John Karlsen

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	(1919-10-20)20 October 1919 Wellington, New Zealand
Died	5 July 2017(2017-07-05) (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

• 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)