
Robert Karnes
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 19, 1917
- Died
- December 4, 1979 (aged 62)
- Birthplace
- Paducah, Kentucky, USA
Biography
Robert Karnes was an American actor known for his work in film, stage, and television from 1946 to 1979. He appeared in numerous popular TV shows like "Gunsmoke" and "The Twilight Zone," and films including "From Here to Eternity" and "Miracle on 34th Street."
Known For
Filmography

Freeing “Trapped”
Movie · as Self (archive footage)

Bogie
Movie · as Chess Player

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
Movie · as Poker Player

Benson
TV · 1 ep

Supertrain
TV · as Martin · 1 ep

The Clone Master
Movie · as Trankus

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
TV · as Sheriff King · 4 eps

Gable and Lombard
Movie · as Gable's Director

Return to Earth
Movie

Charlie's Angels
TV · as Gordon Sanders · 1 ep

Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers
TV · as Burnside · 1 ep

Man on the Outside
Movie · as Sergeant

Baretta
TV · 1 ep

Indict and Convict
Movie · as Lt. Daniels

A Case of Rape
Movie · as Judge

Kolchak: The Night Stalker
TV

Police Woman
TV · 1 ep

The Rockford Files
TV · as Capt. Hulette · 1 ep

The Six Million Dollar Man
TV · as Fire Captain · 1 ep

Money to Burn
Movie · as Team Leader

Executive Action
Movie · as Man at Rifle Range

Hitched
Movie · as Sheriff

Police Story
TV · as Sgt. Alvarsson · 1 ep

Scarecrow
Movie · as Minister Dodge

M*A*S*H
TV · as Colonel · 2 eps

The Rookies
TV · 1 ep

Kung Fu
TV · as Parkes, Parkes (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1 ep

The Streets of San Francisco
TV · 1 ep

Emergency!
TV · 1 ep

The Waltons
TV · 1 ep

The Failing of Raymond
Movie · as City Editor

The Harness
Movie · as Edgar Chappel

The Priest Killer
Movie · as Hugh O'Flynn

Cannon
TV · 1 ep

Columbo
TV · as Grover, Sergeant Vernon · 1 ep

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
TV · as Drunk · 1 ep

Tora! Tora! Tora!
Movie · as Maj. John H. Dillon (uncredited)

Night Gallery
TV · 1 ep

McCloud
TV · as Matt · 1 ep

San Francisco International Airport
TV · as Barnes · 1 ep

The Over the Hill Gang
Movie · as Sheriff

The Helicopter Spies
Movie · as Ship's Captain

The Mod Squad
TV · 1 ep

The Name of the Game
TV · as Dick Nelson · 1 ep

The Outsider
TV · as Max · 1 ep

Mannix
TV · as Walter Drake · 1 ep

Ironside
TV · as Booking Sergeant · 3 eps

Cimarron Strip
TV · 1 ep

The Guns of Will Sonnett
TV · as Sheriff McCall · 1 ep

One Spy Too Many
Movie · as Col. Hawks

Mission: Impossible
TV · as Dr. Owen Siebert · 1 ep

The Big Valley
TV · as Padre, Father Estaban, Father Andre, Priest · 1 ep

Apache Rifles
Movie · as George, the Sheriff

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
TV · as Colonel Hawks, Captain (uncredited) · 1 ep

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Movie · as Officer Sammy (uncredited)

The Fugitive
TV · as Sheriff Ralls, Chief Chuck Abbott · 1 ep

The Lieutenant
TV · 1 ep

The Virginian
TV · as Sheriff of Concho, Hobey Kendall, Jeffers · 1 ep

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TV · as The Police Sergeant, Sargent · 1 ep

The Crimebusters
Movie · as John Herlie

Fear No More
Movie · as Joe Brady

Five Guns to Tombstone
Movie · as Matt Wade

Bachelor Flat
Movie · as Police Officer

Anatomy of an Accident
Movie · as Woody

Cain's Hundred
TV · as John Hurlie · 2 eps

Ben Casey
TV · 1 ep

The New Breed
TV · as Fred Clinton · 1 ep

Dr. Kildare
TV · as Monte, Harry Buford · 1 ep
Escape to Sonoita
Movie · as Patrolman

Too Soon to Love
Movie

The Andy Griffith Show
TV · as Jack · 1 ep

Outlaws
TV · 1 ep

The Twilight Zone
TV · as Robbins · 1 ep

The Lawless Years
TV · as Max Fields · 48 eps

Rawhide
TV · as Sheriff · 1 ep

The Detectives
TV · 2 eps

Hawaiian Eye
TV · as Walter Krohl · 1 ep

Bonanza
TV · as Miner · 1 ep
Hi Grandma!
Movie

Sea Hunt
TV · 3 eps

Peter Gunn
TV · 1 ep

Bat Masterson
TV · as Landry, Marshal · 1 ep

The Texan
TV · 1 ep

Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
Movie · as Prof. Alan Templeton

Trackdown
TV · 1 ep

Perry Mason
TV · as Det. Purvis, Deputy D.A. Chamberlin, Deputy D.A. Victor Chamberlin · 1 ep

Have Gun, Will Travel
TV · as Joe Peavey, Vern Potter · 5 eps

Richard Diamond, Private Detective
TV · as Jack · 1 ep

M Squad
TV · as Harry Conklin · 1 ep

The Walter Winchell File
TV · 1 ep
O. Henry Playhouse
TV · as Jimmy Wells · 1 ep

26 Men
TV · 1 ep

Stagecoach to Fury
Movie · as Talbot

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV · as Rider, Rand Akins · 1 ep

The Silver Star
Movie · as Ward Blythe (as Bob Karnes)

Cheyenne
TV · 1 ep

Gunsmoke
TV · as Roberts, Jep Hunter, Bert, Ben, Fallon, Sterret, Driver, Ross, Charlie, Mr. Lauter, George Chandler · 1 ep

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Ed Mungo, Patrolman, Police Sgt. Henderson, Mr. Simon, The Sergeant · 1 ep

Matinee Theater
TV · 4 eps

Riders to the Stars
Movie · as Walter Gordon

From Here to Eternity
Movie · as Sgt. Turp Thornhill (uncredited)

Vice Squad
Movie · as Lou (uncredited)

Project Moon Base
Movie · as Sam

I'm the Law
TV · 1 ep

You Are There
TV · as The Sergeant · 1 ep

Rodeo
Movie · as Charles Olenick

The Red Ball Express
Movie · as Engineer Captain (uncredited)

Storm Over Tibet
Movie · as Radio Operator

Cavalcade of America
TV · as Pilot · 1 ep

Death Valley Days
TV · as Brandon · 1 ep

The Abbott and Costello Show
TV · as Jones · 1 ep

He Ran All the Way
Movie · as Police Lieutenant

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
Movie

According to Mrs. Hoyle
Movie · as Harry "Chip" Rogan

Utah Wagon Train
Movie · as Henchman Jack Scully

Racket Squad
TV · 1 ep

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Movie · as Detective Tom Gray

Hills of Oklahoma
Movie · as Brock Stevens

Three Husbands
Movie · as Kenneth Whittaker

Colt .45
Movie · as Henchman (uncredited)

Trapped
Movie · as Agent Fred Foreman

All the King's Men
Movie · as Legislator (uncredited)

Call Northside 777
Movie · as Pete (uncredited)

Road House
Movie · as Mike

When My Baby Smiles at Me
Movie · as Attendant

The Street with No Name
Movie · as David Jannings (Uncredited)

Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
Movie · as Stretch Dominy

Cry of the City
Movie · as Intern

Captain from Castile
Movie · as Manuel Perez (uncredited)

Miracle on 34th Street
Movie · as Bellevue Intern #2 (uncredited)

Kiss of Death
Movie · as Tommy's Henchman (uncredited)

Nightmare Alley
Movie · as Joe / Bellhop (uncredited)

Daisy Kenyon
Movie

The Best Years of Our Lives
Movie · as Technical Sergeant (uncredited)

The Bamboo Blonde
Movie · as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)