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James Karen (born Jacob Karnofsky; November 28, 1923 – October 23, 2018) was an American character actor of Broadway, film and television. Karen is known for his roles in Poltergeist, The China Syndrome, Wall Street, The Return of the Living Dead, Invaders from Mars and The Pursuit of Happyness, [1] but was perhaps best known as the signature ...
James Karen was a veteran actor who appeared in over 80 movies and 100 TV shows, including The Return of the Living Dead, Poltergeist, and Mulholland Drive. He also did commercials for Pathmark supermarket and won a Saturn Award for Lifetime Achievement.
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Oct 24, 2018 · James Karen was born Jacob Karnofsky on Nov. 28, 1923, in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. His father, Joseph, was a saloonkeeper who went into the produce business. His mother, Mae (Fried) Karnofsky, was a ...
Oct 25, 2018 · NEW YORK (AP) — James Karen, a prolific and beloved character actor whose hundreds of credits included memorable appearances in “Poltergeist” and “The Return of the Living Dead,” has died. He was 94. Karen’s friend Bruce Goldstein told The Associated Press that he died Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles. He had been battling ...
Oct 25, 2018 · NEW YORK (AP) — James Karen, a former TV pitchman who later worked with Buster Keaton and made memorable appearances in "Poltergeist" and "Return of the Living Dead," has died. He was 94. Karen's friend Bruce Goldstein told The Associated Press that he died Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles. He had been battling respiratory ailments. Karen's career dated back to the early years of television, when he was featured in Pathmark commercials. His many film credits included Buster Keaton's ...
Oct 24, 2018 · James Karen, the instantly recognizable character actor who moved the cemetery’s headstones — but not the bodies — as the developer Mr. Teague in the modern horror classic Poltergeist, has ...
James Karen was an American character actor of Broadway, film and television. Karen is known for his roles in Poltergeist, The China Syndrome, Wall Street, The Return of the Living Dead, Invaders from Mars and The Pursuit of Happyness, but was perhaps best known as the signature pitchman for Pathmark, famously appearing in commercials for the now-defunct East Coast-based supermarket chain from the late 1970s to the early 1990s which earned his nickname "Mr. Pathmark".
