James Karen
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James Karen (born Jacob Karnofsky on November 28, 1923 in Wilkes-Barre , Pennsylvania , † October 23, 2018 in Los Angeles ) was an American actor .
Life
James Karen was born in Wilkes-Barre, northeast Pennsylvania, in 1923. His parents Mae Freed and Joseph H. Karnofsky were Jewish immigrants from Russia .
As a young man, Karen was encouraged to pursue an acting career by Congressman Daniel J. Flood . This was an amateur mime and had engaged Karen for a production at a municipal theater in Wilkes-Barre. Karen later attended drama school in New York City. His debut on Broadway he gave in 1947 in Elia Kazan's production of A Streetcar Named Desire with Marlon Brando , where he was a stand-in for the of Karl Malden worked played Mitch.
Karen has appeared in various soap operas . In Young and Passionate - As the World Turns , he played the Dr. Burke and on All My Children , he was the first to cast Lincoln Tyler. He was best known for the role of Eliot Randolph in Eight Is Enough and for his role in the horror film Damn the Zombies Are Coming . He was also known to audiences on the US East Coast as the spokesman for the commercials for the Pathmark supermarket chain , in which he participated for two decades. His work as an actor includes more than 200 film and television productions.
Karen was married to the folk singer Susan Reed from 1958 to 1967 . A child emerged from this connection. He later entered into a second marriage. In 1986, Karen was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Actor for his role in Damn, the Zombies Are Coming . In 1998 he received the Life Career Award at the Saturn Awards . He died in Los Angeles in 2018 at the age of 94.
Filmography (selection)
- 1947: Journey Into Medicine
- 1965: film
- 1970: Hercules in New York
- 1970: No song for my father (I Never Sang for My Father)
- 1976: The Untouchables (All the President's Men)
- 1977: Opening Night
- 1978: Capricorn Company (Capricorn One)
- 1978: FIST - A man goes his way (FIST)
- 1979: The China Syndrome (The China Syndrome)
- 1982: Poltergeist
- 1982/83: Dallas (TV series)
- 1985: Damn the Zombies (The Return of the Living Dead)
- 1986: Invasion from Mars (Invaders from Mars)
- 1987: Beverly Hills Boys Club (Billionaire Boys Club)
- 1987: Wall Street
- 1988: The Wild Zombies have a great time (Return of the Living Dead Part II)
- 1995: The Return of the Piranhas (Piranha)
- 1995: Nixon
- 1997: A River made to Down In
- 1998: The Model Student (Apt Pupil)
- 1998: Girl
- 1999: Any Given Sunday (Any Given Sunday)
- 2000: Thirteen Days
- 2002: Mulholland Drive - Street of Darkness (Mulholland Drive)
- 2006: Superman Returns
- 2006: The Pursuit of Happyness (The Pursuit of Happyness)
- 2009: Dark and Stormy Night
- 2012: Butterfly Room - Obsessed with Evil (The Butterfly Room)
Web links
- James Karen in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- James Karen in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
Individual evidence
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↑ Gail Schomoller Philbin: James Karen and Flickerong Blue. In: Lake Magazine. 2004, archived from the original on April 20, 2006 ; accessed on October 26, 2018 (English). James Karen Biography (1923-). In: Filmreference.com. Retrieved October 26, 2018 .
- ↑ James Karen Biography. In: Yahoo! Movies. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011 ; accessed on October 26, 2018 (English).
- ↑ Mike Barnes: James Karen, Actor in 'Poltergeist' and So Much More, Dies at 94. In: msn.com . October 24, 2018, accessed October 26, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Karen, James |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Karnofsky, Jacob (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 28, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wilkes-Barre , Pennsylvania , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | 23 October 2018 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California , USA |