Robert Karnes

Robert Karnes

Actor Jun 19 (died age 62) 1946–2019 (73 year career)

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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

The Best Years of Our Lives

The Best Years of Our Lives

Technical Sergeant (uncredited)

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

Second Bellevue Intern (uncredited)

From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity

Sgt. Turp Thornhill (uncredited)

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Officer Sammy (uncredited)

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Maj. John H. Dillon (uncredited)

Nightmare Alley

Nightmare Alley

Joe / Bellhop (uncredited)

All the King's Men

All the King's Men

Legislator (uncredited)

Kiss of Death

Kiss of Death

Tommy's Henchman (uncredited)

Filmography

Acting (129)

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Movies (61)

Freeing “Trapped”

Freeing “Trapped”

as Self (archive footage)

Bogie

Bogie

as Chess Player

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang

as Poker Player

The Clone Master

The Clone Master

as Trankus

Gable and Lombard

Gable and Lombard

as Gable's Director

Return to Earth

Return to Earth

Man on the Outside

Man on the Outside

as Sergeant

Indict and Convict

Indict and Convict

as Lt. Daniels

A Case of Rape

A Case of Rape

as Judge

Money to Burn

Money to Burn

as Team Leader

Executive Action

Executive Action

as Man at Rifle Range

Hitched

Hitched

as Sheriff

Scarecrow

Scarecrow

as Minister Dodge

The Priest Killer

The Priest Killer

as Hugh O'Flynn

The Failing of Raymond

The Failing of Raymond

as City Editor

The Harness

The Harness

as Edgar Chappel

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

as Maj. John H. Dillon (uncredited)

The Over the Hill Gang

The Over the Hill Gang

as Sheriff

The Helicopter Spies

The Helicopter Spies

as Ship's Captain

One Spy Too Many

One Spy Too Many

as Col. Hawks

Apache Rifles

Apache Rifles

as George, the Sheriff

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

as Officer Sammy (uncredited)

Fear No More

Fear No More

as Joe Brady

The Crimebusters

The Crimebusters

as John Herlie

Bachelor Flat

Bachelor Flat

as Police Officer

Anatomy of an Accident

Anatomy of an Accident

as Woody

Five Guns to Tombstone

Five Guns to Tombstone

as Matt Wade

Escape to Sonoita

as Patrolman

Too Soon to Love

Too Soon to Love

Hi Grandma!

Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

as Prof. Alan Templeton

Stagecoach To Fury

Stagecoach To Fury

as Talbot

The Silver Star

The Silver Star

as Ward Blythe (as Bob Karnes)

Riders to the Stars

Riders to the Stars

as Walter Gordon

From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity

as Sgt. Turp Thornhill (uncredited)

Vice Squad

Vice Squad

as Lou (uncredited)

Project Moon Base

Project Moon Base

as Sam

Rodeo

Rodeo

as Charles Olenick

The Red Ball Express

The Red Ball Express

as Engineer Captain (uncredited)

Storm Over Tibet

Storm Over Tibet

as Radio Operator

He Ran All the Way

He Ran All the Way

as Police Lieutenant

Utah Wagon Train

Utah Wagon Train

as Henchman Jack Scully

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

According to Mrs. Hoyle

According to Mrs. Hoyle

as Harry "Chip" Rogan

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

as Detective Tom Gray

Colt .45

Colt .45

as Henchman (uncredited)

Three Husbands

Three Husbands

as Kenneth Whittaker

Hills of Oklahoma

Hills of Oklahoma

as Brock Stevens

Trapped

Trapped

as Agent Fred Foreman

All the King's Men

All the King's Men

as Legislator (uncredited)

Call Northside 777

Call Northside 777

as Pete (uncredited)

Cry of the City

Cry of the City

as Intern

When My Baby Smiles at Me

When My Baby Smiles at Me

as Attendant

Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!

Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!

as Stretch Dominy

The Street with No Name

The Street with No Name

as David Jannings (Uncredited)

Road House

Road House

as Mike

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

as Second Bellevue Intern (uncredited)

Kiss of Death

Kiss of Death

as Tommy's Henchman (uncredited)

Nightmare Alley

Nightmare Alley

as Joe / Bellhop (uncredited)

Captain from Castile

Captain from Castile

as Manuel Perez (uncredited)

The Best Years of Our Lives

The Best Years of Our Lives

as Technical Sergeant (uncredited)

Television (68)

Benson

Benson

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

as Sheriff King

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

as Gordon Sanders

Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers

Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers

as Burnside

Baretta

Baretta

The Six Million Dollar Man

The Six Million Dollar Man

as Fire Captain

Police Woman

Police Woman

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

as Capt. Hulette

Police Story

Police Story

as Sgt. Alvarsson

M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H

as Colonel

Emergency!

Emergency!

The Waltons

The Waltons

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

The Rookies

The Rookies

Kung Fu

Kung Fu

as Parkes

Columbo

Columbo

as Grover

Cannon

Cannon

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

as Drunk

Night Gallery

Night Gallery

McCloud

McCloud

San Francisco International Airport

San Francisco International Airport

as Barnes

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

as Dick Nelson

The Outsider

The Outsider

as Max

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

Ironside

Ironside

as Booking Sergeant

Mannix

Mannix

as Walter Drake

The Guns of Will Sonnett

The Guns of Will Sonnett

Cimarron Strip

Cimarron Strip

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

as Dr. Owen Siebert

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

as Padre

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

as Colonel Hawks

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

as Sheriff Ralls

The Lieutenant

The Lieutenant

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as The Police Sergeant

The Virginian

The Virginian

as Sheriff of Concho

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as Monte

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

The New Breed

The New Breed

as Fred Clinton

Cain's Hundred

Cain's Hundred

as John Hurlie

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

as Jack

Outlaws

Outlaws

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as Robbins

Rawhide

Rawhide

as Sheriff

Hawaiian Eye

Hawaiian Eye

as Walter Krohl

The Detectives

The Detectives

The Lawless Years

The Lawless Years

as Max Fields

Sea Hunt

Sea Hunt

Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson

as Landry

The Texan

The Texan

Peter Gunn

Peter Gunn

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as Det. Purvis

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

as Joe Peavey

Trackdown

Trackdown

M Squad

M Squad

as Harry Conklin

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

as Jack

The Walter Winchell File

The Walter Winchell File

26 Men

26 Men

O. Henry Playhouse

as Jimmy Wells

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Rider

Cheyenne

Cheyenne

Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Ed Mungo

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as Roberts

I'm the Law

I'm the Law

The Abbott and Costello Show

The Abbott and Costello Show

as Jones

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America

as Pilot

Death Valley Days

Death Valley Days

as Brandon

Racket Squad

Racket Squad