Karnes was born in Kentucky.[3] He served in World War II, where he had interest into acting and going to Hollywood, California, when World War II ended.[4] He began his film and television career in 1946, as appearing in the film The Bamboo Blonde, where he played the uncredited role of a Nightclub Patron.[5] Karnes also began his stage career, where he appeared in the play Hamlet.[6]
In his stage career, Karnes played a lead role in the play John Loves Mary in San Francisco, California.[8] He later left the cast, in which Karnes played the uncredited role of "Sgt. Turp Thornhill" in the 1953 film From Here to Eternity.[5][8] His final credit was from the television film Bogie.[5]
^Ward, Jack (1993). Television Guest Stars: An Illustrated Career Chronicle for 678 Performers of the Sixties and Seventies. McFarland. p. 267. ISBN9780899508078 – via Google Books.
^Aaker, Everett (2006). Encyclopedia of Early Television Crime Fighters: All Regular Cast Members in American Crime and Mystery Series, 1948-1959. McFarland. p. 306. ISBN9780786424764 – via Google Books.
^ abcde"Robert Karnes Filmography". Fandango. from the original on October 15, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
^"Two Noted Performers In Visalia Next Week". The Hanford Sentinel. Hanford, California. May 14, 1966. p. 15. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
robert, karnes, robert, anthony, karnes, june, 1917, december, 1979, american, film, stage, television, actor, karnes, lawless, years, 1959bornrobert, anthony, karnes, 1917, june, 1917kentucky, dieddecember, 1979, 1979, aged, sherman, oaks, california, occupat. Robert Anthony Karnes June 19 1917 December 4 1979 was an American film stage and television actor 2 Robert KarnesKarnes in The Lawless Years 1959BornRobert Anthony Karnes 1917 06 19 June 19 1917Kentucky U S DiedDecember 4 1979 1979 12 04 aged 62 Sherman Oaks California U S Occupation s Film stage and television actorYears active1946 1979SpouseDoris Karnes 1 Children1 1 Contents 1 Life and career 2 Death 3 References 4 External linksLife and career EditKarnes was born in Kentucky 3 He served in World War II where he had interest into acting and going to Hollywood California when World War II ended 4 He began his film and television career in 1946 as appearing in the film The Bamboo Blonde where he played the uncredited role of a Nightclub Patron 5 Karnes also began his stage career where he appeared in the play Hamlet 6 Later in his career Karnes appeared in numerous television programs including Gunsmoke Bonanza 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 5 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 5 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 7 In his stage career Karnes played a lead role in the play John Loves Mary in San Francisco California 8 He later left the cast in which Karnes played the uncredited role of Sgt Turp Thornhill in the 1953 film From Here to Eternity 5 8 His final credit was from the television film Bogie 5 Death EditKarnes died in December 1979 of heart failure at his home in Sherman Oaks California at the age of 62 4 References Edit a b Robert Karnes The San Francisco Examiner San Francisco California December 6 1979 p 64 Retrieved October 15 2021 Ward Jack 1993 Television Guest Stars An Illustrated Career Chronicle for 678 Performers of the Sixties and Seventies McFarland p 267 ISBN 9780899508078 via Google Books Aaker Everett 2006 Encyclopedia of Early Television Crime Fighters All Regular Cast Members in American Crime and Mystery Series 1948 1959 McFarland p 306 ISBN 9780786424764 via Google Books a b Robert Karnes 62 Once Groomed for Stardom in Films Los Angeles Times Los Angeles California December 10 1979 p 43 Retrieved October 15 2021 via Newspapers com a b c d e Robert Karnes Filmography Fandango Archived from the original on October 15 2021 Retrieved October 15 2021 via Wayback Machine Two Noted Performers In Visalia Next Week The Hanford Sentinel Hanford California May 14 1966 p 15 Retrieved October 15 2021 via Newspapers com Viewing Screens The Pocono Record Stroudsburg Pennsylvania July 16 1959 p 16 Retrieved October 15 2021 via Newspapers com a b Robert Karnes Signed Hartford Courant Hartford Connecticut October 25 1953 p 96 Retrieved October 15 2021 via Newspapers com External links EditRobert Karnes at IMDb Robert Karnes at the TCM Movie Database Robert Karnes at AllMovie Rotten Tomatoes profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Karnes amp oldid 1095720653, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
