Born May 28, 1933· Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
† Died January 22, 2020
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A Brooklyn native of Polish descent, Karlen earned a scholarship to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts after serving in the Korean War. He entered the professional world through early television anthology series and made his Broadway debut in Sweet Bird of Youth in 1959. The actor became widely recognized for his work on the gothic soap Dark Shadows, where he portrayed a series of characters-in…
