John Karlsen
John Karlsen, 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, The Black Stallion and The Sin Eater. In Europe he appeared in mostly Italian films.
Karlsen was born in Wellington, New Zealand, and launched his career in Europe in the late 1950s.
His filmography includes 80 titles, including several works for television.
Karlsen died on 5 July 2017 in Auckland, New Zealand, at the age of 97.
Selected filmography
The Beautiful Legs of Sabrina as The Security Guard at Jeweller's Shop The Naked Maja as InquisitorFrancis of Assisi as Friar Battle of the Worlds as United Commission Leader Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory as Old ManA Difficult Life as Smoking University Professor Pontius Pilate as Roman SenatorThe Witch's Curse as BurgomeisterIt Happened in Athens as King of Greece Toto and Peppino Divided in Berlin as Nazist The Seventh Sword as The Old Actor 8½ as Un uomo in auto Cleopatra as High Priest Il Boom as OcculistCrypt of the Vampire as Franz KarnsteinUn commerce tranquille as PriestLe bambole as Husband Crack in the World as Dr. ReynoldsTwo Mafiosi Against Goldfinger as StevensonMe, Me, Me... and the Others as ProducerThe She Beast as Count Von HelsingModesty Blaise as OlegAgent 3S3: Massacre in the Sun as Tereczkov's BossOur Men in Bagdad as BotschafterEl Greco as ProsecutorRequiem for a Secret Agent as FrancoThe Christmas That Almost Wasn't as BlossomMission Stardust as CrestFace to Face as University Dean I barbieri di Sicilia as German Chemist Your Turn to Die as Photographer in Nightclub L'oro di Londra as EdFenomenal e il tesoro di Tutankamen as Prof. MicklewitzSpirits of the Dead as Schoolmaster in Yard Galileo I See Naked as Psychiatrist Carnal Circuit as Fletcher Fellini Satyricon as Man in Litter Juliette de Sade as The MarcheseTre nel mille Stanza 17-17 palazzo delle tasse, ufficio imposte as Strongbox Seller Slaughter Hotel as Professor OstermanWhat? as Man-Servant Edward Polvere di stelle as German Commander The Kiss as Friedrich Footprints on the Moon as Alfred LowenthalPrete, fai un miracolo as vescovo RitterThe Messiah as CaiaphasFellini's Casanova as Lord TalouI contrabbandieri di Santa Lucia The Black Stallion as ArchaeologistThe Warning as Ferdinando ViolantePronto... Lucia Good King Dagobert as CorbusDetective School Dropouts as Museum GuideI Love N.Y. as the ButlerLa monaca di Monza as Don CarloStradivari as Grand ChamberlainThe Little Devil as Anziano monsignoreThe Gamble Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure as Evil DukeThe Church as HeinrichFrankenstein Unbound as ParsonStasera a casa di Alice as Il suoceroCount Max as Il maggiordomoKiller Rules as Lord ElstonE.T.A. Hoffmanns Der Sandmann as SpalanziniCaro dolce amore as Sir John AthertonScrew Loose as Dr. CaputoThe Sin Eater as Eden's Manservant- ''Il nascondiglio''