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. He began his film and television career in 1946, appearing in the 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.

Later in his career, Karnes 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, in which he co-starred with James Gregory.

In his stage career, Karnes played a lead role in the play John Loves Mary in San Francisco, California. He later left the cast, in which Karnes played the uncredited role of "Sgt. Turp Thornhill" in the 1953 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

 * From Here to Eternity (1953) - Sergeant Turp Thornhill (uncredited)
 * Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1957) (Season 2 Episode 38: "A Little Sleep") - Ed Mungo
 * Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1958) (Season 3 Episode 36: "The Safe Place") - Police Sergeant Henderson
 * Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1960) (Season 5 Episode 37: "Escape to Sonoita") - Patrolman
 * Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1961) (Season 6 Episode 26: "Coming, Mama") - Mr. Simon
 * Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1961) (Season 7 Episode 11: "The Right Kind of Medicine") - Sergeant
 * Gunsmoke (1962) (Season 7 Episode 31: “Cale") - Starret
 * The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) (Season 1 Episode 4: "I Saw the Whole Thing") - Police Sergeant
 * The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1963) (Season 2 Episode 11: "How to Get Rid of Your Wife") - Sergeant
 * The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1964) (Season 3 Episode 2: "Change of Address") - Sergeant
 * Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) - Major John H. Dillon, Knox's Aide (uncredited)
 * Columbo (1973)
 * The Virginian (TV series) (1970) – Season 9 Episode 13 (Hannah) – Hendricks
 * Glass Houses (1972)
 * Executive Action (1973) - Man at Rifle Range
 * Gable and Lombard (1976) - Gable's Director
 * The Domino Principle (1977) - Lefty (uncredited)
 * Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977) - Bailey Associate