Pernell Roberts
May 18, 1928 (96 years old) in Waycross, Georgia, U.S.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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
Credits
- 1993 · Diagnosis: Murder as Dr. Elliott Valin
- 1993 · Diagnosis: Murder as George Fallon
- 1991 · FBI: The Untold Stories as
- 1990 · Donor as Dr. Simon Martingale
- 1990 · Checkered Flag as Andrew Valiant
- 1989 · Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin as Thatcher Horton
- 1989 · Around the World in 80 Days as Captain Speedy
- 1988 · The Night Train to Kathmandu as Prof. Harry Hadley-Smithe
- 1987 · Desperado as Marshal Dancey
- 1986 · Realm of the Alligator as Narrator
- 1985 · Night of 100 Stars II as Self
- 1982 · Night of 100 Stars as Self
- 1981 · Incident at Crestridge as Mayor Hill
- 1980 · High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane as Marshal J.D. Ward
- 1979 · Trapper John, M.D. as "Trapper" John McIntyre
- 1979 · Hot Rod as Sheriff Marsden
- 1979 · The Night Rider as Alex Sheridan
- 1978 · The Immigrants as Anthony Cassala
- 1978 · Centennial as General Asher
- 1978 · Vega$ as
- 1978 · The Magic of Lassie as Jamison
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Brian Mallory
- 1977 · Man from Atlantis as Clint Hollister
- 1977 · Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging as Sherrif Yates
- 1977 · The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries as Detective Superintendant Molly
- 1976 · Battle of the Network Stars as
- 1976 · Quincy, M.E. as Sheriff Connelly
- 1976 · Captains and the Kings as Colonel Elbert Braithwaite
- 1976 · Spencer's Pilots as
- 1976 · Paco as Pompiho
- 1975 · Alien Lover as Mike
- 1975 · The Lives of Jenny Dolan as Camera Shop Proprietor
- 1975 · The Deadly Tower as Lt. Lee
- 1975 · Ellery Queen as
- 1975 · Switch as Barnes
- 1975 · Medical Story as
- 1975 · Bronk as
- 1975 · Dead Man on the Run as Brock Dillon
- 1975 · Baretta as
- 1974 · The Rockford Files as B.J. Anderson
- 1974 · Police Woman as
- 1974 · The Six Million Dollar Man as Mark Wharton
- 1973 · Police Story as
- 1973 · Hawkins as Senator Griffith
- 1972 · Jigsaw as
- 1972 · The Streets of San Francisco as Charley Finn
- 1972 · Banacek as Matthew Donniger
- 1972 · The Adventures of Nick Carter as Neal Duncan
- 1972 · The Sixth Sense as
- 1972 · The Bravos as Jackson Buckley
- 1971 · Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law as Ralph Foster
- 1971 · Alias Smith and Jones as
- 1970 · Night Gallery as
- 1970 · San Francisco International as Jim Conrad
- 1970 · The Odd Couple as Billy Joe
- 1969 · The Silent Gun as Sam Benner
- 1969 · Marcus Welby, M.D. as Roger
- 1969 · Marcus Welby, M.D. as Tom Boyd
- 1969 · The Bold Ones: The New Doctors as Dr. Frank Bartell
- 1969 · The Kashmiri Run as
- 1969 · Four Rode Out as Marshall Ross
- 1968 · Lancer as
- 1968 · Hawaii Five-O as Lon Phillips
- 1968 · The Name of the Game as Hank
- 1968 · The Name of the Game as Ernie Subich
- 1967 · Mannix as
- 1967 · Carousel as Jigger Craigin
- 1967 · Ironside as
- 1966 · CBS Playhouse as
- 1966 · Mission: Impossible as President Beyron Rurich
- 1966 · Mission: Impossible as Chief Manuel Corba
- 1966 · Mission: Impossible as Col. Hans Krim
- 1966 · The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. as
- 1965 · The Wild Wild West as Sean O'Reilley
- 1965 · The Big Valley as Madigan
- 1965 · The Big Valley as Ed Tanner
- 1962 · The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- 1962 · The Virginian as Jim Boyer Sr.
- 1959 · The Detectives as
- 1959 · Bonanza as Adam Cartwright
- 1959 · Ride Lonesome as Sam Boone
- 1959 · One Step Beyond as Sgt. Vaill
- 1958 · 77 Sunset Strip as
- 1958 · Lawman as Fent Harley
- 1958 · Cimarron City as
- 1958 · Bronco as
- 1958 · The Sheepman as Chocktaw Neal
- 1958 · Desire Under the Elms as Pierre Cabot
- 1957 · Trackdown as Bannion
- 1957 · Sugarfoot as Salt River Smith
- 1957 · Sugarfoot as Deuce Braden
- 1957 · Have Gun, Will Travel as Maury Travis
- 1956 · Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Jet Mason
- 1956 · Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Lew Banning
- 1955 · Matinee Theater as Hassan
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Nat Pilcher
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Dave Reeves
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Phil
- 1948 · Bambi Awards as Self (archive footage)