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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, but was perhaps best known as the signature pitchman for Pathmark, famously appearing in ...
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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James Karen was a veteran Broadway, TV and film actor who appeared in over 80 movies and 100 TV shows. He was also known for his commercials for Pathmark supermarket and his friendship with Buster Keaton.
- November 28, 1923
- October 23, 2018
Oct 24, 2018 · James Karen, left, with Craig T. Nelson in “Poltergeist” (1982). A classic character actor, Mr. Karen worked steadily onstage and on the large and small screens for more than a half-century.
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 died.
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 26, 2018 · 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.
