Actor profile

Robert Karnes

19th June 1917 Acting

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."

61 Movies 70 TV Shows 131 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Freeing “Trapped” poster

Freeing “Trapped” 31st December 2019 as Self (archive footage)

Bogie poster

Bogie 4th March 1980 as Chess Player

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang poster

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang 20th November 1979 as Poker Player

The Clone Master poster

The Clone Master 14th September 1978 as Trankus

Return to Earth poster

Return to Earth 14th May 1976

Gable and Lombard poster

Gable and Lombard 11th February 1976 as Gable's Director

Man on the Outside poster

Man on the Outside 29th June 1975 as Sergeant

A Case of Rape poster

A Case of Rape 20th February 1974 as Judge

Indict and Convict poster

Indict and Convict 6th January 1974 as Lt. Daniels

Executive Action poster

Executive Action 7th November 1973 as Man at Rifle Range

Money to Burn poster

Money to Burn 27th October 1973 as Team Leader

Hitched poster

Hitched 31st March 1973 as Sheriff

Scarecrow poster

Scarecrow 10th January 1972 as Minister Dodge

The Failing of Raymond poster

The Failing of Raymond 27th November 1971 as City Editor

The Harness poster

The Harness 12th November 1971 as Edgar Chappel

The Priest Killer poster

The Priest Killer 14th September 1971 as Hugh O'Flynn

Tora! Tora! Tora! poster

Tora! Tora! Tora! 26th January 1970 as Maj. John H. Dillon (uncredited)

The Over the Hill Gang poster

The Over the Hill Gang 6th July 1969 as Sheriff

The Helicopter Spies poster

The Helicopter Spies 23rd May 1968 as Ship's Captain

One Spy Too Many poster

One Spy Too Many 5th August 1966 as Col. Hawks

Apache Rifles poster

Apache Rifles 26th November 1964 as George, the Sheriff

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

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 7th November 1963 as Officer Sammy (uncredited)

Bachelor Flat poster

Bachelor Flat 7th December 1961 as Police Officer

Fear No More poster

Fear No More 1st November 1961 as Joe Brady

Five Guns to Tombstone poster

Five Guns to Tombstone 7th January 1961 as Matt Wade

Anatomy of an Accident poster

Anatomy of an Accident 1st January 1961 as Woody

The Crimebusters poster

The Crimebusters 1st January 1961 as John Herlie

Escape to Sonoita 26th June 1960 as Patrolman

Too Soon to Love poster

Too Soon to Love 1st February 1960

Hi Grandma! 7th May 1958

Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman poster

Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman 17th May 1957 as Prof. Alan Templeton

Stagecoach To Fury poster

Stagecoach To Fury 13th December 1956 as Talbot

The Silver Star poster

The Silver Star 7th April 1955 as Ward Blythe (as Bob Karnes)

Riders to the Stars poster

Riders to the Stars 14th January 1954 as Walter Gordon

Project Moon Base poster

Project Moon Base 4th September 1953 as Sam

From Here to Eternity poster

From Here to Eternity 28th August 1953 as Sgt. Turp Thornhill (uncredited)

Vice Squad poster

Vice Squad 31st July 1953 as Lou (uncredited)

Storm Over Tibet poster

Storm Over Tibet 1st July 1952 as Radio Operator

The Red Ball Express poster

The Red Ball Express 29th May 1952 as Engineer Captain (uncredited)

Rodeo poster

Rodeo 9th March 1952 as Charles Olenick

Utah Wagon Train poster

Utah Wagon Train 14th October 1951 as Henchman Jack Scully

He Ran All the Way poster

He Ran All the Way 20th June 1951 as Police Lieutenant

According to Mrs. Hoyle poster

According to Mrs. Hoyle 20th May 1951 as Harry "Chip" Rogan

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison poster

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison 18th May 1951

Three Husbands poster

Three Husbands 10th November 1950 as Kenneth Whittaker

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye poster

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye 19th August 1950 as Detective Tom Gray

Hills of Oklahoma poster

Hills of Oklahoma 1st June 1950 as Brock Stevens

Colt .45 poster

Colt .45 27th May 1950 as Henchman (uncredited)

All the King's Men poster

All the King's Men 16th November 1949 as Legislator (uncredited)

Trapped poster

Trapped 27th September 1949 as Agent Fred Foreman

When My Baby Smiles at Me poster

When My Baby Smiles at Me 10th November 1948 as Attendant

Cry of the City poster

Cry of the City 29th September 1948 as Intern

Road House poster

Road House 22nd September 1948 as Mike

The Street with No Name poster

The Street with No Name 14th July 1948 as David Jannings (Uncredited)

Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! poster

Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! 10th March 1948 as Stretch Dominy

Call Northside 777 poster

Call Northside 777 13th February 1948 as Pete (uncredited)

Captain from Castile poster

Captain from Castile 25th December 1947 as Manuel Perez (uncredited)

Nightmare Alley poster

Nightmare Alley 9th October 1947 as Joe / Bellhop (uncredited)

Kiss of Death poster

Kiss of Death 27th August 1947 as Tommy's Henchman (uncredited)

Miracle on 34th Street poster

Miracle on 34th Street 4th June 1947 as Bellevue Intern #2 (uncredited)

The Best Years of Our Lives poster

The Best Years of Our Lives 25th December 1946 as Technical Sergeant (uncredited)

Benson poster

Benson 13th September 1979

Supertrain poster

Supertrain 7th February 1979 as Martin

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries poster

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries 30th January 1977 as Sheriff King

Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers poster

Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers 4th December 1976 as Burnside

Charlie's Angels poster

Charlie's Angels 22nd September 1976 as Gordon Sanders

Baretta poster

Baretta 17th January 1975

Kolchak: The Night Stalker poster

Kolchak: The Night Stalker 13th September 1974

Police Woman poster

Police Woman 13th September 1974

The Rockford Files poster

The Rockford Files 13th September 1974 as Capt. Hulette

The Six Million Dollar Man poster

The Six Million Dollar Man 18th January 1974 as Fire Captain

Police Story poster

Police Story 20th March 1973 as Sgt. Alvarsson

Kung Fu poster

Kung Fu 14th October 1972 as Parkes (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Streets of San Francisco poster

The Streets of San Francisco 23rd September 1972

M*A*S*H poster

M*A*S*H 17th September 1972 as Colonel

The Waltons poster

The Waltons 14th September 1972

The Rookies poster

The Rookies 11th September 1972

Emergency! poster

Emergency! 22nd January 1972

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law poster

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law 16th September 1971 as Drunk

Columbo poster

Columbo 15th September 1971 as Sergeant Vernon

Cannon poster

Cannon 14th September 1971

Night Gallery poster

Night Gallery 16th December 1970

San Francisco International Airport poster

San Francisco International Airport 28th October 1970 as Barnes

McCloud poster

McCloud 17th February 1970

The Mod Squad poster

The Mod Squad 24th September 1968

The Name of the Game poster

The Name of the Game 20th September 1968 as Dick Nelson

The Outsider poster

The Outsider 18th September 1968 as Max

Mannix poster

Mannix 16th September 1967 as Walter Drake

The Guns of Will Sonnett poster

The Guns of Will Sonnett 8th September 1967

Cimarron Strip poster

Cimarron Strip 7th September 1967

Ironside poster

Ironside 28th March 1967 as Booking Sergeant

Mission: Impossible poster

Mission: Impossible 17th September 1966 as Dr. Owen Siebert

The Big Valley poster

The Big Valley 15th September 1965 as Father Andre

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

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 22nd September 1964 as Captain (uncredited)

The Fugitive poster

The Fugitive 17th September 1963 as Chief Chuck Abbott

The Lieutenant poster

The Lieutenant 14th September 1963

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour poster

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 20th September 1962 as Sargent

The Virginian poster

The Virginian 19th September 1962 as Jeffers

The New Breed poster

The New Breed 3rd October 1961 as Fred Clinton

Ben Casey poster

Ben Casey 2nd October 1961

Dr. Kildare poster

Dr. Kildare 27th September 1961 as Harry Buford

Cain's Hundred poster

Cain's Hundred 19th September 1961 as John Hurlie

The Andy Griffith Show poster

The Andy Griffith Show 3rd October 1960 as Jack

Outlaws poster

Outlaws 26th September 1960

The Detectives poster

The Detectives 16th October 1959

Hawaiian Eye poster

Hawaiian Eye 7th October 1959 as Walter Krohl

The Twilight Zone poster

The Twilight Zone 2nd October 1959 as Robbins

The Lawless Years poster

The Lawless Years 16th April 1959 as Max Fields

Rawhide poster

Rawhide 9th January 1959 as Sheriff

Bat Masterson poster

Bat Masterson 8th October 1958 as Marshal

The Texan poster

The Texan 29th September 1958

Peter Gunn poster

Peter Gunn 22nd September 1958

Sea Hunt poster

Sea Hunt 4th January 1958

26 Men poster

26 Men 15th October 1957

Trackdown poster

Trackdown 4th October 1957

The Walter Winchell File poster

The Walter Winchell File 2nd October 1957

Perry Mason poster

Perry Mason 21st September 1957 as Deputy D.A. Victor Chamberlin

M Squad poster

M Squad 20th September 1957 as Harry Conklin

Have Gun, Will Travel poster

Have Gun, Will Travel 14th September 1957 as Vern Potter

Richard Diamond, Private Detective poster

Richard Diamond, Private Detective 1st July 1957 as Jack

O. Henry Playhouse 23rd January 1957 as Jimmy Wells

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre poster

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 5th October 1956 as Rand Akins

Matinee Theater poster

Matinee Theater 31st October 1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents 2nd October 1955 as The Sergeant

Cheyenne poster

Cheyenne 20th September 1955

Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke 10th September 1955 as George Chandler

I'm the Law poster

I'm the Law 13th February 1953

The Abbott and Costello Show poster

The Abbott and Costello Show 5th December 1952 as Jones

Cavalcade of America poster

Cavalcade of America 1st October 1952 as Pilot

Death Valley Days poster

Death Valley Days 1st October 1952 as Brandon

Racket Squad poster

Racket Squad 7th June 1951