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Harry Rhett Townes was an American actor who later became an Episcopalian priest.
Birth Name
Harry Rhett Townes
Born
Friday, 18 September 1914
Died
Wednesday, 23 May 2001
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| TV's Western Heroes | (archive footage) | 2013 |
| Valerie | Prof. Ryan | 1986 |
| The Check Is in the Mail... | Fred Steinkrause | 1986 |
| The Warrior and the Sorceress | Bludge the Prelate | 1984 |
| Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Dr. Karl Kelford | 1983 |
| Angel of H.E.A.T. | Peter Shockley | 1983 |
| Voyagers! | Professor Garth / Prof. Garth | 1982 |
| The Mississippi | Judge Bartlett | 1982 |
| Falcon Crest | Jason Gioberti | 1981 |
| Simon & Simon | U.S. Sen. Gershenson / Dr. Cliff Gabriel / Harry Carton | 1981 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| TV's Western Heroes | (archive footage) | 2013 |
| Valerie | Prof. Ryan | 1986 |
| The Check Is in the Mail... | Fred Steinkrause | 1986 |
| The Warrior and the Sorceress | Bludge the Prelate | 1984 |
| Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Dr. Karl Kelford | 1983 |
| Angel of H.E.A.T. | Peter Shockley | 1983 |
| Voyagers! | Professor Garth / Prof. Garth | 1982 |
| The Mississippi | Judge Bartlett | 1982 |
| Falcon Crest | Jason Gioberti | 1981 |
| Simon & Simon | U.S. Sen. Gershenson / Dr. Cliff Gabriel / Harry Carton | 1981 |
| Magnum, P.I. | Albert | 1980 |
| Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes | Dr. Malthus | 1980 |
| Condominium | David Dow | 1980 |
| Knots Landing | Russell Winston | 1979 |
| The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang | Rev. Johnson | 1979 |
| Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | The Guardian | 1979 |
| Backstairs at the White House | Judge Jesse Smith | 1979 |
| The Incredible Hulk | Dell Frye | 1977 |
| Lou Grant | James Heiler | 1977 |
| Quincy M.E. | Dr. Carl Reisman / Dr. Gilbert Moore / Dr. Herb Martin / Dr. McKay | 1976 |
| Ark II | Marcus | 1976 |
| Charlie's Angels | Harmon | 1976 |
| Sara | Doc Vaughn | 1976 |
| Mobile One | Charles Latimer | 1975 |
| Phyllis | Bill Rhodes | 1975 |
| The Specialists | Dr. Burkhart | 1975 |
| Planet of the Apes | Dr. Malthus | 1974 |
| Sierra | Vince | 1974 |
| The First Woman President | Albert Fall | 1974 |
| Santee | Sheriff Carter / Sheriff Stu Carter | 1973 |
| The Delphi Bureau | Clergyman | 1972 |
| Kung Fu | Amos Buchanan | 1972 |
| Emergency! | Barney Olsen | 1972 |
| The Sixth Sense | Raymond Fletcher | 1972 |
| They Call It Murder | Dr. Garnett | 1971 |
| Cade's County | Phil McGiver | 1971 |
| The Partners | Dr. Lippman | 1971 |
| The Man and the City | Booth | 1971 |
| Cannon | Steve | 1971 |
| O'Hara, U.S. Treasury | E.J. Wallace | 1971 |
| The Hawaiians | Houghton | 1970 |
| The Andersonville Trial | Col. Chandler | 1970 |
| Night Gallery | Abner Suggs (segment "Lindemann's Catch") | 1969 |
| The Young Lawyers | Harris Colby | 1969 |
| The Immortal | Roy Adkins | 1969 |
| Heaven with a Gun | Gus Sampson | 1969 |
| Marcus Welby, M.D. | Bill Cavanaugh | 1969 |
| Strategy of Terror | Richard | 1969 |
| Mod Squad | Jason | 1968 |
| In Enemy Country | General Marchois / Gen. Marchois | 1968 |
| Fitzwilly | Mr. Nowell | 1967 |
| Mannix | Martin Kimbrough / Wilkerson | 1967 |
| Ironside | Dr. Philip Perry / James Raskin | 1967 |
| Judd for the Defense | John Stratton / Dr. Frank Beeton | 1967 |
| The Invaders | Will Hale | 1967 |
| The Felony Squad | Bruce Brownell / Carl Markham | 1966 |
| Tarzan | Capt. Bates / Captain Bates | 1966 |
| That Girl | Arnold Lindsey | 1966 |
| The Monroes | Joe Smith | 1966 |
| Star Trek | Reger | 1966 |
| The Blue Max | Kettering | 1966 |
| The Wild Wild West | Dr. Raven / Penrose | 1965 |
| The F.B.I. | Sheriff Earl Hammond | 1965 |
| The Big Valley | Warren Masters | 1965 |
| Please Don't Eat the Daisies | Malcolm Barrington | 1965 |
| A Man Called Shenandoah | Dr. Stanton | 1965 |
| The John Forsythe Show | Charles J. Fairchild | 1965 |
| Branded | Col. Randall Kirby | 1965 |
| Profiles in Courage | Coffin | 1964 |
| Kentucky Jones | Charles Caldwell | 1964 |
| 12 O'Clock High | Brig. Gen. Marteen | 1964 |
| Kraft Suspense Theatre | Richard / Felix Potter / Dr. Farley | 1963 |
| The Great Adventure | Dr. O'Reilly / Judah P. Benjamin | 1963 |
| The Littlest Hobo | Herman Eckels - Bank Teller | 1963 |
| Mr. Novak | Frank Deaver / Walter MacTell | 1963 |
| The Farmer's Daughter | Mark Willard | 1963 |
| The Fugitive | Art Mallet / Ballinger / Deputy Russ Atkins / Joshua Simmons / Sgt. Burden | 1963 |
| The Outer Limits | Dr. Clifford Scott | 1963 |
| The Eleventh Hour | Harvey Lauderback | 1962 |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Hiram Price / Ed Brandt | 1962 |
| The Virginian | Cal Beesom | 1962 |
| Sam Benedict | Charlie Daniels | 1962 |
| The Dakotas | George Deus | 1962 |
| Alcoa Premiere | Hugh Lozier | 1961 |
| Straightaway | Christopher George | 1961 |
| The Investigators | Charles Victor | 1961 |
| Ben Casey | Dr. Swing | 1961 |
| Target: The Corruptors | Joe Knight | 1961 |
| Ripcord | Dr. Gustave Merrill | 1961 |
| Dr. Kildare | Gerald Prince / Jake McCoy | 1961 |
| The DuPont Show of the Week | Mr. Allen | 1961 |
| The Defenders | D.A. John McGuire | 1961 |
| Sanctuary | Ira Bobbitt | 1961 |
| The Great Impostor | Ben Stone | 1960 |
| The Law and Mr. Jones | Jim Chambers / Fowler | 1960 |
| Route 66 | Jason Palmer / Frank Bludge / Daniel | 1960 |
| Stagecoach West | Toby Reese | 1960 |
| The Islanders | Hans Lubeck | 1960 |
| Outlaws | Jerry Rome / Thomas Bigelow / George Wagner | 1960 |
| Hong Kong | John Baring | 1960 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| The Aquanauts | Robert L. Radcliffe | 1960 |
| Thriller | Sebastian Grimm / Mario Asparos / Radan Asparos | 1960 |
| The Tall Man | Henry Stewart | 1960 |
| Wrangler | Cole Barton | 1960 |
| Johnny Midnight | Dr. Lowell | 1960 |
| The Detectives | Harvey | 1959 |
| Startime | Man in Court | 1959 |
| The Rebel | Colonel Charles Morris | 1959 |
| The Twilight Zone | Arch Hammer / Henry Ritchie | 1959 |
| Johnny Ringo | Judge Bentley | 1959 |
| Men Into Space | Dr. William Thyssen | 1959 |
| The DuPont Show with June Allyson | Falk / Rudolph Miller | 1959 |
| Laramie | Mace Stringer | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Tom Edwards / Seth Nagel / Judge David Terry | 1959 |
| Troubleshooters | Verne Lewis | 1959 |
| Cry Tough | Carlos Mendoza | 1959 |
| One Step Beyond | Gerald Simms / Dr. Alexander Slawson | 1959 |
| Rawhide | Amos Stauffer / Brock Dillman / Capt. Jesse Coulter / Lewis Lewis | 1959 |
| Destination Space | Jim Benedict | 1959 |
| Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Charlie | 1958 |
| Steve Canyon | Gen. Towne | 1958 |
| Wanted: Dead or Alive | Olin McDonald / Capt. Wm. Phelps | 1958 |
| Frontier Justice | Corporal Durbin | 1958 |
| Screaming Mimi | Bill Green / Dr. Greenwood | 1958 |
| The Brothers Karamazov | Ippoli Kirillov | 1958 |
| Shirley Temple's Storybook | Parson Baines | 1958 |
| Perry Mason | Robert Fleetwood / Newton Bain / Erwin Brandt / Col. Owens / A.D.A. Grosvenor Cutter | 1957 |
| Have Gun - Will Travel | Henry Prince | 1957 |
| Whirlybirds | Rev. Stone | 1957 |
| Zane Grey Theatre | CorporalHenry Durbin / Hugh Perry | 1956 |
| Playhouse 90 | Gabe Brewster / Mickey Cassidy / Reverend Watson | 1956 |
| Wire Service | Montago | 1956 |
| The Kaiser Aluminum Hour | Hannify / Taylor | 1956 |
| The Mountain | Joseph | 1956 |
| Telephone Time | Dr. Samuel Mudd / Theo Van Gogh | 1956 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Ed / Richard Ross | 1955 |
| Navy Log | Chaplain Van Vrancken | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Abihu Howell / Bill Lee / Hale Parker / Ivy / Malachi Harper / Pezzy / Tobe | 1955 |
| Star Tonight | Fred Graham | 1955 |
| The Millionaire | Mitchell Gunther | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Mr. Barlow | 1954 |
| Climax! | Sheriff Will Brennan / Reverend Muir / Mr. Stagg / Joe Barron (segment "Throw Away the Cane") / Harry Collier / Dr. Adams / Don Randall / Baker / Arthur Cook | 1954 |
| Operation Manhunt | Igor Gouzenko | 1954 |
| Father Knows Best | Henry Pruett | 1954 |
| Medic | Milton Korwyn | 1954 |
| Inner Sanctum | Willard / Paul / Joe | 1954 |
| Ponds Theater | Pat Tinsley / Joe / Innkeeper / Bob Cratchit | 1953 |
| The Man Behind the Badge | Mandell Fogel | 1953 |
| The Danny Thomas Show | Principal Witkowski | 1953 |
| The Loretta Young Show | Bill Garvey / Jason Grant | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Artaban / Father Moore / Michael Stark | 1953 |
| Omnibus | (segment "One Nation Indivisible") / Edward Noyes (segment "The Great Forgery") / James Madison (segment "One Nation") / segment "The Gambler, the Nun and the Radio") / Woodrow Wilson | 1952 |
| Cavalcade of America | John Norton | 1952 |
| Mister Peepers | Senator's Secretary | 1952 |
| Death Valley Days | Edwin Booth | 1952 |
| Tales of Tomorrow | Dr. Platan / Wilkins | 1951 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Ronny Martin / Kidwell / Hannify | 1950 |
| Armstrong Circle Theatre | Walter Lenox / Roy Eaton / Oliver Lambeth / Juan Perez / Gordon Locklin / Dr. Bowers / Alex Thornton | 1950 |
| Martin Kane | Arthur Talbot | 1949 |
| Suspense | George DuPre | 1949 |
| Studio One | Sam Adams / Peter Hartley / Outarist / Mr.Rogers / Mr. Hager / Karl Weber / Hook / Eliot Nelson / Dave Walters / Commissioner George Stark | 1948 |
| The Philco Television Playhouse | Charlie Pack | 1948 |
| Kraft Theatre | Unknown Soldier / Pat Tinsley / Dromio of Syracuse / Bob Cratchit / Bill | 1947 |
