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 Inquisitor
  • Francis of Assisi as Friar
  • Battle of the Worlds as United Commission Leader
  • Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory as Old Man
  • A Difficult Life as Smoking University Professor
  • Pontius Pilate as Roman Senator
  • The Witch's Curse as Burgomeister
  • It 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 Occulist
  • Crypt of the Vampire as Franz Karnstein
  • Un commerce tranquille as Priest
  • Le bambole as Husband
  • Crack in the World as Dr. Reynolds
  • Two Mafiosi Against Goldfinger as Stevenson
  • Me, Me, Me... and the Others as Producer
  • The She Beast as Count Von Helsing
  • Modesty Blaise as Oleg
  • Agent 3S3: Massacre in the Sun as Tereczkov's Boss
  • Our Men in Bagdad as Botschafter
  • El Greco as Prosecutor
  • Requiem for a Secret Agent as Franco
  • The Christmas That Almost Wasn't as Blossom
  • Mission Stardust as Crest
  • Face 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 Ed
  • Fenomenal e il tesoro di Tutankamen as Prof. Micklewitz
  • Spirits 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 Marchese
  • Tre nel mille
  • Stanza 17-17 palazzo delle tasse, ufficio imposte as Strongbox Seller
  • Slaughter Hotel as Professor Osterman
  • What? as Man-Servant Edward
  • Polvere di stelle as German Commander
  • The Kiss as Friedrich
  • Footprints on the Moon as Alfred Lowenthal
  • Prete, fai un miracolo as vescovo Ritter
  • The Messiah as Caiaphas
  • Fellini's Casanova as Lord Talou
  • I contrabbandieri di Santa Lucia
  • The Black Stallion as Archaeologist
  • The Warning as Ferdinando Violante
  • Pronto... Lucia
  • Good King Dagobert as Corbus
  • Detective School Dropouts as Museum Guide
  • I Love N.Y. as the Butler
  • La monaca di Monza as Don Carlo
  • Stradivari as Grand Chamberlain
  • The Little Devil as Anziano monsignore
  • The Gamble
  • Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure as Evil Duke
  • The Church as Heinrich
  • Frankenstein Unbound as Parson
  • Stasera a casa di Alice as Il suocero
  • Count Max as Il maggiordomo
  • Killer Rules as Lord Elston
  • E.T.A. Hoffmanns Der Sandmann as Spalanzini
  • Caro dolce amore as Sir John Atherton
  • Screw Loose as Dr. Caputo
  • The Sin Eater as Eden's Manservant
  • ''Il nascondiglio''