundy, que ocurrieron en Estados Unidos entre 1975 y 1979)
El vicio y el poder
Lenny
Poke, el salvaje del pueblo, duro, bebedor y mujeriego, acaba de regresar después de una condena en prisión de tres años. Está deseando vengarse de Duke, el sheriff del pueblo, quien tramó una falsa acusación contra él. Pero lo que más quiere es legitimar sus relaciones con Mary Lee y empezar una nueva vida con ésta y el hijo de ambos. A su llegada, va a visitar a Boggie, su antiguo camarada de correrías, y se queda atónito al conocer que Mary Lee es ahora conocida como “la chica de Duke”...
The Kansas City Massacre
Sam Cowley
Gangsters free one of their colleagues being escorted to prison and kill several FBI agents and local police officers in the attempt. FBI agent Melvin Purvis puts together a special squad to track down and capture the men responsible.
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
Richard Copell
The story of Delancey Street Foundation, a self-help group devoted to reclaiming ex-junkies, ex-convicts, and others.
Trilogía del terror (Los enigmas de Karen)
Thomas Amman
Una antología de terror que contiene tres historias: una profesora universitaria es perseguida agresivamente por uno de sus estudiantes; una morena mojigata determina que su hermana rubia de espíritu libre es malvada; y la noche de una mujer se pone patas arriba después de que compra una antigua muñeca fetiche Zuni.
The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer
Clifford Swimmer, an angry and abusive man cruel to his wife and son, wants out if his marriage. With the help of a scientist he clones a replacement who takes over as head of the family while the real Clifford travels the world. The clone turns out to be a gentle and sensitive husband and father, a complete opposite of the original, and the wife and son come to love him. When the real Clifford comes back and finds his family happy with the clone he becomes angry and jealous and things take a deadly turn.
Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest
Police looking for drug dealers mistakenly raid the house of a typical suburban family. However, rather than admit their mistake and jeopardize their careers, several of the police officers decide to plant heroin in the family's house, and change the records of the raid to make it look like the family was the target of their investigation all along. Based on a true story.
Melvin Purvis G-Man
'Tony' Anthony Redecci
Agent Melvin Purvis is placed in charge of running down notorious killer Machine Gun Kelly, and sets out to do just that.
The Invasion of Carol Enders
David Hastings
Television thriller about a woman is possessed after a brutal attack.
Shirts/Skins
Herbie Bush
Six businessmen who have a weekly after-hours basketball game get caught up in a bet about a hide-and-seek contest.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Alan Campbell
Adaptation of the novel by Oscar Wilde.
Frankenstein
Otto Roget
A scientist obsessed with creating life steals body parts to put together his "creation." Released as a feature on video, this was originally shown in two installments on TV as part of the Wide World of Entertainment series.
El rojo en los labios
Stefan Chilton
Ostende, Bélgica. En un decadente hotel situado frente a la costa, Stefan y Valerie, una pareja de recién casados, conocen a la misteriosa condesa Báthory y a Ilona, su secretaria.
Una luz en la oscuridad
Alex Jenkins
Quentin Charles Collins, el último supervivente del clan Collins, vuelve a su antiguo hogar con su joven novia Tracy. La herencia de Quentin es Collinwood, una vieja mansión rodeada de un aura de misterio y con un oscuro pasado. En el Siglo XIX una mujer llamada Lara Parker fue colgada por bruja y, según cuenta la misteriosa ama de llaves, su espíritu vaga por toda la casa. La joven pareja no cree en la leyenda, pero en su primera noche en la mansión, Quentin sueña con un brutal asesinato y con una bella mujer relacionada con la difunta. Cegado por el soñado espectro, Quentin empezará a pasar cada vez más tiempo encerrado en la oscura habitación de la torre mientras una tranformación va produciéndose en su interior. Una transformación que finalmente podría conducir al asesinato. Segunda película basada en la serie Dark Shadows.
Sombras en la oscuridad
Willie Loomis
La película narra la historia del vampiro Barnabas Collins, la posible cura que le ofrece la Dra. Julia Hoffman, y su búsqueda del amor en medio del horror.