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name: "Richard Karn"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/richard-karn"
roles: []
born: "17 February 1956"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-20T21:15:04.760707+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Richard Karn

Actor. Born 17 February 1956 in Seattle, Washington, USA.

## Details

- **Born:** 17 February 1956, Seattle, Washington, USA
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Karn, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1344562, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0439781/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/53286

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*PEN15*](https://film.one/tv/pen15.md) (80)

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## Biography

Richard Karn is an American actor. Born Richard Karn Wilson in Seattle, Washington, on 17 February 1956, he graduated from the University of Washington Professional Actor Training Program in 1979.

Karn is best known for playing Al Borland in the ABC sitcom *Home Improvement* (1991–1999). He has also appeared in *That '70s Show* (1998) as Theo and *Boy Meets World* (1993) as Victor. He hosted the game show *Family Feud* from 2002 to 2006 and played Fred Peters in the Hulu series *PEN15* (2019–2021).

Karn has worked in theatre, film and television, with roles including appearances in the *Air Bud* films.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *PEN15* (2019), Fi1m 80, as Fred Peters — [page](https://film.one/tv/pen15.md)

## Complete filmography (44)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Shifting Gears* (2025), series, as Roger
- *Carrie and Jess Save the Universe!* (2022), as Computer Face
- *Horse Camp: A Love Tail* (2022), as Jerry
- *The Christmas Dance* (2021), as Sherman
- *Check Inn to Christmas* (2019), as Tim
- *PEN15* (2019), series, as Fred Peters — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/pen15.md)
- *Amanda and the Fox* (2018), as Judge Weartherbee
- *Christmas in Mississippi* (2017), as Mr. McGuire
- *F the Prom* (2017), as Murphy
- *Detroiters* (2017), series, as Richard Karn
- *The Horse Dancer* (2017), as Jerry
- *Stars Are Already Dead* (2016), as Jim
- *Christmas Land* (2015), as Mason Richards
- *A Dog for Christmas* (2015), as Santa
- *A Perfect Christmas List* (2014), as Tim
- *A Daughter's Nightmare* (2014), as Cameron
- *Gordon Family Tree* (2013), as Perry Merrow
- *All Star Bowling Trick Shots* (2012), Actor
- *Last Man Standing* (2011), series, as Bill McKendree
- *Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury* (2011), as Bill Witherspoon
- *In Gayle We Trust* (2009), series, as Mayor Thomas
- *Ctrl* (2009), series, as Arthur Piller
- *True Jackson, VP* (2008), series, as Fire Marshal O'Bannon
- *Bingo America* (2008), series, Actor
- *Snow Buddies* (2008), as Patrick
- *Mr. Blue Sky* (2007), as John Adams
- *Dirt* (2007), series, as Holt's Father
- *Air Buddies* (2006), as Patrick Framm
- *Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch* (2002), as Patrick
- *Reality School* (2002), as Victor Cayanne
- *Watching Ellie* (2002), series, as Richard Karn
- *Sex and the Teenage Mind* (2002), as Stanley Heitmeyer
- *MVP 2: Most Vertical Primate* (2001), as Ollie Plant
- *The Chronicle* (2001), series, as David Tally
- *The Pooch and the Pauper* (2000), as Agent Dainville
- *The Lot* (1999), series, as Stan Lunquist
- *That '70s Show* (1998), series, as Theo
- *Legend of the Mummy* (1998), as Brice Renard
- *Foot Soldier* (1998), series, as Host
- *Picture Perfect* (1995), Actor
- *Boys Will Be Boys* (1994), as Mr. Delo
- *Burke's Law* (1994), series, as David Bergen
- *Boy Meets World* (1993), series, as Victor
- *Home Improvement* (1991), series, as Al Borland

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