- Born
- Died
- Birth nameRoscoe Todd Karns
- Nickname
- Rocky
- Todd Karns was born on January 15, 1921 in Hollywood, California, USA. He was an actor, known for It's a Wonderful Life (1946), Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941) and The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942). He was married to Katherine Julia Flaten. He died on February 5, 2000 in Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico.
- SpouseKatherine Julia Flaten(February 27, 1944 - February 5, 2000) (his death, 3 children)
- ParentsMary Matilda Frass
- RelativesMary Jane Karns (Hart)(Sibling)
- The most famous line he ever spoke in a film - "To my big brother George, the richest man in town" (said near the end of "It's a Wonderful Life").
- Moved to Ajijic, Mexico in 1971 and started up an English language theater, The Lakeside Little Theater, where he produced and directed shows up until his death at age 79.
- Perhaps best known for his role as James Stewart's younger brother Harry Bailey in the yuletide classic It's a Wonderful Life (1946).
- Appeared with his father on Rocky King, Detective (1950).
- His family along with Lakeside Little theater associates had his interment for him in Ajijic's cemetery. He was buried in an unmarked grave.
- He was the son of Roscoe Karns and Mary Frass Karns.
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