Pernell Roberts
Known for: Acting
Born: May 18, 1928
Died: January 24, 2010
Place of birth: Waycross, 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.
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Filmography
29 movies · 63 TV shows, newest first
7.1
Diagnosis: Murder
19939.5
FBI: The Untold Stories
1991
5.3
Donor
1990
3.3
Checkered Flag
1990
6.6
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin
1989
6.8
Around the World in 80 Days
1989
6.5
The Night Train to Kathmandu
1988
4.2
Desperado
1987
9.0
Realm of the Alligator
1986
6.8
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
6.8
Hotel
1982
5.8
Night of 100 Stars
1982
4.8
Incident at Crestridge
1981
4.7
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
1980
6.6
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
6.0
Hot Rod
1979
5.3
The Night Rider
1979
NR
The Immigrants
1978
7.7
Centennial
1978
6.9
Vega$
1978
5.6
The Magic of Lassie
1978
6.3
The Love Boat
1977
6.4
Man from Atlantis
1977
7.5
Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging
1977
7.1
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
6.4
Battle of the Network Stars
1976
7.5
Quincy, M.E.
1976
8.8
Captains and the Kings
1976
6.5
Spencer's Pilots
1976
10.0
Paco
1976
7.0
Alien Lover
1975
7.0
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
1975
6.7
The Deadly Tower
1975
7.5
Ellery Queen
1975
6.6
Switch
1975
5.0
Medical Story
1975
6.8
Bronk
1975
7.5
Dead Man on the Run
1975
6.5
Baretta
1975
6.4
Police Woman
1974
7.6
The Rockford Files
1974
7.3
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
7.0
Police Story
1973
7.8
Hawkins
1973
7.0
Jigsaw
1972
7.1
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
8.4
Banacek
1972
3.8
The Adventures of Nick Carter
1972
6.3
The Sixth Sense
1972
6.5
The Bravos
1972
6.5
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
7.0
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
7.8
Night Gallery
1970
4.3
San Francisco International
1970
7.8
The Odd Couple
1970
6.5
The Silent Gun
1969
6.6
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
4.8
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969
7.5
The Kashmiri Run
1969
4.4
Four Rode Out
1969
5.6
Lancer
1968
7.2
Hawaii Five-O
1968
7.0
The Name of the Game
1968
6.8
Mannix
1967
8.0
Carousel
1967
6.8
Ironside
19677.0
CBS Playhouse
1966
7.6
Mission: Impossible
1966
6.9
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966
7.5
The Wild Wild West
1965
6.2
The Big Valley
1965
6.8
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
6.5
The Virginian
1962
6.7
The Detectives
1959
7.5
Bonanza
1959
6.7
Ride Lonesome
1959
5.7
One Step Beyond
1959
7.2
77 Sunset Strip
1958
6.0
Lawman
1958
6.3
Cimarron City
1958
6.0
Bronco
1958
6.9
The Sheepman
1958
6.8
Desire Under the Elms
1958
6.5
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
6.9
Trackdown
1957
5.1
Sugarfoot
1957
7.3
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
6.2
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
5.3
Matinee Theater
1955
6.7
Gunsmoke
1955
6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
9.0
Bambi
1948