He appeared in "The Disappearance of Bat Masterson" episode with Gene
Barry in 1960.Robert A. Karnes (June 19, 1917 â€" December 4, 1979)
was a prolific television actor who also appeared in some films early
in his career, including mostly uncredited parts in The Best Years of
Our Lives (1946), Miracle on 34th Street (1947), Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
(1950), and From Here to Eternity (1953). A Kentucky native, Karnes
was living in Arizona at the time he procured his Social Security
number.He was a costar with James Gregory in the NBC crime drama The
Lawless Years, having appeared as Max Fields in fifteen episodes
between 1959 and 1961. The program, set during the Roaring 20s
preceded the more successful The Untouchables by a half-season. Karnes
even appeared twice on The Untouchables. He appeared eight times on
the half-hour or hour-long versions of the Alfred Hitchcock program on
CBS.In 1960, Karnes had a role in the western film Five Guns to
Tombstone. He was frequently cast in various television westerns,
including the 1959 episode "Murder Is the Bid" of the syndicated
Mackenzie's Raiders, starring Richard Carlson. Between 1957 and 1974,
he guest starred in ten episodes of CBS's Gunsmoke series starring
James Arness. He appeared six times on Richard Boone's Have Gun â€"
Will Travel series, set in San Francisco, California. Between 1962 and
1971, he guest starred in five episodes of NBC's most successful
western Bonanza with Lorne Greene. He appeared five times as the Roman
Catholic Father Esteban in ABC's The Big Valley with Barbara Stanwyck.
He starred four times in different roles on NBC's The Virginian with
James Drury and Doug McClure. In 1970 Karnes appeared as Hendricks on
"The Men From Shiloh" (rebranded name for The Virginian in the episode
titled "Hannah."
Barry in 1960.Robert A. Karnes (June 19, 1917 â€" December 4, 1979)
was a prolific television actor who also appeared in some films early
in his career, including mostly uncredited parts in The Best Years of
Our Lives (1946), Miracle on 34th Street (1947), Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
(1950), and From Here to Eternity (1953). A Kentucky native, Karnes
was living in Arizona at the time he procured his Social Security
number.He was a costar with James Gregory in the NBC crime drama The
Lawless Years, having appeared as Max Fields in fifteen episodes
between 1959 and 1961. The program, set during the Roaring 20s
preceded the more successful The Untouchables by a half-season. Karnes
even appeared twice on The Untouchables. He appeared eight times on
the half-hour or hour-long versions of the Alfred Hitchcock program on
CBS.In 1960, Karnes had a role in the western film Five Guns to
Tombstone. He was frequently cast in various television westerns,
including the 1959 episode "Murder Is the Bid" of the syndicated
Mackenzie's Raiders, starring Richard Carlson. Between 1957 and 1974,
he guest starred in ten episodes of CBS's Gunsmoke series starring
James Arness. He appeared six times on Richard Boone's Have Gun â€"
Will Travel series, set in San Francisco, California. Between 1962 and
1971, he guest starred in five episodes of NBC's most successful
western Bonanza with Lorne Greene. He appeared five times as the Roman
Catholic Father Esteban in ABC's The Big Valley with Barbara Stanwyck.
He starred four times in different roles on NBC's The Virginian with
James Drury and Doug McClure. In 1970 Karnes appeared as Hendricks on
"The Men From Shiloh" (rebranded name for The Virginian in the episode
titled "Hannah."
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