birth_place name birth_date yearsactive article_title birth_name occupation
brooklyn , new york , u.s. john karlen 28 may 1933 1957 -- 2010 john karlen
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john karlen

john karlen -lrb- born john adam karlewicz ; may 28 , 1933 -rrb- is an american character actor who played multiple roles -lrb- willie loomis , carl collins , william h. loomis , desmond collins , alex jenkins and kendrick young -rrb- 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 -lrb- played by tyne daly -rrb- , on the cbs crime series `` cagney & lacey '' -lrb- 1982-88 -rrb- .
karlen recently reprised the role of `` willie loomis '' for a new series of `` dark shadows '' audio dramas , produced by big finish productions .
