Robert Karnes
Biography
Robert Karnes was an American actor of film, stage and television. Born in Kentucky, he spent World War II touring the Pacific in a Maurice Evans Troupe staging of Hamlet, then made his screen debut in 1946 with an uncredited part in The Bamboo Blonde. His film work included Road House (1948), Trapped (1949) and Fear No More (1961), as well as Miracle on 34th Street, Gentleman's Agreement and From Here to Eternity. He made guest appearances in many television series, among them Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Cheyenne, The Twilight Zone, Perry Mason, The Fugitive and The Rockford Files. In 1959 he took the part of Max Fields in The Lawless Years, an NBC crime drama, and in 1953 he had a lead in the San Francisco stage production John Loves Mary. His last credit was the television film Bogie.
62years old at death
- Born Paducah
- Died Sherman Oaks
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
- Also credited as Robert Anthony Karnes
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 25 years1948 to 1973
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A change of course
During World War II, Karnes served in the military and went on a Pacific tour with the Maurice Evans Troupe, performing in its production of Hamlet.
First role
Karnes began his screen career in 1946 with an uncredited bit part as a nightclub patron in The Bamboo Blonde.
A role that slipped away
In 1953 Karnes had a lead in the San Francisco stage play John Loves Mary, and he left that cast to be in the film From Here to Eternity.
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Worked with
Robert Karnes shares three films with Clancy Cooper, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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William WitneyDirector, 1 film, 1964
All films by William Witney
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