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Robert A. Karnes was a prolific television actor who also appeared in some films early in his career, including mostly uncredited parts in The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), Miracle on 34th Street (1947), Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950), and From Here to Eternity (1953). A Kentucky native, Karnes was living in Arizona at the time he procured his Social Security number.
Birth Name
Robert Anthony Karnes
Born
Tuesday, 19 June 1917
Died
Tuesday, 04 December 1979
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Bogie | Chess Player | 1980 |
| The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang | Poker player | 1979 |
| Benson | Mr. Keller | 1979 |
| Supertrain | Martin | 1979 |
| The Clone Master | Trankus | 1978 |
| Billy Jack Goes to Washington | Bailey Associate | 1977 |
| The Domino Principle | Lefty | 1977 |
| Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years | Justice Fuller | 1977 |
| The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | Sheriff King | 1977 |
| ABC Weekend Specials | Townsman | 1977 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Bogie | Chess Player | 1980 |
| The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang | Poker player | 1979 |
| Benson | Mr. Keller | 1979 |
| Supertrain | Martin | 1979 |
| The Clone Master | Trankus | 1978 |
| Billy Jack Goes to Washington | Bailey Associate | 1977 |
| The Domino Principle | Lefty | 1977 |
| Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years | Justice Fuller | 1977 |
| The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | Sheriff King | 1977 |
| ABC Weekend Specials | Townsman | 1977 |
| Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers | Burnside | 1976 |
| Most Wanted | Mr. Clayton | 1976 |
| Charlie's Angels | Gordon Sanders | 1976 |
| Gable and Lombard | Gable's Director | 1976 |
| How the West Was Won | Stone / Mr. Stone | 1976 |
| The Oregon Trail | Hatcher | 1976 |
| Baretta | Jack | 1975 |
| Police Woman | Lt. Pruitt | 1974 |
| Kolchak: The Night Stalker | Officer Thomas | 1974 |
| The Rockford Files | Capt. Hulette | 1974 |
| A Case of Rape | Judge | 1974 |
| Get Christie Love! | Burton | 1974 |
| The Six Million Dollar Man | Fire Captain | 1974 |
| Executive Action | Man at Rifle Range | 1973 |
| Money to Burn | Team Leader | 1973 |
| Police Story | Heller / Sgt. Alvarsson | 1973 |
| M*A*S*H | General Fred Fox / Colonel | 1972 |
| The Streets of San Francisco | Sgt. Dave Paxton | 1972 |
| The Waltons | Mr. Moffatt | 1972 |
| The Rookies | Sgt. Older | 1972 |
| Kung Fu | Parkes | 1972 |
| Emergency! | Cheryl's Father / D.A.C. / Heart Attack Victim / Store Manager | 1972 |
| The Scarecrow | Minister Dodge | 1972 |
| Glass Houses | 1972 | |
| The Failing of Raymond | City Editor | 1971 |
| Columbo | Grover / Sgt. Vernon | 1971 |
| Cannon | Joseph Matthews | 1971 |
| Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law | Drunk | 1971 |
| Hitched | Sheriff | 1971 |
| The Bold Ones: The Senator | 3rd Reporter | 1970 |
| McCloud | Matt | 1970 |
| Tora! Tora! Tora! | Maj. John H. Dillon - Knox's Aide | 1970 |
| Night Gallery | Sheriff Lewis (segment "Midnight Never Ends") | 1969 |
| The Bill Cosby Show | Mr. Roberts | 1969 |
| The Over-the-Hill Gang | Sheriff | 1969 |
| Charro! | Harvey - Bartender | 1969 |
| Mod Squad | Sheriff | 1968 |
| The Name of the Game | Jamison / Dick Nelson | 1968 |
| The Outsider | Max | 1968 |
| The Helicopter Spies | Ship's Captain | 1968 |
| Mannix | Walter Drake | 1967 |
| Ironside | 3rd Policeman / Arnold / Booking Sergeant / Hugh O'Flynn / Maintenance Worker / Walt | 1967 |
| Judd for the Defense | Sgt. Edward Karis | 1967 |
| The Guns of Will Sonnett | Sheriff Frank Barlow / Sheriff McCall | 1967 |
| Cimarron Strip | Bart Hazlett | 1967 |
| Mission: Impossible | Dr. Owen Siebert | 1966 |
| One Spy Too Many | Col. Hawks | 1966 |
| Blindfold | NSA Colonel on Phone | 1965 |
| The Big Valley | Father Estaban / Priest / Padre / Father Andre | 1965 |
| Apache Rifles | Sheriff / George, the Sheriff | 1964 |
| The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Captain / Colonel Hawks | 1964 |
| Slattery's People | Wilson | 1964 |
| It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World | Officer Sammy | 1963 |
| Mr. Novak | Mark Mattson | 1963 |
| The Fugitive | Chief Chuck Abbott / Sheriff Ralls | 1963 |
| Grindl | Det. Grover | 1963 |
| The Lieutenant | Lt. Col. A.J. Vilardi | 1963 |
| The Eleventh Hour | Law Officer | 1962 |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Sergeant / The Police Sergeant | 1962 |
| The Virginian | Sheriff of Concho / Jeffers / Hobey Kendall / Hendricks | 1962 |
| Bachelor Flat | Police Officer | 1962 |
| Fear No More | Joe Brady | 1961 |
| Everglades! | Lt. Tom Saunders | 1961 |
| The New Breed | Fred Clinton | 1961 |
| Ben Casey | Jones | 1961 |
| Ripcord | Sam Patton | 1961 |
| Dr. Kildare | Ben Dressard / Harry Buford / Monte | 1961 |
| Cain's Hundred | John Hurlie | 1961 |
| The Americans | General | 1961 |
| The Crimebusters | John Herlie | 1961 |
| Five Guns to Tombstone | Matt Wade | 1960 |
| Harrigan and Son | Frank Cole | 1960 |
| Klondike | Jack Wells | 1960 |
| The Andy Griffith Show | Jack | 1960 |
| Outlaws | Jerry Betts | 1960 |
| My Three Sons | Morley | 1960 |
| Checkmate | Lt. March | 1960 |
| Too Soon to Love | 1960 | |
| The Detectives | Frank Garmes / Bill Weidel | 1959 |
| This Man Dawson | Barney Dugan | 1959 |
| Hawaiian Eye | Walter Krohl | 1959 |
| The Twilight Zone | Robbins | 1959 |
| Men Into Space | Capt. Sy Robbins | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Sheriff Buhler / Rustler / Miner / Jess McLean / Jeff Bonner | 1959 |
| The Man and the Challenge | Henderson | 1959 |
| The Deputy | Sam Nelson | 1959 |
| The Lawless Years | Max Fields | 1959 |
| The Third Man | Eric Potter | 1959 |
| The Untouchables | Harvey Sloan / Police Captain / Wayne Owens | 1959 |
| Rawhide | Mel Simmons / Sheriff | 1959 |
| Flight | Undetermined Role | 1958 |
| Bat Masterson | Marshal / Landry | 1958 |
| Mackenzie's Raiders | Dakota Smith | 1958 |
| The Texan | Walt | 1958 |
| Frontier Doctor | Marshal Dunham | 1958 |
| Rescue 8 | Leeds | 1958 |
| Peter Gunn | Warden Rogers | 1958 |
| Frontier Justice | Rider | 1958 |
| Live Fast, Die Young | Tommy 'Tubbs' Thompson | 1958 |
| Sea Hunt | USCG Commander Flint / Helff / Capt. Greg Evans | 1958 |
| Man Without a Gun | Jonas | 1957 |
| 26 Men | George Martin | 1957 |
| Trackdown | Malcolm Hars | 1957 |
| The Real McCoys | Dave Sawyer / Mr. Barstow / Mr. Dockweiler | 1957 |
| The Walter Winchell File | Harkavy | 1957 |
| The Californians | Jud Morgan / George Cook | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Deputy D.A. Victor Chamberlin / Deputy D.A. Chamberlin / Det. Purvis | 1957 |
| M Squad | Harry Conklin | 1957 |
| Boots and Saddles | Trooper Jesse | 1957 |
| Wagon Train | Luke | 1957 |
| Have Gun - Will Travel | Clay Morrow / Ezekial Tyler / Farley Dyson / Joe Peavey / Rancher / Vern Potter | 1957 |
| Richard Diamond, Private Detective | Jack | 1957 |
| Spoilers of the Forest | Driver | 1957 |
| The Silent Service | Lt. Comdr. Frank W. 'Mike' Fenno / Haley | 1957 |
| Tales of Wells Fargo | Marshal Emmett Clegg / Cpl. Lark | 1957 |
| Stagecoach to Fury | Talbot | 1956 |
| Zane Grey Theatre | Rand Akins / Rider | 1956 |
| Broken Arrow | Sgt. Xavier | 1956 |
| Telephone Time | Doctor | 1956 |
| Matinee Theatre | Son / Matt / Frank Wilson | 1955 |
| Fury | Charlie / Col. Benson | 1955 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Ed Mungo / Mr. Simon / Patrolman / Police Sgt. Henderson / The Sergeant | 1955 |
| Cheyenne | Matt Walsh | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Sterret / Ross / Ben / Bert / Charlie / Driver #2 / Fallon / George Chandler / Jep Hunter / Mr. Lauter / Roberts | 1955 |
| Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman | Prof. Alan Templeton | 1955 |
| The Silver Star | Ward Blythe / Ward Blythe (as Bob Karnes) | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Sheriff / Chet - Blacksmith | 1954 |
| Adventures of the Falcon | Pook | 1954 |
| Stories of the Century | Constable Selman | 1954 |
| Riders to the Stars | Walter Gordon | 1954 |
| Project Moon Base | Sam | 1953 |
| From Here to Eternity | Sgt. Turp Thornhill | 1953 |
| Vice Squad | Lou | 1953 |
| Seminole | Corporal | 1953 |
| I'm the Law | Bartender | 1953 |
| You Are There | Bartender / The Sergeant | 1953 |
| Off Limits | First Newsman | 1952 |
| The Abbott and Costello Show | Jones--Flower Pot Man | 1952 |
| Cavalcade of America | Pilot / Mr. Malone / Investigator | 1952 |
| Lure of the Wilderness | Jack Doran | 1952 |
| Storm Over Tibet | Radio Operator | 1952 |
| Jumping Jacks | Staff Officer | 1952 |
| Red Ball Express | Engineer Captain | 1952 |
| Steel Town | Intern | 1952 |
| Loan Shark | Police Lieutenant | 1952 |
| Rodeo | Charles Olenick | 1952 |
| Death Valley Days | Brandon | 1952 |
| Rebound | Officer Davis | 1952 |
| Starlift | Lieutenant | 1951 |
| The Wild Blue Yonder | Co-Pilot | 1951 |
| Utah Wagon Train | Henchman Jack Scully / Jack Scully | 1951 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | Detective | 1951 |
| The Highwayman | Redcoat | 1951 |
| He Ran All the Way | Police Lieutenant | 1951 |
| Casa Manana | Horace Fairchild III | 1951 |
| Racket Squad | Jim Daley | 1951 |
| According to Mrs. Hoyle | Harry 'Chip' Rogan / Harry "Chip" Rogan | 1951 |
| Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison | Ed | 1951 |
| Fighting Coast Guard | Shore Patrolman | 1951 |
| Three Husbands | Kenneth Whittaker | 1950 |
| Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye | Detective Tom Gray | 1950 |
| Edge of Doom | George, a Priest | 1950 |
| Hills of Oklahoma | Brock Stevens | 1950 |
| Colt .45 | Henchman | 1950 |
| Rocky King, Detective | Police Inspector Rocky King | 1950 |
| All the King's Men | Legislator / Legislator (Uncredited) | 1949 |
| Trapped | Agent Fred Foreman | 1949 |
| That Wonderful Urge | Trucker in Café | 1948 |
| When My Baby Smiles at Me | Attendant | 1948 |
| Road House | Mike | 1948 |
| Cry of the City | Intern | 1948 |
| The Luck of the Irish | Reporter | 1948 |
| The Street with No Name | David Jannings | 1948 |
| Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! | Stretch Dominy | 1948 |
| Call Northside 777 | Pete | 1948 |
| Daisy Kenyon | Jack - Dan's Assistant Attorney | 1947 |
| Captain from Castile | Manuel Perez | 1947 |
| Gentleman's Agreement | First Ex-GI in Restaurant | 1947 |
| Nightmare Alley | Joe - Bellhop | 1947 |
| Kiss of Death | Tommy's Henchman | 1947 |
| Miracle on 34th Street | Second Bellevue Interne | 1947 |
| The Best Years of Our Lives | Technical Sergeant | 1946 |
| The Bamboo Blonde | Nightclub Patron | 1946 |
