James Karen
ActorWriterProducer
- Born
- November 28, 1923
- Died
- October 23, 2018
Veteran Broadway, TV and film actor James Karen was encouraged as a young man to take up an acting career by U.S. Congressman Daniel J. Flood, who was an amateur actor himself. In 1947 Karen made his Broadway debut in "A Streetcar Named Desire", which led to appearances in over 20 Broadway…
Writer
| Space Invaders(1988) |
Actor
| Cynthia(2018)as Frank Teague |
| Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk(2017)as Interviewee #1 |
| Ned and Stacey(1995)as Patrick Kirkland |
| Humanity(2016)as Allen |
| Bender(2016)as Old Man Bender |
Producer
| Space Invaders(1988) |
Additional Crew
| Universal Horror(1998) |
Thanks
| The Flying Dutchmen(2016) |
| So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM(2004) |
| A Moment of Grace(2004) |
| The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy(2004) |
| The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent(2004) |
Self
| The Great Buster(2018)as Self |
| Marilyn! The New Musical(2018)as Self |
| NOTFILM(2015)as Self |
| Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast(2014)as Self - Guest |
| The 27th Annual Gypsy Award(2014)as Self |
Archive Footage
| Buster Keaton: Home(2024)as Self |
| WatchMojo(2006)as Self - Raymond |
| The Oscars(2019)as Self - Actor (In Memoriam) |
| TCM Remembers 2018(2018)as Self, actor |
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness(2007)as Frank, Mr. Teague |
Credit Score: James Karen
| # | Name | Score | Year | Win | Nom | Known | ★ | Wins | Noms | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Pursuit of Happyness | 10.00 | 2006 | • | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 620480 | ||
| 2 | All the President's Men | 8.00 | 1976 | 7.9 | 4 | 8 | 138484 | |||
| 3 | Wall Street | 7.50 | 1987 | • | 7.3 | 1 | 1 | 174563 | ||
| 4 | Mulholland Drive | 6.00 | 2001 | • | 7.9 | 0 | 1 | 427977 | ||
| 5 | The Return of the Living Dead | 4.88 | 1985 | • | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 77200 | ||
| 6 | Thirteen Days | 3.75 | 2001 | • | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 66657 | ||
| 7 | Poltergeist | 3.75 | 1982 | • | 7.3 | 0 | 3 | 194748 | ||
| 8 | The China Syndrome | 3.75 | 1979 | • | 7.4 | 0 | 4 | 35851 | ||
| 9 | Nixon | 2.50 | 1996 | • | 7.0 | 0 | 4 | 34629 | ||
| 10 | Capricorn One | 2.50 | 1978 | • | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 27259 |