What is John Karlen?
{{Infobox person | name = John Karlen | image = | imagesize = | caption = | birth_name = John Adam Karlewicz | birth_date = {{Birth date|1933|5|28}} | birth_place = [[Brooklyn, New York]], U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|1|22| 1933|5|28}} | death_place = [[Burbank, California]], U.S. | occupation = Actor | yearsactive = 1949–2016 | spouse = {{marriage|Betty Karlen|1963|1998|end = divorced}} | children = 1}} '''John Karlen''' (born '''John Adam Karlewicz'''; May 28, 1933 – January 22, 2020) was an American actor. He played multiple roles on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] serial ''[[Dark Shadows]]'' from 1966 to 1971. In 1971 Karlen starred as the male lead in ''[[Daughters of Darkness]]''. He played Harvey Lacey, husband of Mary Beth Lacey, on the [[CBS]] crime series ''[[Cagney & Lacey]]'' (1982–88). Karlen died from [[congestive heart failure]] in [[Burbank, California]] on January 22, 2020, at age 86.<ref>{{cite news|url = https://heavy.com/entertainment/2020/01/john-karlen-dead/|title = John Karlen Dead: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know|last = McBride|first = Jessica|date = January 23, 2020|access-date = January 23, 2020|work = [[Heavy.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/john-karlen-dead-dark-shadows-cagney-lacey-actor-was-86-1272336 | title=John Karlen, Actor on 'Dark Shadows' and 'Cagney & Lacey,' Dies at 86 | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=23 January 2020 }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Karlen, John}} [[Category:1933 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from congestive heart failure]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American stage actors]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:American voice actors]] [[Category:Actors from New York City]] {{US-actor-stub}}