Robert Karnes

Robert Karnes

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."

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Known For

Columbo

Columbo

1971 • as Grover

Columbo

Columbo

1971 • as Sergeant Vernon

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957 • as Det. Purvis

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957 • as Deputy D.A. Chamberlin

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957 • as Deputy D.A. Victor Chamberlin

The Waltons

The Waltons

1972

Filmography

2019

Freeing “Trapped”
Freeing “Trapped”
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 12/31/2019

1980

Bogie
Bogie
as Chess Player
Movie - Released: 3/4/1980

1979

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
as Poker Player
Movie - Released: 11/20/1979
Benson
Benson
TV - Released: 9/13/1979

1978

The Clone Master
The Clone Master
as Trankus
Movie - Released: 9/14/1978

1977

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
as Sheriff King
TV - Released: 1/30/1977

1976

Gable and Lombard
Gable and Lombard
as Gable's Director
Movie - Released: 2/11/1976
Return to Earth
Return to Earth
Movie - Released: 5/14/1976
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels
as Gordon Sanders
TV - Released: 9/22/1976
Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers
Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers
as Burnside
TV - Released: 12/4/1976

1975

Man on the Outside
Man on the Outside
as Sergeant
Movie - Released: 6/29/1975
Baretta
Baretta
TV - Released: 1/17/1975

1974

Indict and Convict
Indict and Convict
as Lt. Daniels
Movie - Released: 1/6/1974
A Case of Rape
A Case of Rape
as Judge
Movie - Released: 2/20/1974
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
TV - Released: 9/13/1974
Police Woman
Police Woman
TV - Released: 9/13/1974
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
as Capt. Hulette
TV - Released: 9/13/1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Fire Captain
TV - Released: 1/18/1974

1973

Money to Burn
Money to Burn
as Team Leader
Movie - Released: 10/27/1973
Executive Action
Executive Action
as Man at Rifle Range
Movie - Released: 11/7/1973
Hitched
Hitched
as Sheriff
Movie - Released: 3/31/1973

1972

M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H
as Colonel
TV - Released: 9/17/1972
The Rookies
The Rookies
TV - Released: 9/11/1972
Kung Fu
Kung Fu
as Parkes
TV - Released: 10/14/1972
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco
TV - Released: 9/23/1972
Emergency!
Emergency!
TV - Released: 1/22/1972
The Waltons
The Waltons
TV - Released: 9/14/1972
Kung Fu
Kung Fu
as Parkes (archive footage) (uncredited)
TV - Released: 10/14/1972

1971

The Failing of Raymond
The Failing of Raymond
as City Editor
Movie - Released: 11/27/1971
The Harness
The Harness
as Edgar Chappel
Movie - Released: 11/12/1971
The Priest Killer
The Priest Killer
as Hugh O'Flynn
Movie - Released: 9/14/1971
Cannon
Cannon
TV - Released: 9/14/1971
Columbo
Columbo
as Grover
TV - Released: 9/15/1971
Columbo
Columbo
as Sergeant Vernon
TV - Released: 9/15/1971
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
as Drunk
TV - Released: 9/16/1971

1970

Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Maj. John H. Dillon (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 1/26/1970
Night Gallery
Night Gallery
TV - Released: 12/16/1970
McCloud
McCloud
TV - Released: 2/17/1970

1969

The Over the Hill Gang
The Over the Hill Gang
as Sheriff
Movie - Released: 7/6/1969

1968

The Helicopter Spies
The Helicopter Spies
as Ship's Captain
Movie - Released: 5/23/1968
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad
TV - Released: 9/24/1968
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game
as Dick Nelson
TV - Released: 9/20/1968
The Outsider
The Outsider
as Max
TV - Released: 9/18/1968

1967

Mannix
Mannix
as Walter Drake
TV - Released: 9/16/1967
Ironside
Ironside
TV - Released: 3/28/1967
Cimarron Strip
Cimarron Strip
TV - Released: 9/7/1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett
The Guns of Will Sonnett
TV - Released: 9/8/1967
Ironside
Ironside
as Booking Sergeant
TV - Released: 3/28/1967

1966

One Spy Too Many
One Spy Too Many
as Col. Hawks
Movie - Released: 8/5/1966
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible
as Dr. Owen Siebert
TV - Released: 9/17/1966

1965

The Big Valley
The Big Valley
as Padre
TV - Released: 9/15/1965
The Big Valley
The Big Valley
as Father Estaban
TV - Released: 9/15/1965
The Big Valley
The Big Valley
as Father Andre
TV - Released: 9/15/1965
The Big Valley
The Big Valley
as Priest
TV - Released: 9/15/1965

1964

Apache Rifles
Apache Rifles
as George, the Sheriff
Movie - Released: 11/26/1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Colonel Hawks
TV - Released: 9/22/1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Captain (uncredited)
TV - Released: 9/22/1964

1963

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Officer Sammy (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/7/1963
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
as Sheriff Ralls
TV - Released: 9/17/1963
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
as Chief Chuck Abbott
TV - Released: 9/17/1963
The Lieutenant
The Lieutenant
TV - Released: 9/14/1963

1962

The Virginian
The Virginian
as Sheriff of Concho
TV - Released: 9/19/1962
The Virginian
The Virginian
as Hobey Kendall
TV - Released: 9/19/1962
The Virginian
The Virginian
as Jeffers
TV - Released: 9/19/1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as The Police Sergeant
TV - Released: 9/20/1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Sergeant
TV - Released: 9/20/1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Sargent
TV - Released: 9/20/1962

1961

The Crimebusters
The Crimebusters
as John Herlie
Movie - Released: 1/1/1961
Fear No More
Fear No More
as Joe Brady
Movie - Released: 11/1/1961
Five Guns to Tombstone
Five Guns to Tombstone
as Matt Wade
Movie - Released: 1/7/1961
Bachelor Flat
Bachelor Flat
as Police Officer
Movie - Released: 12/7/1961
Cain's Hundred
Cain's Hundred
as John Hurlie
TV - Released: 9/19/1961
Ben Casey
Ben Casey
TV - Released: 10/2/1961
The New Breed
The New Breed
as Fred Clinton
TV - Released: 10/3/1961
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
as Monte
TV - Released: 9/27/1961
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
as Harry Buford
TV - Released: 9/27/1961

1960

Escape to Sonoita
Escape to Sonoita
as Patrolman
Movie - Released: 6/26/1960
Too Soon to Love
Too Soon to Love
Movie - Released: 2/1/1960
The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show
as Jack
TV - Released: 10/3/1960
Outlaws
Outlaws
TV - Released: 9/26/1960

1959

The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as Robbins
TV - Released: 10/2/1959
The Lawless Years
The Lawless Years
as Max Fields
TV - Released: 4/16/1959
Rawhide
Rawhide
as Sheriff
TV - Released: 1/9/1959
The Detectives
The Detectives
TV - Released: 10/16/1959
Hawaiian Eye
Hawaiian Eye
as Walter Krohl
TV - Released: 10/7/1959

1958

Movie
Hi Grandma!
Movie - Released: 5/7/1958
Sea Hunt
Sea Hunt
TV - Released: 1/4/1958
Peter Gunn
Peter Gunn
TV - Released: 9/22/1958
Bat Masterson
Bat Masterson
as Landry
TV - Released: 10/8/1958
The Texan
The Texan
TV - Released: 9/29/1958
Bat Masterson
Bat Masterson
as Marshal
TV - Released: 10/8/1958

1957

Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
as Prof. Alan Templeton
Movie - Released: 5/17/1957
Trackdown
Trackdown
TV - Released: 10/4/1957
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
as Det. Purvis
TV - Released: 9/21/1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel
as Joe Peavey
TV - Released: 9/14/1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Jack
TV - Released: 7/1/1957
M Squad
M Squad
as Harry Conklin
TV - Released: 9/20/1957
The Walter Winchell File
The Walter Winchell File
TV - Released: 10/2/1957
TV
O. Henry Playhouse
as Jimmy Wells
TV - Released: 1/23/1957
26 Men
26 Men
TV - Released: 10/15/1957
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
as Deputy D.A. Chamberlin
TV - Released: 9/21/1957
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
as Deputy D.A. Victor Chamberlin
TV - Released: 9/21/1957

1956

Stagecoach To Fury
Stagecoach To Fury
as Talbot
Movie - Released: 12/13/1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Rider
TV - Released: 10/5/1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Rand Akins
TV - Released: 10/5/1956

1955

The Silver Star
The Silver Star
as Ward Blythe (as Bob Karnes)
Movie - Released: 4/7/1955
Cheyenne
Cheyenne
TV - Released: 9/20/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Roberts
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Ed Mungo
TV - Released: 10/2/1955
Matinee Theater
Matinee Theater
TV - Released: 10/31/1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Patrolman
TV - Released: 10/2/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Jep Hunter
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Bert
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Ben
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Fallon
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Sterret
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Driver
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Ross
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Charlie
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Mr. Lauter
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as George Chandler
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Police Sgt. Henderson
TV - Released: 10/2/1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Mr. Simon
TV - Released: 10/2/1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as The Sergeant
TV - Released: 10/2/1955

1954

Riders to the Stars
Riders to the Stars
as Walter Gordon
Movie - Released: 1/14/1954

1953

From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity
as Sgt. Turp Thornhill (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/28/1953
Vice Squad
Vice Squad
as Lou (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 7/31/1953
Project Moon Base
Project Moon Base
as Sam
Movie - Released: 9/4/1953
I'm the Law
I'm the Law
TV - Released: 2/13/1953

1952

Rodeo
Rodeo
as Charles Olenick
Movie - Released: 3/9/1952
The Red Ball Express
The Red Ball Express
as Engineer Captain (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/29/1952
Storm Over Tibet
Storm Over Tibet
as Radio Operator
Movie - Released: 7/1/1952
Cavalcade of America
Cavalcade of America
as Pilot
TV - Released: 10/1/1952
Death Valley Days
Death Valley Days
as Brandon
TV - Released: 10/1/1952
The Abbott and Costello Show
The Abbott and Costello Show
as Jones
TV - Released: 12/5/1952

1951

He Ran All the Way
He Ran All the Way
as Police Lieutenant
Movie - Released: 6/20/1951
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
Movie - Released: 5/18/1951
According to Mrs. Hoyle
According to Mrs. Hoyle
as Harry "Chip" Rogan
Movie - Released: 5/20/1951
Utah Wagon Train
Utah Wagon Train
as Henchman Jack Scully
Movie - Released: 10/14/1951
Racket Squad
Racket Squad
TV - Released: 6/7/1951

1950

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
as Detective Tom Gray
Movie - Released: 8/19/1950
Hills of Oklahoma
Hills of Oklahoma
as Brock Stevens
Movie - Released: 6/1/1950
Three Husbands
Three Husbands
as Kenneth Whittaker
Movie - Released: 11/10/1950
Colt .45
Colt .45
as Henchman (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/27/1950

1949

Trapped
Trapped
as Agent Fred Foreman
Movie - Released: 9/27/1949
All the King's Men
All the King's Men
as Legislator (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/16/1949

1948

Call Northside 777
Call Northside 777
as Pete (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/13/1948
Road House
Road House
as Mike
Movie - Released: 9/22/1948
When My Baby Smiles at Me
When My Baby Smiles at Me
as Attendant
Movie - Released: 11/10/1948
The Street with No Name
The Street with No Name
as David Jannings (Uncredited)
Movie - Released: 7/14/1948
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
as Stretch Dominy
Movie - Released: 3/10/1948
Cry of the City
Cry of the City
as Intern
Movie - Released: 9/29/1948

1947

Captain from Castile
Captain from Castile
as Manuel Perez (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/25/1947
Miracle on 34th Street
Miracle on 34th Street
as Second Bellevue Intern (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 6/4/1947
Kiss of Death
Kiss of Death
as Tommy's Henchman (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/27/1947
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
as Joe - Bellhop (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/9/1947

1946

The Best Years of Our Lives
The Best Years of Our Lives
as Technical Sergeant (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/25/1946