Robert Karnes

Known for: Acting

Born: 1917-06-19 – 1979-12-04 (aged 62)

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."

Filmography (134)

MOVIE
Freeing “Trapped”
2019
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.3
Bogie
1980
as Chess Player
MOVIE★ 3.3
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
1979
as Poker Player
TV★ 7.1
Benson
1979
TV★ 5.6
Supertrain
1979
as Martin
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Clone Master
1978
as Trankus
TV★ 7.1
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
as Sheriff King
TV★ 4.0
Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers
1976
as Burnside
TV★ 6.7
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Gordon Sanders
MOVIE★ 10.0
Return to Earth
1976
MOVIE★ 5.0
Gable and Lombard
1976
as Gable's Director
MOVIE★ 8.0
Man on the Outside
1975
as Sergeant
TV★ 6.5
Baretta
1975
TV★ 7.7
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
TV★ 6.4
Police Woman
1974
TV★ 7.6
The Rockford Files
1974
as Capt. Hulette
MOVIE★ 6.3
A Case of Rape
1974
as Judge
TV★ 7.3
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Fire Captain
MOVIE★ 5.0
Indict and Convict
1974
as Lt. Daniels
MOVIE★ 6.5
Executive Action
1973
as Man at Rifle Range
MOVIE★ 6.0
Money to Burn
1973
as Team Leader
MOVIE★ 7.3
Hitched
1973
as Sheriff
TV★ 7.0
Police Story
1973
as Sgt. Alvarsson
TV★ 7.7
Kung Fu
1972
as Parkes
TV★ 7.0
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
TV★ 7.9
M*A*S*H
1972
as Colonel
TV★ 7.2
The Waltons
1972
TV★ 6.9
The Rookies
1972
TV★ 7.9
Emergency!
1972
MOVIE★ 8.0
Scarecrow
1972
as Minister Dodge
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Failing of Raymond
1971
as City Editor
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Harness
1971
as Edgar Chappel
TV★ 6.5
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
as Drunk
TV★ 8.1
Columbo
1971
as Sergeant Vernon
MOVIE
The Priest Killer
1971
as Hugh O'Flynn
TV★ 6.7
Cannon
1971
TV★ 7.8
Night Gallery
1970
TV★ 7.0
San Francisco International Airport
1970
as Barnes
TV★ 7.2
McCloud
1970
MOVIE★ 7.2
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
as Maj. John H. Dillon (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Over the Hill Gang
1969
as Sheriff
TV★ 6.1
The Mod Squad
1968
TV★ 7.0
The Name of the Game
1968
as Dick Nelson
TV★ 6.0
The Outsider
1968
as Max
MOVIE★ 5.0
The Helicopter Spies
1968
as Ship's Captain
TV★ 6.8
Mannix
1967
as Walter Drake
TV★ 6.3
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
TV★ 5.7
Cimarron Strip
1967
TV★ 6.9
Ironside
1967
TV★ 7.6
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Dr. Owen Siebert
MOVIE★ 5.1
One Spy Too Many
1966
as Col. Hawks
TV★ 6.2
The Big Valley
1965
as Padre
MOVIE★ 6.0
Apache Rifles
1964
as George, the Sheriff
TV★ 7.1
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Colonel Hawks
MOVIE★ 7.0
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
as Officer Sammy (uncredited)
TV★ 7.3
The Fugitive
1963
as Sheriff Ralls
TV★ 7.0
The Lieutenant
1963
TV★ 7.8
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as The Police Sergeant
TV★ 6.5
The Virginian
1962
as Sheriff of Concho
MOVIE★ 5.6
Bachelor Flat
1961
as Police Officer
MOVIE★ 5.4
Fear No More
1961
as Joe Brady
TV★ 7.7
The New Breed
1961
as Fred Clinton
TV★ 5.9
Ben Casey
1961
TV★ 5.7
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Monte
TV★ 5.3
Cain's Hundred
1961
as John Hurlie
MOVIE★ 6.1
Five Guns to Tombstone
1961
as Matt Wade
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Crimebusters
1961
as John Herlie
MOVIE★ 8.0
Anatomy of an Accident
1961
as Woody
TV★ 7.6
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Jack
TV★ 6.7
Outlaws
1960
MOVIE★ 7.0
Escape to Sonoita
1960
as Patrolman
MOVIE★ 4.6
Too Soon to Love
1960
TV★ 6.7
The Detectives
1959
TV★ 5.6
Hawaiian Eye
1959
as Walter Krohl
TV★ 8.5
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Robbins
TV★ 7.0
The Lawless Years
1959
as Max Fields
TV★ 7.2
Rawhide
1959
as Sheriff
TV★ 6.1
Bat Masterson
1958
as Landry
TV★ 6.0
The Texan
1958
TV★ 6.6
Peter Gunn
1958
MOVIE
Hi Grandma!
1958
TV★ 6.7
Sea Hunt
1958
TV★ 5.0
26 Men
1957
TV★ 6.9
Trackdown
1957
TV★ 7.5
The Walter Winchell File
1957
TV★ 7.7
Perry Mason
1957
as Det. Purvis
TV★ 5.4
M Squad
1957
as Harry Conklin
TV★ 7.3
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Joe Peavey
TV★ 6.8
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Jack
MOVIE★ 3.5
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
1957
as Prof. Alan Templeton
TV★ 6.5
O. Henry Playhouse
1957
as Jimmy Wells
MOVIE★ 5.4
Stagecoach To Fury
1956
as Talbot
TV★ 6.2
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Rider
TV★ 5.3
Matinee Theater
1955
TV★ 7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Ed Mungo
TV★ 6.1
Cheyenne
1955
TV★ 6.7
Gunsmoke
1955
as Roberts
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Silver Star
1955
as Ward Blythe (as Bob Karnes)
MOVIE★ 5.9
Riders to the Stars
1954
as Walter Gordon
MOVIE★ 3.3
Project Moon Base
1953
as Sam
MOVIE★ 7.3
From Here to Eternity
1953
as Sgt. Turp Thornhill (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.1
Vice Squad
1953
as Lou (uncredited)
TV★ 6.0
I'm the Law
1953
TV★ 6.0
You Are There
1953
as The Sergeant
TV★ 7.2
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Jones
TV★ 4.6
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Pilot
TV★ 6.6
Death Valley Days
1952
as Brandon
MOVIE★ 7.0
Storm Over Tibet
1952
as Radio Operator
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Red Ball Express
1952
as Engineer Captain (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Rodeo
1952
as Charles Olenick
MOVIE★ 6.7
Utah Wagon Train
1951
as Henchman Jack Scully
MOVIE★ 7.2
He Ran All the Way
1951
as Police Lieutenant
TV★ 6.5
Racket Squad
1951
MOVIE★ 5.7
According to Mrs. Hoyle
1951
as Harry "Chip" Rogan
MOVIE★ 6.6
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
1951
MOVIE★ 5.4
Three Husbands
1950
as Kenneth Whittaker
MOVIE★ 6.9
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
1950
as Detective Tom Gray
MOVIE★ 7.0
Hills of Oklahoma
1950
as Brock Stevens
MOVIE★ 6.6
Colt .45
1950
as Henchman (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
All the King's Men
1949
as Legislator (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.1
Trapped
1949
as Agent Fred Foreman
MOVIE★ 5.5
When My Baby Smiles at Me
1948
as Attendant
MOVIE★ 6.7
Cry of the City
1948
as Intern
MOVIE★ 6.7
Road House
1948
as Mike
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Street with No Name
1948
as David Jannings (Uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.6
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
1948
as Stretch Dominy
MOVIE★ 6.7
Call Northside 777
1948
as Pete (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.2
Captain from Castile
1947
as Manuel Perez (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.6
Daisy Kenyon
1947
MOVIE★ 7.2
Nightmare Alley
1947
as Joe / Bellhop (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.1
Kiss of Death
1947
as Tommy's Henchman (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.4
Miracle on 34th Street
1947
as Bellevue Intern #2 (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.7
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
as Technical Sergeant (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Bamboo Blonde
1946
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)