American film, stage and television actor
Robert Karnes
Karnes in The Lawless Years , 1959
Born Robert Anthony Karnes
(1917-06-19 ) June 19, 1917Died December 4, 1979(1979-12-04) (aged 62) Occupation(s) Film, stage and television actor Years active 1946–1979 Spouse Doris Karnes[ 1] Children 1[ 1]
Robert Anthony Karnes (June 19, 1917 – December 4, 1979) was an American film, stage and television actor.[ 2]
Life and career
Karnes was born in Kentucky .[ 3] He served in World War II , during which he toured the Pacific with the Maurice Evans Troupe's production of Hamlet .[ 4] [ 5] His first screen appearance was in the 1946 film The Bamboo Blonde in the uncredited role of a Nightclub Patron.[ 6] His film career stalled when he was blacklisted because of his earlier political associations.[ 5]
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.[ 6] 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 .[ 6] In 1959, Karnes played the role of Max Fields in the crime drama television series The Lawless Years , co-starring with James Gregory .[ 7]
In 1953 Karnes played a lead role in the stage play John Loves Mary in San Francisco, California ,[ 8] leaving the cast to appear in the film From Here to Eternity .[ 6] [ 8] His final credit was from the television film Bogie .[ 6]
Death
Karnes died in December 1979 of heart failure at his home in Sherman Oaks, California , at the age of 62.[ 5]
Filmography
References
^ 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 .
^ "Two Noted Performers In Visalia Next Week" . The Hanford Sentinel . Hanford, California . May 14, 1966. p. 15. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ a b c "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 May 27, 2010. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Wayback Machine .
^ "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 .
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