John Karlsen
Acting
Biography
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Born: October 20, 1919
Place of Birth: Wellington, New Zealand
Known For
8½
Guido Anselmi, a film director, finds himself creatively barren at the peak of his career. Urged by his doctors to rest, Anselmi heads for a luxurious resort, but a sorry group gathers—his producer, staff, actors, wife, mistress, and relatives—each one begging him to get on with the show. In retreat from their dependency, he fantasizes about past women and dreams of his childhood.
The Beautiful Legs of Sabrina
Sabrina is a beautiful thief, one who happens to have seven moles on her thigh, forming the constellation Ursa Minor; this is the only clue German police have to solve a recent robbery. Teo is a photographer looking for a pair of beautiful legs to participate in a photo contest. When he secretly takes a photo of Sabrina's legs, including the telltale moles, Sabrina has to get it back at any cost, something which brings her into dangerous proximity with the smitten Teo. Romance and assorted hijinx ensue.
The Black Stallion
While traveling with his father, young Alec becomes fascinated by a mysterious Arabian stallion that is brought on board and stabled in the ship he is sailing on. When it tragically sinks both he and the horse survive only to be stranded on a deserted island. He befriends it, so when finally rescued both return to his home where they soon meet Henry Dailey, a once successful trainer. Together they begin training the horse to race against the fastest ones in the world.
Agent 3S3, Massacre in the Sun
The island paradise of San Felipe has undergone a revolution! The charismatic General Siqueiros has assumed control! Those assisting him though have an agenda far beyond a simple dictatorship of a inconsequential banana republic! They’re scheming to put the entire world at their mercy through the mad scientist Karlesten’s efforts to develop a deadly missile-carried gas! And only one man can stop him! Walter Ross, Agent 3S3! And he not only has a license to kill, but also a license to spank!
Fellini's Casanova
Imprisoned for practicing black magic, writer and adventurer Giacomo Casanova escapes and wanders Europe, using his fluid sexuality to find his place in life amid a variety of eccentric and strange characters.
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Bill and Ted are high school buddies starting a band. They are also about to fail their history class—which means Ted would be sent to military school—but receive help from Rufus, a traveller from a future where their band is the foundation for a perfect society. With the use of Rufus' time machine, Bill and Ted travel to various points in history, returning with important figures to help them complete their final history presentation.
The Laughing Woman
Beautiful PR woman, Maria finds herself trapped in the home of the sinister and troubled Dr. Sayer, where she is subjected to a series of increasingly bizarre, terrifying, and degrading sex games. Sayer admits that he has murdered several women after the same ordeal, always killing them at the point of orgasm. But all is not what it seems, and through a series of twists and turns, the whole situation is slowly turned on its head.
The Boom
Sweet-sour comedy on Italy's 1950s rage to get rich as fast as possible! The businessman wants to satisfy his wife's craving for luxury and a "respectable life" so he becomes heavily indebted. In desperation he agrees to sell a precious part of his body for a large sum of money. But just before the crucial operation he panics...
Requiem for a Secret Agent
A veteran US Secret Service agent must thwart the covert conspiracy of an enemy spy network that threatens the world's safety.
The New Godfathers
A revolution in Iran halts a heroin shipment, but an alliance of crime families is set on getting it to the US. They decide to run the drug through an unsuspecting network of good-natured, local smugglers in Naples, while an international anti-narcotics agent rushes to shut their operation down. Betrayals and divided loyalties lead to a final, bloody confrontation in America.
Filmography
as Eden's Manservant
as Dr. Caputo
as Spalanzini
as Lord Elston
as Maggiordomo
as Father-in-law
as Parson
as Rolander
as Heinrich
as Evil Duke
as Padre confessore
as Don Carlo
as Butler
as Corbus
as Giudice
as Ferdinando Violante
as il notaio
as Archeologist
as membro della Commissione Narcotici
as Lord Talou
as Caiaphas
as capo delle spie
as Ritter
as Alfredo Laurenti / Alfred Lowenthal (as John Carlsen)
as Friedrich (uncredited)
as Edward
as Werner
as Professor Osterman
as venditore di cassaforti
as The Marchese
as Manservant (uncredited)
as Psychiatrist
as Fletcher (uncredited)
as Schoolmaster (segment "William Wilson") (uncredited)
as Professor Micklewitz
as Ed
as chimico tedesco
as Crest
as Photographer in Nightclub (uncredited)
as Blossom
as Franco
as Ambassador
as Mikhailovic's Boss
as Count von Helsing
as Oleg
as Producer
as Stevenson
as Dr. Reynolds
as Husband (segment "La minestra")
as Franz Karnstein (uncredited)
as nazista
as Burgomeister
as Roman Senator
as Supervising Commissioner