Robert Karnes

Jun 19, 1917 - Dec 04, 1979 (62 years old) in

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

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Columbo

Grover

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Perry Mason

Det. Purvis

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Have Gun, Will Travel

Joe Peavey

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Ironside

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The Andy Griffith Show

Jack

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Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Rider

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The Virginian

Sheriff of Concho

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The Fugitive

Sheriff Ralls

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The Rockford Files

Capt. Hulette

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Charlie's Angels

Gordon Sanders

Credits

Freeing “Trapped” 2019

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
Bogie 1980

Chess Player

★ 5
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang 1979

Poker Player

★ 2.1
Benson 1979

★ 7.1
The Clone Master 1978

Trankus

★ 5.3
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries 1977

Sheriff King

★ 7.1
Charlie's Angels 1976

Gordon Sanders

★ 6.7
Return to Earth 1976

★ NR
Gable and Lombard 1976

Gable's Director

★ 5.2
Man on the Outside 1975

Sergeant

★ NR
Baretta 1975

★ 6.4
Kolchak: The Night Stalker 1974

★ 7.6
Police Woman 1974

★ 6.3
The Rockford Files 1974

Capt. Hulette

★ 7.6
A Case of Rape 1974

Judge

★ 6.4
The Six Million Dollar Man 1974

Fire Captain

★ 7.3
Indict and Convict 1974

Lt. Daniels

★ NR
Executive Action 1973

Man at Rifle Range

★ 6.4
Money to Burn 1973

Team Leader

★ 5.7
Kung Fu 1972

Parkes

★ 7.7
The Streets of San Francisco 1972

★ 6.9
M*A*S*H 1972

Colonel

★ 7.9
The Waltons 1972

★ 7.1
The Rookies 1972

★ 6.8
Emergency! 1972

★ 7.8
The Harness 1971

Edgar Chappel

★ NR
The Failing of Raymond 1971

City Editor

★ 6
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law 1971

Drunk

★ 6.3
Columbo 1971

Grover

★ 8.1
Cannon 1971

★ 6.5
Hitched 1971

Sheriff

★ 6
Night Gallery 1970

★ 7.8
McCloud 1970

★ 7.1
Tora! Tora! Tora! 1970

Maj. John H. Dillon (uncredited)

★ 7.1
The Over the Hill Gang 1969

Sheriff

★ 5.6
The Mod Squad 1968

★ 6.2
The Name of the Game 1968

Dick Nelson

★ 6.8
The Outsider 1968

Max

★ 5.2
The Helicopter Spies 1968

Ship's Captain

★ 5
Mannix 1967

Walter Drake

★ 6.7
The Guns of Will Sonnett 1967

★ 6.2
Cimarron Strip 1967

★ 5
Ironside 1967

★ 6.8
Mission: Impossible 1966

Dr. Owen Siebert

★ 7.6
One Spy Too Many 1966

Col. Hawks

★ 5.1
The Big Valley 1965

Padre

★ 6.1
Apache Rifles 1964

George, the Sheriff

★ 5.7
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1963

Officer Sammy (uncredited)

★ 7
The Fugitive 1963

Sheriff Ralls

★ 7.2
The Lieutenant 1963

★ 6
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 1962

The Police Sergeant

★ 7.8
The Virginian 1962

Sheriff of Concho

★ 6.3
Bachelor Flat 1961

Police Officer

★ 4.9
Fear No More 1961

Joe Brady

★ 6
The New Breed 1961

Fred Clinton

★ 7
Ben Casey 1961

★ 5.6
Dr. Kildare 1961

Monte

★ 5.5
Cain's Hundred 1961

John Hurlie

★ 4.7
Five Guns to Tombstone 1961

Matt Wade

★ 5.6
The Crimebusters 1961

John Herlie

★ 6.5
The Andy Griffith Show 1960

Jack

★ 7.6
Outlaws 1960

★ 6.2
Escape to Sonoita 1960

Patrolman

★ 7
Too Soon to Love 1960

★ 3.8
The Detectives 1959

★ 5.6
Hawaiian Eye 1959

Walter Krohl

★ 5.2
The Twilight Zone 1959

Robbins

★ 8.5
The Lawless Years 1959

Max Fields

★ 7
Rawhide 1959

Sheriff

★ 7.1
Bat Masterson 1958

Landry

★ 6.1
The Texan 1958

★ 5.5
Peter Gunn 1958

★ 6.5
Hi Grandma! 1958

★ NR
Sea Hunt 1958

★ 6.6
26 Men 1957

★ 4.2
Trackdown 1957

★ 6.4
The Walter Winchell File 1957

★ 5
Perry Mason 1957

Det. Purvis

★ 7.7
M Squad 1957

Harry Conklin

★ 5.2
Have Gun, Will Travel 1957

Joe Peavey

★ 7.4
Richard Diamond, Private Detective 1957

Jack

★ 6.2
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman 1957

Prof. Alan Templeton

★ 3
O. Henry Playhouse 1957

Jimmy Wells

★ 6
Stagecoach To Fury 1956

Talbot

★ 5
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 1956

Rider

★ 5.5
Matinee Theater 1955

★ 5
Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1955

Ed Mungo

★ 7.7
Cheyenne 1955

★ 5.8
Gunsmoke 1955

Roberts

★ 6.6
The Silver Star 1955

Ward Blythe (as Bob Karnes)

★ 5
Riders to the Stars 1954

Walter Gordon

★ 5.5
Project Moon Base 1953

Sam

★ 3
From Here to Eternity 1953

Sgt. Turp Thornhill (uncredited)

★ 7.3
Vice Squad 1953

Lou (uncredited)

★ 5.9
I'm the Law 1953

★ 5.7
The Abbott and Costello Show 1952

Jones

★ 7.2
Cavalcade of America 1952

Pilot

★ 3.5
Death Valley Days 1952

Brandon

★ 6.4
Storm Over Tibet 1952

Radio Operator

★ 6
The Red Ball Express 1952

Engineer Captain (uncredited)

★ 5.8
Rodeo 1952

Charles Olenick

★ NR
Utah Wagon Train 1951

Henchman Jack Scully

★ 5
He Ran All the Way 1951

Police Lieutenant

★ 7.2
Racket Squad 1951

★ 6
According to Mrs. Hoyle 1951

Harry "Chip" Rogan

★ 5
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison 1951

★ 6.4
Three Husbands 1950

Kenneth Whittaker

★ 5
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye 1950

Detective Tom Gray

★ 6.8
Hills of Oklahoma 1950

Brock Stevens

★ NR
Colt .45 1950

Henchman (uncredited)

★ 6.2
All the King's Men 1949

Legislator (uncredited)

★ 7
Trapped 1949

Agent Fred Foreman

★ 5.9
When My Baby Smiles at Me 1948

Attendant

★ 4.8
Cry of the City 1948

Intern

★ 6.8
Road House 1948

Mike

★ 6.8
The Street with No Name 1948

David Jannings (Uncredited)

★ 6.3
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! 1948

Stretch Dominy

★ 4.7
Call Northside 777 1948

Pete (uncredited)

★ 6.7
Captain from Castile 1947

Manuel Perez (uncredited)

★ 7.1
Nightmare Alley 1947

Joe - Bellhop (uncredited)

★ 7.2
Kiss of Death 1947

Tommy's Henchman (uncredited)

★ 7
Miracle on 34th Street 1947

Second Bellevue Intern (uncredited)

★ 7.4
The Best Years of Our Lives 1946

Technical Sergeant (uncredited)

★ 7.8