"[2][3] Karedas was unable to get any substantial roles after Samurai Cop and withdrew from the entertainment industry for two decades.
In 1992, he took part in an armed robbery stealing a Rembrandt painting from televangelist Gene Scott's University Cathedral in Los Angeles.
The painting was found in the home of Kourosh Jadali, a stunt coordinator who worked on the set of Samurai Cop.
He has since returned to acting, reprising his role as Joe Marshall in the 2015 film Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance.
[6][7] He was connected to Len Kabasinski's 2022 action film Pact of Vengeance which also stars Leo Fong but ultimately did not appear.