Charles Kuenstle Explained

Charles Kuenstle (b May 3, 1936) is an American writer and actor.

He studied at Baylor University and appeared as a guest star on many American TV shows of the 1960s and 1970s, including a regular role as Sgt. Clem Garnet on Twelve O'Clock High,^[1] and many appearances in various roles on Gunsmoke.

His first writing credit was the Burt Reynolds TV movie Hunters Are for Killing.^[2]

He was one of the writers on Airport '77.^[3]

Filmography

Writer

• Hunters Are for Killing (1970)
• The Astronaut (1972)
• Death Race (1973)
• Airport '77 (1977)

Actor

• Gunsmoke (1963-1972)
  • "Pa Hack's Brood" (1963) as Lonnie
  • "The Wrong Man" (1966) as Wilton Kyle^[4]
  • "My Father, My Son" (1966) as Bernie Jeffords
  • "The Wrecker" (1967) as Luke
  • "Hard Luck Henry" (1967) as Homer Haggen
  • "Slocum" (1968) as 2nd Cowboy
  • "The Twisted Heritage" (1969) as Elan Dagget
  • "The Devil's Outpost" (1969) as Kelly
  • "MacGraw" (1969) as Wilkes
  • "The Lost" (1971) as Valjean Mather
  • "Blind Man's Buff" (1972) as Hank McCall
• Twelve O'Clock High (1965) as Sgt. Clem Garnet

Notes and References

1. Book: Rubin, Steven. Twilight Zone Encyclopedia. Chicago Review Press. 2017. 9781613738917.
2. TV Film a Feather for Burt's BonnetLos Angeles Times 12 Mar 1970: g17.
3. Same Formula, New 'Airport'Champlin, Charles. Los Angeles Times 25 Mar 1977: oc_a1.
4. Anne Jackson in Gunsmoke Role Los Angeles Times 27 Dec 1971: e24.