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Acting

John Karlen

Career: Active from 1970 to 1995, busiest in 1989 and 1994 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles: 10
top three billing

Average score: 61/100

Highest rated: In a Child's Name
78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 56 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

John Karlen Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Warfare
0.4, average 1.2
Absurdist Humor
1.3, average 2.0
Catharsis
4.4, average 5.1
Physical Comedy
1.7, average 2.4

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character Study 3
Showbiz 3
Family Conflict 2
Biographical Drama 2
Gothic Horror 2
Supernatural Mystery 2
Suspenseful 2
Character-Driven 2
Intrigue & Suspense 2
Psychological Thriller 2
Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

95

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

1990s

14 titles · average score 61

Cagney & Lacey: Together Again

74

as Harvey Lacey

MacShayne: Winner Takes All

as Waldo Church

Cagney & Lacey: The Return

69

as Harvey Lacey

Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography

as Jerry Barr

Surf Ninjas

39

as Mac

Without Warning: Terror in the Towers

54

as Jack McAllister

Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story

as John Garner

Mad About You

71

TV show · as Gus Stemple

The Dark Wind

44

as Jake West

In a Child's Name

78

TV show · as Joe Silvano

Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin

72

as Jake Morrison

Nightmare on the 13th Floor

53

as Sgt. Madden

1980s

26 titles · average score 64

The Cover Girl and the Cop

as Lieutenant Wingo

Babycakes

70

as Al

Snoops

TV show · as Sam Akers

Daddy

64

as Mike Burnette

Impulse

50

as Bob Russell

Racing with the Moon

57

as Mr. Nash

Murder, She Wrote

76

TV show · as Lt. Martin McGinn / Patrick MacNair

Cagney & Lacey

69

TV show · as Harvey Lacey

Fame

46

TV show

American Playhouse

69

TV show · as Reverend Walker / Boris Max

Pennies from Heaven

69

as The Detective

Hill Street Blues

90

TV show

1970s

45 titles · average score 63

Supertrain

50

TV show · as Quinn

Killer's Delight

48

as Danny

Charlie's Angels

44

TV show · as Leonard Chaffey

Quincy, M.E.

74

TV show · as Agent Brice

Trilogy of Terror

73

as Thomas Amman

The Invasion of Carol Enders

as David Hastings

Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest

as Frank Linwood

The Rockford Files

82

TV show · as Leo

The Waltons

65

TV show · as Rev. Ezekiel L. Henshaw

Daughters of Darkness

72

as Stefan Chilton

Night of Dark Shadows

53

as Alex Jenkins

House of Dark Shadows

52

as Willie Loomis

1960s

7 titles · average score 59

Hawaii Five-O

48

TV show · as Harris

Medical Center

67

TV show · as Frank Crane

The Mod Squad

43

TV show · as Johnny Wexford

Mannix

71

TV show

Dark Shadows

51

TV show · as Willie Loomis

Stoney Burke

72

TV show · as Mickey

The Gallant Men

TV show

1950s

3 titles · average score 74

The Detectives

70

TV show · as Frankie

Naked City

69

TV show · as Chuck

Hallmark Hall of Fame

84

TV show · as Ned