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name: "Todd Karns"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/todd-karns"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "15 January 1921"
died: "5 February 2000"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:19:53.323866+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Todd Karns

Actor. Born 15 January 1921 in Hollywood, California, USA. Died 5 February 2000.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 15 January 1921, Hollywood, California, USA
- **Died:** 5 February 2000
- **Also known as:** Todd Karnes, Roscoe Todd Karns

## Biography

Todd Karns (born Roscoe Todd Karns) was an American actor. He was the son of character actor Roscoe Karns. Karns began his film career in 1941 with roles in two Andy Hardy films.

His best-known part was as Harry Bailey, the younger brother of James Stewart's character, in Frank Capra's *It's a Wonderful Life* (1946). He appeared in other films including *Good Sam* (1948) and *The Caine Mutiny* (1954), often in supporting or uncredited roles, and worked in television, including alongside his father in *Rocky King, Detective* (1950–1954).

Karns served in the US Army Air Corps during the Second World War. In 1971 he moved to Ajijic, Mexico, where he produced and directed plays at the Lakeside Little Theater until his death.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, latimes.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *It's a Wonderful Life* (1946), Fi1m 91, as Harry Bailey — [page](https://film.one/film/its-a-wonderful-life.md)

## Also known for

- *The Caine Mutiny* (1954), Petty Officer 1st Class Stillwell (uncredited)
- *Invaders from Mars* (1953), Jim the Gas Station Attendant
- *The Red Badge of Courage* (1951), Soldier (uncredited)

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