John Karlsen (20 October 1919 – 5 July 2017), sometimes credited as Charles John Karlsen or John Karlson, was a New Zealand actor who was active in cinema between 1958 and 2003. He is best known for Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989), The Black Stallion (1979) and The Sin Eater (2003). In Europe he appeared in mostly Italian films.
John Karlsen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 October 1919 Wellington, New Zealand |
| Died | 5 July 2017 (aged 97) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Other names | John Carlsen, Charles John Karlsen, John Karlson |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1958—2003 |
| Known for | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, The Black Stallion and The Sin Eater |
Karlsen was born in Wellington, New Zealand, and launched his career in Europe in the late 1950s.[1]
His filmography includes 80 titles, including several works for television.
Karlsen died on 5 July 2017 in Auckland, New Zealand,[1] at the age of 97.[2]
Selected filmography edit
- The Beautiful Legs of Sabrina (1958) as The Security Guard at Jeweller's Shop (uncredited)
- The Naked Maja (1958) as Inquisitor
- Francis of Assisi (1961) as Friar (uncredited)
- Battle of the Worlds (1961) as United Commission Leader (uncredited)
- Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory (1961) as Old Man
- A Difficult Life (1961) as Smoking University Professor (uncredited)
- Pontius Pilate (1962) as Roman Senator
- The Witch's Curse (1962) as Burgomeister
- It Happened in Athens (1962) as King of Greece (uncredited)
- Toto and Peppino Divided in Berlin (1962) as Nazist (uncredited)
- The Seventh Sword (1962) as The Old Actor (uncredited)
- 8½ (1963) as Un uomo in auto (uncredited)
- Cleopatra (1963) as High Priest (uncredited)
- Il Boom (1963) as Occulist
- Crypt of the Vampire (1964) as Franz Karnstein
- Un commerce tranquille (1964) as Priest
- Le bambole (1965) as Husband (segment "La minestra")
- Crack in the World (1965) as Dr. Reynolds
- Two Mafiosi Against Goldfinger (1965) as Stevenson
- Me, Me, Me... and the Others (1966) as Producer
- The She Beast (1966) as Count Von Helsing
- Modesty Blaise (1966) as Oleg
- Agent 3S3: Massacre in the Sun (1966) as Tereczkov's Boss
- Our Men in Bagdad (1966) as Botschafter
- El Greco (1966) as Prosecutor
- Requiem for a Secret Agent (1966) as Franco
- The Christmas That Almost Wasn't (1966) as Blossom
- Mission Stardust (1967) as Crest
- Face to Face (1967) as University Dean (uncredited)
- I barbieri di Sicilia (1967) as German Chemist (uncredited)
- Your Turn to Die (1967) as Photographer in Nightclub (uncredited)
- L'oro di Londra (1968) as Ed
- Fenomenal e il tesoro di Tutankamen (1968) as Prof. Micklewitz
- Spirits of the Dead (1968) as Schoolmaster in Yard (segment "William Wilson") (uncredited)
- Galileo (1968)
- I See Naked (1969) as Psychiatrist (uncredited)
- Carnal Circuit (1969) as Fletcher (uncredited)
- Fellini Satyricon (1969) as Man in Litter (uncredited)
- Juliette de Sade (1969) as The Marchese
- Tre nel mille (1971)
- Stanza 17-17 palazzo delle tasse, ufficio imposte (1971) as Strongbox Seller (uncredited)
- Slaughter Hotel (1971) as Professor Osterman
- What? (1972) as Man-Servant Edward (uncredited)
- Polvere di stelle (1973) as German Commander (uncredited)
- The Kiss (1974) as Friedrich (uncredited)
- Footprints on the Moon (1975) as Alfred Lowenthal
- Prete, fai un miracolo (1975) as vescovo Ritter
- The Messiah (1975) as Caiaphas
- Fellini's Casanova (1976) as Lord Talou
- I contrabbandieri di Santa Lucia (1979)
- The Black Stallion (1979) as Archaeologist
- The Warning (1980) as Ferdinando Violante
- Pronto... Lucia (1982)
- Good King Dagobert (1984) as Corbus
- Detective School Dropouts (1986) as Museum Guide
- I Love N.Y. (1987) as the Butler
- La monaca di Monza (1987) as Don Carlo
- Stradivari (1988) as Grand Chamberlain
- The Little Devil (1988) as Anziano monsignore
- The Gamble (1988)
- Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) as Evil Duke
- The Church (1989) as Heinrich
- Frankenstein Unbound (1990) as Parson
- Stasera a casa di Alice (1990) as Il suocero
- Count Max (1991) as Il maggiordomo
- Killer Rules (1993, TV Movie) as Lord Elston
- E.T.A. Hoffmanns Der Sandmann (1993) as Spalanzini
- Caro dolce amore (a.k.a. Honey Sweet Love...) (1994) as Sir John Atherton
- Screw Loose (1999) as Dr. Caputo
- The Sin Eater (2003) (a.k.a. The Order) as Eden's Manservant
- Il nascondiglio (2007) (final film role)
References edit
- ^ a b Lentz, Harris III (September 2017). "John Karlsen, 97". Classic Images (507): 52.
- ^ "ADIOS A JOHN KARLSEN (1919-2017)". Archived from the original on 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
External links edit
- John Karlsen at IMDb