Portrait of Pernell Roberts

Pernell Roberts

Acting

Biography

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.

Born: May 18, 1928

Place of Birth: Waycross, Georgia, U.S.

Filmography

1993
Diagnosis: Murder

as Dr. Elliott Valin

1993
Diagnosis: Murder

as George Fallon

1990
Donor

as Dr. Simon Martingale

1990
Checkered Flag

as Andrew Valiant

1989
1988
The Night Train to Kathmandu

as Prof. Harry Hadley-Smithe

1987
Desperado

as Marshal Dancey

1986
1982
1981
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
1978
1977
The Love Boat

as Brian Mallory

1977
Man from Atlantis

as Clint Hollister

1977
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

as Detective Superintendant Molly

1976
Quincy, M.E.

as Sheriff Connelly

1976
Captains and the Kings

as Colonel Elbert Braithwaite

1976
Paco

as Pompiho

1975
1975
The Lives of Jenny Dolan

as Camera Shop Proprietor

1975
1975
Ellery Queen

as Rosh Kalee /Barney Groves /Major George Pearson

1975
Switch

as Barnes

1975
Bronk

as Collicos

1975
Dead Man on the Run

as Brock Dillon

1974
The Rockford Files

as B.J. Anderson

1974
1973
Hawkins

as Senator Griffith

1972
1972
1972
Banacek

as Matthew Donniger

1972
The Bravos

as Jackson Buckley

1970
The Odd Couple

as Billy Joe

1969
The Silent Gun

as Sam Benner

1969
1969
1969
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

as Dr. Frank Bartell

1969
Four Rode Out

as Marshall Ross

1968
1968
Hawaii Five-O

as Lon Phillips

1968
The Name of the Game

as Ernie Subich

1967
1967
Carousel

as Jigger Craigin

1967
Ironside

as Frank Vincent

1966
Mission: Impossible

as President Beyron Rurich

1966
Mission: Impossible

as Chief Manuel Corba

1966
Mission: Impossible

as Col. Hans Krim

1966
1965
The Wild Wild West

as Sean O'Reilley

1965
The Big Valley

as Madigan

1965
The Big Valley

as Ed Tanner

1962
The Virginian

as Jim Boyer Sr.

1959
Bonanza

as Adam Cartwright

1959
Ride Lonesome

as Sam Boone

1959
One Step Beyond

as Sgt. Vaill

1958
Lawman

as Fent Harley

1958
1958
The Sheepman

as Chocktaw Neal

1958
Desire Under the Elms

as Pierre Cabot

1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook

as Count Schoenfeld

1958
1958
1957
Trackdown

as Bannion

1957
Sugarfoot

as Salt River Smith

1957
Sugarfoot

as Deuce Braden

1957
Have Gun, Will Travel

as Maury Travis

1955
1955
Gunsmoke

as Nat Pilcher

1955
Gunsmoke

as Dave Reeves

1948
Bambi

as Self (archive footage)