John Karlsen

Charles John Karlsen (20 October 1919 – 5 July 2017) was a New Zealand actor and voice actor, who worked predominantly in Italian cinema. He appeared in over 80 film and television productions between 1958 and 2003.

Early life Karlsen was born in 1919, aboard a passenger ship between London and Singapore, and was raised in Australia and Wellington, New Zealand. He moved to Britain to study drama, and later started his own repertory company.

Selected filmography

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 Phenomenal and the Treasure of Tutankhamen (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 The New Godfathers (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 Devils of 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 The Hideout (2007) (final film role)