John Karlsen

John Karlsen, sometimes credited as Charles John Karlsen or John Karlson (born October 20, 1919 in Wellington, New Zealand), is a former actor from New Zealand 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.
His filmography includes eighty titles, including several works for television.

• The Naked Maja (1958) as Inquisitor
• Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory (1961) as Old Man
• Crypt of the Vampire (1964) as Franz Karnstein
• Two Mafiosi Against Goldfinger (1965) as White
• The She Beast (1966) as Count Von Helsing
• Agent 3S3: Massacre in the Sun (1966) as Tereczkov's Boss
• Our Men in Bagdad (1966) as Botschafter
• Requiem for a Secret Agent (1966) as Franco
• Mission Stardust (1967) as Crest
• Face to Face (1967) as University Dean
• Spirits of the Dead (1968) as Schoolmaster in Yard
• What? (1972) as Edward
• Footprints on the Moon (1972) as Alfred Lowenthal
• Fellini's Casanova (1976) as Lord Talou
• The Black Stallion (1979) as Archaeologist
• The Warning (1980) as Ferdinando Violante
• Good King Dagobert (1984) as Corbus
• I Love N.Y. (1987) as the Butler
• The Church (1989) as Heinrich
• Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) as Evil Duke
• Killer Rules (1993) as Lord Elston
• Frankenstein Unbound (1990) as Parson
• Count Max (1991) as Il maggiordomo
• 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