# Robert Karnes

Robert Anthony Karnes (June 19, 1917 – December 4, 1979) was an American film, stage and television actor.

## Life and career

Karnes was born in Kentucky. He served in World War II, during which he toured the Pacific with the Maurice Evans Troupe's production of Hamlet. His first screen appearance was in the 1946 film The Bamboo Blonde in the uncredited role of a Nightclub Patron. His film career stalled when he was blacklisted because of his earlier political associations.
Karnes later appeared in numerous television programs including Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Cheyenne, The Twilight Zone, The Waltons, The Rockford Files, M*A*S*H, The Streets of San Francisco, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Emergency!, Perry Mason, The Andy Griffith Show, The Fugitive, The Untouchables, Mission: Impossible, and Ironside, among others. He also starred, co-starred and appeared in films such as Miracle on 34th Street, Trapped, Gentleman's Agreement, Three Husbands, According to Mrs. Hoyle, Half Human, Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!, Road House, When My Baby Smiles at Me, Hills of Oklahoma, Stagecoach to Fury, Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison, From Here to Eternity, and Fear No More. In 1959, Karnes played the role of Max Fields in the crime drama television series The Lawless Years, co-starring with James Gregory.
In 1953 Karnes played a lead role in the stage play John Loves Mary in San Francisco, California, leaving the cast to appear in the film From Here to Eternity. His final credit was from the television film Bogie.

## Death

Karnes died in December 1979 of heart failure at his home in Sherman Oaks, California, at the age of 62.

## Filmography

* Road House (1948) - Mike
* From Here to Eternity (1953) - Sergeant Turp Thornhill (uncredited)
* Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1957-1961) (5 episodes)
** (Season 2 Episode 38: "A Little Sleep") (1957) - Ed Mungo
** (Season 3 Episode 36: "The Safe Place") (1958) - Police Sergeant Henderson
** (Season 5 Episode 37: "Escape to Sonoita") (1960) - Patrolman
** (Season 6 Episode 26: "Coming, Mama") (1961) - Mr. Simon
** (Season 7 Episode 11: "The Right Kind of Medicine") (1961) - Sergeant
* Gunsmoke (1957-1974) (11 episodes)
** (Season 7 Episode 31: "Cale") (1962) - Starret
* Wagon Train (1958) (Season 1 Episode 33: "The Dan Hogan Story") - Luke
* Sea Hunt (1959-1961) (3 episodes)
** (Season 2 Episode 16: "Strange Salvage") (1959) - Captain Greg Evans
** (Season 2 Episode 27: "The Getaway") (1959) - Helff
** (Season 4 Episode 15: "Bionics") (1961) - US Coast Guard Commander Flint
* Rawhide (1959-1964) (2 episodes)
** (Season 2 Episode 4: "Incident of the Shambling Man") (1959) - Mel Simmons
** (Season 7 Episode 3: "Piney") (1964) - Sheriff
* Bat Masterson (1960) (2 episodes)
** (Season 2 Episode 22: "The Disappearance of Bat Masterson") - Landry
** (Season 3 Episode 10: "Last Stop to Austin") - Marshal
* Cheyenne (1962) (Season 7 Episode 4: "Man Alone") - Matt Walsh
* The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962-1964) (3 episodes)
** (Season 1 Episode 4: "I Saw the Whole Thing") (1962) - Police Sergeant
** (Season 2 Episode 11: "How to Get Rid of Your Wife") (1963) - Sergeant
** (Season 3 Episode 2: "Change of Address") (1964) - Sergeant Bryant
* The Andy Griffith Show (1965) (Season 6 Episode 11: "The Cannon") - Jack
* The Fugitive (1965-1967) (2 episodes)
** (Season 2 Episode 30: "Last Second of a Big Dream") (1965) - Sheriff Ralls
** (Season 4 Episode 3: "A Clean and Quiet Town") (1967) - Chief Chuck Abbott
* The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1965-1967) (3 episodes)
** (Season 2 Episode 1: "Alexander the Great Affair: Part One") (1965) - Colonel Hawks
** (Season 4 Episode 4: "The Prince of Darkness Affair: Part I") (1967) - Captain
** (Season 4 Episode 5: "The Prince of Darkness Affair: Part II") (1967) - Captain
* Mannix (1967) (Season 1 Episode 8: "Beyond the Shadow of a Dream") - Walter Drake
* Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) - Major John H. Dillon, Knox's Aide (uncredited)
* Columbo (1972-1973) (2 episodes)
** (Season 2 Episode 2: "The Greenhouse Jungle") (1972) - Grover
** (Season 3 Episode 3: "Candidate for Crime") (1973) - Sergeant Vernon
* The Virginian (1970) (Season 9 Episode 13: "Hannah") – Hendricks
* Glass Houses (1972)
* Executive Action (1973) - Man at Rifle Range
* M*A*S*H (1975-1977) (2 episodes)
** (Season 4 Episode 1: "Welcome to Korea") (1975) - Colonel
** (Season 6 Episode 3: "Last Laugh") (1977) - General Fred Fox
* Gable and Lombard (1976) - Gable's Director
* The Domino Principle (1977) - Lefty (uncredited)
* Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977) - Bailey Associate
* Charlie's Angels (1979) (Season 3 Episode 21: "Rosemary, for Remembrance") - Gordon Sanders
* Benson (1979) (Season 1 Episode 13: "One Strike, You're Out") - Mr. Keller