James Karen
ABOUT JAMES KAREN
Known for playing the original Lincoln Tyler on the soap opera All My Children . He also played the millionaire Mr. Lynch in the 1987 film Wall Street . Other notable film credits include Poltergeist , The Return of the Living Dead, and The Pursuit of Happyness .
He was the understudy for Karl Malden in the Broadway production of A Streetcar named Desire.
He was nominated for a Saturn Award for his 1985 role in The Return of the Living Dead.
He married his second wife, Alba Francesca, in 1986. He had a child with his first wife, Susan Reed.
He played Martin in The Pursuit of Happyness, starring Will Smith .