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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-05-18 (96 years old)

Place of Birth

Waycross, Georgia, U.S.

Pernell Roberts

Biography:

​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.

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Known For

Acting

1993

Diagnosis: Murder as Dr. Elliott Valin
Diagnosis: Murder as George Fallon

1991

1990

Checkered Flag as Andrew Valiant
Donor as Dr. Simon Martingale

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

1985

1982

1981

1980

1979

Hot Rod as Sheriff Marsden
The Night Rider as Alex Sheridan
Trapper John, M.D. as "Trapper" John McIntyre

1978

The Immigrants as Anthony Cassala
Centennial as General Asher

1977

The Love Boat as Brian Mallory
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries as Detective Superintendant Molly
Man from Atlantis as Clint Hollister

1976

Paco as Pompiho
Quincy, M.E. as Sheriff Connelly
Captains and the Kings as Colonel Elbert Braithwaite

1975

The Deadly Tower as Lt. Lee
Dead Man on the Run as Brock Dillon
Alien Lover as Mike
The Lives of Jenny Dolan as Camera Shop Proprietor
Switch as Barnes
Bronk as Collicos

1974

The Rockford Files as B.J. Anderson

1973

Hawkins as Senator Griffith

1972

The Bravos as Jackson Buckley
Banacek as Matthew Donniger

1971

1970

The Odd Couple as Billy Joe

1969

Four Rode Out as Marshall Ross
The Silent Gun as Sam Benner
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors as Dr. Frank Bartell
Marcus Welby, M.D. as Tom Boyd

1968

Hawaii Five-O as Lon Phillips
The Name of the Game as Ernie Subich

1967

Carousel as Jigger Craigin

1966

Mission: Impossible as President Beyron Rurich
Mission: Impossible as Chief Manuel Corba
Mission: Impossible as Col. Hans Krim

1965

The Big Valley as Madigan
The Big Valley as Ed Tanner
The Wild Wild West as Sean O'Reilley

1962

The Virginian as Jim Boyer Sr.

1959

Ride Lonesome as Sam Boone
One Step Beyond as Sgt. Vaill
Bonanza as Adam Cartwright

1958

Desire Under the Elms as Pierre Cabot
The Sheepman as Chocktaw Neal
Lawman as Fent Harley
Shirley Temple's Storybook as Count Schoenfeld
Shirley Temple's Storybook as Pau-Puk-Keewis

1957

Sugarfoot as Salt River Smith
Sugarfoot as Deuce Braden
Have Gun, Will Travel as Maury Travis
Trackdown as Bannion

1956

1955

Gunsmoke as Nat Pilcher
Matinee Theater as Hassan
Gunsmoke as Dave Reeves

1953

1948

BAMBI Awards as Self (archive footage)