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James Karen

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

28/11/1923

Day of Death

23/10/2018
(95) years old

Place of Birth

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA

James Karen

Biography

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!

The Great Buster: A Celebration

Cynthia

Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk

Bender

Notfilm

Drew Peterson: Untouchable

Green Briefs

America's Most Haunted

The Butterfly Room

Filmography

Cast

2021

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! M...

as Self

2018

The Great Buster: A Celebration

as Self

2018

Cynthia

as Frank Teague

2017

Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk

as Interviewee #1

2016

Bender

as Old Man Bender

2015

Notfilm

as Self

2014

Drew Peterson: Untouchable

as Pastor Tom Keller

2013

Green Briefs

as Anthony

2013

America's Most Haunted

as Ralph George

2012

The Butterfly Room

as Sales Clerk

2011

Pride

as Anthony

2011

More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead

as Himself

2011

They Won't Stay Dead: A Look at 'Return ...

as Himself

2010

Sympathy for Delicious

as Father Rohn

2009

Jack and the Beanstalk

as Saddius

2009

Dark and Stormy Night

as Seyton Ethelquake

2007

Trail of the Screaming Forehead

as Reverend Beaks

2007

Making Pursuit: An Italian Take on the A...

as Self

2006

The Pursuit of Happyness

as Martin Frohm

2006

Superman Returns

as Ben Hubbard

2004

So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM

as Self - Host / Narrator

2004

The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent

as Self

2004

The China Syndrome: Creating a Controver...

as Self

2003

A House on a Hill

as Sy

2002

Fatal Kiss

as Larry Jacobs

2001

Mulholland Drive

as Wally Brown

2000

Thirteen Days

as George Ball

1999

Any Given Sunday

as Christina's Advisor

1999

One Last Flight

1999

My Last Love

as Phil Morton

1999

Mulholland Dr.

as Wally Brown (uncredited)

1998

Girl

as Dad

1998

Apt Pupil

as Victor Bowden

1998

Universal Horror

as Self - Interviewee

1998

Freedom Strike

as President Mitchell

1998

The Cowboy and the Movie Star

as Brad Peters

1998

Shadow of Doubt

as Norman Calloway

1997

Nightman

as Secretary of Defense Laughton

1997

Joyride

as The Client / Mayor

1997

River Made to Drown In

as Ray

1997

A Little Romance

as William Tager

1997

Behind Enemy Lines

as TV Reporter

1996

Up Close & Personal

as Tom Orr

1995

Nixon

as Bill Rogers

1995

Piranha

as Governor

1995

Congo

as College President / Elliot's Boss

1995

Tough and Deadly

as Winston Briggers

1995

Bonanza: Under Attack

as Mr. Stewart

1994

The Companion

as Peter Franklin

1994

A Kiss Goodnight

as Sam Mosbach

1994

Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds In Love

1994

Future Shock

as Kafka

1993

Staying Afloat

as George

1993

A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

as Assistant District Attorney Al Sampson

1991

Absolute Strangers

as Dr. X

1991

The Unborn

as Dr. Richard Meyerling

1991

Lies Before Kisses

as Arthur

1990

The Willies

as Jenkins / Uncle Harry

1990

Thanksgiving Day

as Averill Crandall

1990

Road Lawyers and Other Briefs

as Judge Bowelmore

1990

Shattered Dreams

as Charles O'Donnell

1990

Vital Signs

as Dean of Students

1990

Rich Men, Single Women

1990

The Heart of the Deal

1990

The Closer

as Ned Randall

1989

Girlfriend from Hell

as Carl's Dad

1989

The Roommate

1989

Cult People

as Himself

1988

Return of the Living Dead Part II

as Ed

1987

Wall Street

as Lynch

1987

Drive-In Madness!

as Himself / Host / Narrator

1986

Hardbodies 2

as Logan

1986

Invaders from Mars

as Gen. Climet Wilson

1985

Jagged Edge

as Andrew Hardesty

1985

The Return of the Living Dead

as Frank

1984

The Boy Who Loved Trolls

as Richman

1984

Sam's Son

as Mr. Collins

1984

Little House: The Last Farewell

as Nathan Lassiter

1983

Have You Ever Been Ashamed Of Your Paren...

as Mr. Fairchild

1982

Kiss Me Goodbye

as Lawyer

1982

Frances

as Judge Hillier

1982

Time Walker

as Dr. Wendell J. Rossmore

1982

Poltergeist

as Mr. Teague

1982

The Day the Bubble Burst

1981

The Violation of Sarah McDavid

as Dr. Spandler

1981

Take This Job and Shove It

as Loomis

1980

The Jazz Singer

as Barney Callahan

1980

F.D.R.: The Last Year

as Adm. McIntire

1980

Portrait of a Rebel: The Remarkable Mrs....

as Untermeyer

1980

Once Upon a Family

as Alvin Heller

1979

Topper

as Fred Korbell

1979

The China Syndrome

as Mac Churchill

1979

The Ordeal of Patty Hearst

as Psychologist

1979

Institute for Revenge

as Power Broker

1978

F.I.S.T.

as Andrews

1977

Opening Night

as Bellboy

1977

Capricorn One

as Vice President Price

1977

The Gathering

as Bob Block

1977

Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night

as Dr. Sutterman

1977

Something for Joey

as Dr. Wingreen

1976

All the President's Men

as Hugh Sloan's Lawyer

1974

Amazing Grace

as Annenberg

1972

Rivals

as Child Psychiatrist

1970

I Never Sang for My Father

as Old Age Home Director

1970

Hercules in New York

as Professor Camden

1968

Managing Time

1965

Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster

as Dr. Steele

1965

Film

as Passerby

Crew

2016

The Flying Dutchmen

as Thanks