James Karen

Acting

James Karen

Born November 28, 1923Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA178 credits

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. James Karen (November 28, 1923 - October 23, 2018) was an American character actor of Broadway, film and television. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Karen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
4.7

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!

Movie

2021

The Great Buster: A Celebration
7.2

The Great Buster: A Celebration

Movie

2018

Cynthia
4.7

Cynthia

Movie

2018

Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk
4.8

Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk

Movie

2017

Bender
4.2

Bender

Movie

2016

Notfilm
5.0

Notfilm

Movie

2015

Filmography

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
2021Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!as SelfMovie
The Great Buster: A Celebration
2018The Great Buster: A Celebrationas SelfMovie
Cynthia
2018Cynthiaas Frank TeagueMovie
Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk
2017Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerkas Interviewee #1Movie
Bender
2016Benderas Old Man BenderMovie
Notfilm
2015Notfilmas SelfMovie
Drew Peterson: Untouchable
2014Drew Peterson: Untouchableas Pastor Tom KellerMovie
Green Briefs
2013Green Briefsas AnthonyMovie
America's Most Haunted
2013America's Most Hauntedas Ralph GeorgeMovie
The Butterfly Room
2012The Butterfly Roomas Sales ClerkMovie
Pride
2011Prideas AnthonyMovie
More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead
2011More Brains! A Return to the Living Deadas HimselfMovie
They Won't Stay Dead: A Look at 'Return of the Living Dead Part II'
2011They Won't Stay Dead: A Look at 'Return of the Living Dead Part II'as HimselfMovie
Sympathy for Delicious
2010Sympathy for Deliciousas Father RohnMovie
Jack and the Beanstalk
2009Jack and the Beanstalkas SaddiusMovie
Dark and Stormy Night
2009Dark and Stormy Nightas Seyton EthelquakeMovie
Trail of the Screaming Forehead
2007Trail of the Screaming Foreheadas Reverend BeaksMovie
Making Pursuit: An Italian Take on the American Dream
2007Making Pursuit: An Italian Take on the American Dreamas SelfMovie
The Pursuit of Happyness
2006The Pursuit of Happynessas Martin FrohmMovie
Superman Returns
2006Superman Returnsas Ben HubbardMovie
American Dad!
2005American Dad!as Larry Herman (voice)TV
Unscripted
2005Unscriptedas Dante's FriendTV
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
2004So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGMas Self - Host / NarratorMovie
The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent
2004The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talentas SelfMovie
The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy
2004The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversyas SelfMovie
A House on a Hill
2003A House on a Hillas SyMovie
Cold Case
2003Cold Caseas Steve Pratt (2008)TV
Fatal Kiss
2002Fatal Kissas Larry JacobsMovie
First Monday
2002First Mondayas Michael BancroftTV
The Nightmare Room
2001The Nightmare Roomas Tobias Langley (uncredited)TV
Mulholland Drive
2001Mulholland Driveas Wally BrownMovie
Thirteen Days
2000Thirteen Daysas George BallMovie
Any Given Sunday
1999Any Given Sundayas Christina's AdvisorMovie
Judging Amy
1999Judging Amyas Dr. Irwin GarnerTV
The Parkers
1999The ParkersTV
O
1999One Last FlightMovie
My Last Love
1999My Last Loveas Phil MortonMovie
Girl
1998Girlas DadMovie
Apt Pupil
1998Apt Pupilas Victor BowdenMovie
Universal Horror
1998Universal Horroras Self - IntervieweeMovie
Freedom Strike
1998Freedom Strikeas President MitchellMovie
The Cowboy and the Movie Star
1998The Cowboy and the Movie Staras Brad PetersMovie
Shadow of Doubt
1998Shadow of Doubtas Norman CallowayMovie
Nightman
1997Nightmanas Secretary of Defense LaughtonMovie
Joyride
1997Joyrideas The Client / MayorMovie
River Made to Drown In
1997River Made to Drown Inas RayMovie
Always Say Goodbye
1997Always Say Goodbyeas William TagerMovie
Behind Enemy Lines
1997Behind Enemy Linesas TV ReporterMovie
The Practice
1997The Practiceas Judge M. KnappTV
Dark Skies
1996Dark SkiesTV
Up Close & Personal
1996Up Close & Personalas Tom OrrMovie
Nixon
1995Nixonas Bill RogersMovie
Piranha
1995Piranhaas GovernorMovie
JAG
1995JAGas Senator BarringtonTV
Ned & Stacey
1995Ned & Staceyas Patrick KirklandTV
Congo
1995Congoas College President / Elliot's BossMovie
Tough and Deadly
1995Tough and Deadlyas Winston BriggersMovie
Bonanza: Under Attack
1995Bonanza: Under Attackas Mr. StewartMovie
The Companion
1994The Companionas Peter FranklinMovie
Touched by an Angel
1994Touched by an Angelas Mark AbernathyTV
A Kiss Goodnight
1994A Kiss Goodnightas Sam MosbachMovie
Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love
1994Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in LoveMovie
Future Shock
1994Future Shockas KafkaMovie
Staying Afloat
1993Staying Afloatas GeorgeMovie
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
1993A Walton Thanksgiving Reunionas Assistant District Attorney Al SampsonMovie
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993Walker, Texas Rangeras SenatorTV
Class of '96
1993Class of '96as Prof. DrakeTV
Hearts Afire
1992Hearts Afireas Norman LynchTV
The Larry Sanders Show
1992The Larry Sanders Showas Sheldon DavidoffTV
Melrose Place
1992Melrose Placeas Judge Mike ThomasTV
Bodies of Evidence
1992Bodies of Evidenceas Gil MurphyTV
The Commish
1991The Commishas Jimmy MalloyTV
Sisters
1991SistersTV
Absolute Strangers
1991Absolute Strangersas Dr. XMovie
The Unborn
1991The Unbornas Dr. Richard MeyerlingMovie
Lies Before Kisses
1991Lies Before Kissesas ArthurMovie
The Willies
1990The Williesas Jenkins / Uncle HarryMovie
Thanksgiving Day
1990Thanksgiving Dayas Averill CrandallMovie
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990Beverly Hills, 90210as MinisterTV
Road Lawyers and Other Briefs
1990Road Lawyers and Other Briefsas Judge BowelmoreMovie
Shattered Dreams
1990Shattered Dreamsas Charles O'DonnellMovie
Vital Signs
1990Vital Signsas Dean of StudentsMovie
Rich Men, Single Women
1990Rich Men, Single WomenMovie
T
1990The Heart of the DealMovie
The Closer
1990The Closeras Ned RandallMovie
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989Mancuso, F.B.I.TV
Booker
1989Bookeras Jack WingateTV
The New Lassie
1989The New LassieTV
Seinfeld
1989Seinfeldas Mr. CantermanTV
Girlfriend from Hell
1989Girlfriend from Hellas Carl's DadMovie
Coach
1989Coachas James ArmstrongTV
T
1989The RoommateMovie
Cult People
1989Cult Peopleas HimselfMovie
Murphy Brown
1988Murphy Brownas ArvinTV
Return of the Living Dead Part II
1988Return of the Living Dead Part IIas EdMovie
Wall Street
1987Wall Streetas LynchMovie
Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow
1987Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to FollowTV
Jake and the Fatman
1987Jake and the FatmanTV
Drive-In Madness!
1987Drive-In Madness!as Himself / Host / NarratorMovie
Designing Women
1986Designing WomenTV
Sledge Hammer!
1986Sledge Hammer!TV
L.A. Law
1986L.A. Lawas Dr. Everett KyleTV
Hardbodies 2
1986Hardbodies 2as LoganMovie
Invaders from Mars
1986Invaders from Marsas Gen. Climet WilsonMovie
Matlock
1986Matlockas Ed BillingsTV
Melba
1986MelbaTV
Jagged Edge
1985Jagged Edgeas Andrew HardestyMovie
MacGyver
1985MacGyveras Robert Sanborn / PapillonTV
Amazing Stories
1985Amazing Storiesas Richard WhelanTV
The Golden Girls
1985The Golden Girlsas RaymondTV
227
1985227TV
The Return of the Living Dead
1985The Return of the Living Deadas FrankMovie
Moonlighting
1985Moonlightingas AlanTV
The Boy Who Loved Trolls
1984The Boy Who Loved Trollsas RichmanMovie
Charles in Charge
1984Charles in Chargeas Austin MillerTV
Who's the Boss?
1984Who's the Boss?TV
Highway to Heaven
1984Highway to HeavenTV
Sam's Son
1984Sam's Sonas Mr. CollinsMovie
Little House: The Last Farewell
1984Little House: The Last Farewellas Nathan LassiterMovie
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983Hardcastle and McCormickTV
Have You Ever Been Ashamed Of Your Parents?
1983Have You Ever Been Ashamed Of Your Parents?as Mr. FairchildMovie
Kiss Me Goodbye
1982Kiss Me Goodbyeas LawyerMovie
Frances
1982Francesas Juge HillierMovie
Time Walker
1982Time Walkeras Dr. Wendell J. RossmoreMovie
Tucker's Witch
1982Tucker's WitchTV
Cheers
1982Cheersas Dr. LudlowTV
Family Ties
1982Family Tiesas PhilipTV
The Powers of Matthew Star
1982The Powers of Matthew Staras Major WymoreTV
Poltergeist
1982Poltergeistas Mr. TeagueMovie
Herbie, the Love Bug
1982Herbie, the Love BugTV
The Day the Bubble Burst
1982The Day the Bubble BurstMovie
Simon & Simon
1981Simon & Simonas Insurance AgentTV
The Violation of Sarah McDavid
1981The Violation of Sarah McDavidas Dr. SpandlerMovie
Take This Job and Shove It
1981Take This Job and Shove Itas LoomisMovie
Dynasty
1981DynastyTV
The Jazz Singer
1980The Jazz Singeras Barney CallahanMovie
Magnum, P.I.
1980Magnum, P.I.as Dr. HightowerTV
F.D.R.: The Last Year
1980F.D.R.: The Last Yearas Adm. McIntireMovie
Portrait of a Rebel: The Remarkable Mrs. Sanger
1980Portrait of a Rebel: The Remarkable Mrs. Sangeras UntermeyerMovie
Once Upon a Family
1980Once Upon a Familyas Alvin HellerMovie
Knots Landing
1979Knots Landingas Max CraigTV
Topper
1979Topperas Fred KorbellMovie
The China Syndrome
1979The China Syndromeas Mac ChurchillMovie
The Ordeal of Patty Hearst
1979The Ordeal of Patty Hearstas PsychologistMovie
I
1979Institute for Revengeas Power BrokerMovie
F.I.S.T.
1978F.I.S.T.as AndrewsMovie
Opening Night
1977Opening Nightas BellboyMovie
Capricorn One
1977Capricorn Oneas Vice President PriceMovie
The Gathering
1977The Gatheringas Bob BlockMovie
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
1977Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Nightas Dr. SuttermanMovie
Lou Grant
1977Lou GrantTV
Lucan
1977LucanTV
T
1977The KallikaksTV
Something for Joey
1977Something for Joeyas Dr. WingreenMovie
Eight Is Enough
1977Eight Is EnoughTV
Gibbsville
1976GibbsvilleTV
Quincy, M.E.
1976Quincy, M.E.TV
All the President's Men
1976All the President's Menas Hugh Sloan's LawyerMovie
The Bionic Woman
1976The Bionic WomanTV
One Day at a Time
1975One Day at a TimeTV
Starsky & Hutch
1975Starsky & Hutchas CarterTV
The Invisible Man
1975The Invisible Manas Hotel ManagerTV
The Rockford Files
1974The Rockford Filesas John LaPointeTV
Police Woman
1974Police Womanas DriverTV
Amazing Grace
1974Amazing Graceas AnnenbergMovie
The Streets of San Francisco
1972The Streets of San FranciscoTV
M*A*S*H
1972M*A*S*Has Dr. CheslerTV
The Waltons
1972The WaltonsTV
Rivals
1972Rivalsas Child PsychiatristMovie
McMillan & Wife
1971McMillan & Wifeas George PaulingTV
I Never Sang for My Father
1970I Never Sang for My Fatheras Old Age Home DirectorMovie
Hercules in New York
1970Hercules in New Yorkas Professor CamdenMovie
Hawaii Five-O
1968Hawaii Five-Oas WingfieldTV
Managing Time
1968Managing TimeMovie
Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster
1965Frankenstein Meets the Space Monsteras Dr. SteeleMovie
Film
1965Filmas PasserbyMovie
The Defenders
1961The Defendersas Paul DamonTV
L
1950Lux Video Theatreas LlewellynTV