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John Karlen

American actor (1933–2020)
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John Karlen
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Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
May 28, 1933
Date of death
January 22, 2020
Place of birth
Brooklyn
Place of death
Burbank
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
stage actor, film actor, television actor, actor
Educated at
American Academy of Dramatic Arts[10]
Award received
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[15]
Birth name
John Adam Karlewicz[16]
Family name
Karlen[13]
Given name
John[14]
Name in native language
John Karlen[17]
Number of children
+1[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en John Karlen ar جون آدم كارلوفيتش ar جون كارلن ja ジョン・カーレン ru Джон Карлен
🔖 Identifiers · 42
ISNI
0000000114719874
VIAF cluster ID
46959587
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2009202157
GND ID
1062211707
AllMovie person ID
p36938
Allcinema person ID
28015
AlloCiné person ID
15418
Awards & Winners artist ID
04q87c
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14024732n
CineMagia person ID
14837
Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
5138
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1062211707
Show all 42 identifiers +30
Emmys person ID
john-karlen
Fandango person ID
340384
Film.ru person ID
dzhon-karlen
Freebase ID
/m/04q87c
HAND ID
27CD-7180-842B-938B-B32D
IMDb ID
nm0439482
ISzDb person ID
38962
IdRef ID
17692776X
Internet Broadway Database person ID
98555
Internet Off-Broadway Database ID (former scheme)
26722
Ivi person ID
dzhon-karlen
Kinobox person ID
24013
Kinopoisk person ID
111558
LdiF person ID
68107
MYmovies person ID
8516
NNDB people ID
842/000107521
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX4937127
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
305665448
Open Media Database person ID
30048
PORT person ID
11929
Plex person key
5d77682c999c64001ec2d85d
Prabook ID
1678993
Rotten Tomatoes ID
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SBN author ID
RAVV540575
Scope.dk person ID
28094
Swedish Film Database person ID
92673
TMDB person ID
30048
WikiTree person ID
Karlewicz-3
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdMdw8jFQYr3bxdXptdwC
ČSFD person ID
113272

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Occupation 3
film actor, stage actor, television actor
Award received 1
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
Given name 1
John
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Brooklyn
Place of death 1
Burbank
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

John Karlen was born on May 28, 1933[1], in Brooklyn[2]. He died on January 22, 2020[3], in Burbank[4]. He worked as a stage actor[5], film actor[6], television actor[7], and actor[8].

FAQs

Where was John Karlen born?

John Karlen was born in Brooklyn[2].

Where did John Karlen die?

John Karlen died in Burbank[4].

What did John Karlen do for work?

John Karlen worked as a stage actor[5], film actor[6], television actor[7], and actor[8].

Where did John Karlen go to school?

John Karlen was educated at American Academy of Dramatic Arts[10].

What awards did John Karlen receive?

Honors received include Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series[11].

Related Entities

Murder, She Wrote United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Notable Past Students. aada.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . Internet Broadway Database. ibdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . heavy.com. heavy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65777: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 10d ago · Kundus2006 · 2026-11-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → John Karlen "Quincy, M.E." (1979 NBC press photo).jpg
    "Created claim: Image: John Karlen "Quincy, M.E." (1979 NBC press photo).jpg"
  3. 4w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person ID → 28015
    "Created claim: Allcinema person ID: 28015, Matched to ジョン・カーレン (#321963620) in Allcinema person #mix'n"
  4. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 27CD-7180-842B-938B-B32D
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46460: HAND ID (6)"
  5. 16w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Instance of → human
    Educated at → American Academy of Dramatic Arts
    Family name → Karlen
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #43072: substitute P214 reference with P227 reference (1)"
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