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