Pernell Roberts
Acting
- Born:
- 1928-05-18
- Died:
- 2010-01-24
- Place of birth:
- Waycross, Georgia, U.S.
Biography
Pernell Elvin Roberts, Jr. (May 18, 1928 – January 24, 2010) was an American stage, movie and television actor as well as singer. In addition to guest starring in over 60 television series, he was widely known for his roles as Ben Cartwright's eldest son, Adam Cartwright, on the western series Bonanza, a role he played from 1959 to 1965 — and as chief surgeon Dr. John McIntyre, the title character on Trapper John, M.D. (1979–1986). He was also widely known for his life-long activism, which included participation in the Selma to Montgomery marches in 1965 and pressuring NBC to refrain from hiring whites to portray minority characters. Description above from the Wikipedia article Pernell Roberts, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Diagnosis: Murder
FBI: The Untold Stories
Donor
Checkered Flag
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin
Around the World in 80 Days
The Night Train to Kathmandu
Desperado
Realm of the Alligator
Night of 100 Stars II
Hotel
Night of 100 Stars
Incident at Crestridge
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
Trapper John, M.D.
Hot Rod
The Night Rider
The Immigrants
Centennial
Vega$
The Magic of Lassie
The Love Boat
Man from Atlantis
Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Battle of the Network Stars
Quincy, M.E.
Captains and the Kings
Spencer's Pilots
Paco
Alien Lover
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
The Deadly Tower
Ellery Queen
Switch
Medical Story
Bronk
Dead Man on the Run
Baretta
Police Woman
The Rockford Files
The Six Million Dollar Man
Police Story
Hawkins
Jigsaw
The Streets of San Francisco
Banacek
The Adventures of Nick Carter
The Sixth Sense
The Bravos
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Alias Smith and Jones
Night Gallery
San Francisco International
The Odd Couple
The Silent Gun
Marcus Welby, M.D.
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
The Kashmiri Run
Hawaii Five-O
Four Rode Out
Lancer
The Name of the Game
Mannix
Carousel
Ironside
CBS Playhouse
Mission: Impossible
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
The Wild Wild West
The Big Valley
The Merv Griffin Show
The Virginian
The Detectives
Bonanza
Ride Lonesome
One Step Beyond
77 Sunset Strip
Lawman
Cimarron City
Bronco
The Sheepman
Desire Under the Elms
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Trackdown
Sugarfoot
Have Gun, Will Travel
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Matinee Theater
Gunsmoke
General Electric Theater
Bambi