Pernell Roberts

Known for ActingBorn 1928-05-18Died 2010-01-24Waycross, Georgia, U.S.

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Paco

FBI: The Untold Stories

Realm of the Alligator

Captains and the Kings

Bambi

Banacek

Carousel

Hawkins

Night Gallery

The Odd Couple

Centennial

The Rockford Files

Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging

Quincy, M.E.

Dead Man on the Run

Ellery Queen

Mission: Impossible

The Wild Wild West

The Kashmiri Run

Bonanza

Diagnosis: Murder

The Six Million Dollar Man

Have Gun, Will Travel

Hawaii Five-O

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

The Streets of San Francisco

77 Sunset Strip

Alien Lover

The Lives of Jenny Dolan

Police Story

Vega$

Jigsaw

Alias Smith and Jones

Around the World in 80 Days

The Name of the Game

Hotel

CBS Playhouse

Night of 100 Stars II

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

Bronk

Mannix

Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin

The Deadly Tower

The Sheepman

Ironside

The Merv Griffin Show

Trackdown

The Night Train to Kathmandu