John Adam Karlewicz Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
John Karlen (born John Adam Karlewicz; May 28, 1933) is 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 between 206 and 1245, which aired from 1966-1971.In 1971 Karlen starred as the male lead in Daughters of Darkness. He played Harvey Lacey, husband of Mary Beth Lacey (played by Tyne Daly), on the CBS crime series Cagney & Lacey (1982-88). Karlen recently reprised the role of "Willie Loomis" for a new series of Dark Shadows audio dramas, produced by Big Finish Productions.
[on Daughters of Darkness (1971)] We shot that in Belgium and France and uh.. The New York Times gave that one of the great reviews of vampire films of all time. It gave it a great, one of the truly great reviews. And for whatever reason, the movie was incredibly popular in Europe. Friends of mine would say they've been at a movie theater in France, or something, and they were lined up around the corner, to go and see it so.. It has its moments, that film, you know? And of course, we had the wonderful actress, Delphine Seyrig in it. Who really, truly, had the lead in it. And that was, she was just, I think, magnificent.
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He is of Polish descent.
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Reprised his Dark Shadows (1966) role of "Willie Loomis" in four new CD "Dark Shadows" audio dramas produced by Big Finish Productions. [May 2006]
He has admitted that he has a gambling addiction and that he has lost several thousand dollars over the years as a result.
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John Karlen escorted his longtime friend, former Cagney & Lacey (1981) co-star, and Emmy nominee (for Judging Amy (1999)) Tyne Daly to the 2003 Emmy Awards. After Ms. Daly won the Emmy (for her role as "Maxine"), Mr. Karlen gave her a hug and kiss which was caught on camera during the TV broadcast. Ms. Daly then went on to pay a brief but warm tribute to Mr. Karlen in her acceptance speech.
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Was unhurt but visibly angry at event organizers after accidentally toppling from the stage at the 2004 Dark Shadows Weekend fan club meeting in Tarrytown, NY.
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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.
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John Karlen appeared, with Producer Dan Curtis and other surviving actors and personnel, in a tribute to their long-ago gothic-horror soap opera Dark Shadows (1966), at the William Paley Museum of Television Arts, in Los Angeles CA, on March 8, 2001.
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John Karlen's then-wife, Betty Karlen, guest-starred in an episode of Cagney & Lacey (1981), marking the only time they appeared on the same TV series at the same time, though they did not have a scene together.
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