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

Night of 100 Stars II

Carousel

Hawkins

The Odd Couple

Night Gallery

Centennial

The Rockford Files

Quincy, M.E.

Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging

Dead Man on the Run

The Wild Wild West

Ellery Queen

Mission: Impossible

The Kashmiri Run

Bonanza

Diagnosis: Murder

The Six Million Dollar Man

Have Gun, Will Travel

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

Hawaii Five-O

Vega$

Alien Lover

The Lives of Jenny Dolan

The Streets of San Francisco

Police Story

Jigsaw

Alias Smith and Jones

77 Sunset Strip

The Name of the Game

CBS Playhouse

Hotel

Around the World in 80 Days

Night of 100 Stars

Ironside

Bronk

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

Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin

The Sheepman

Switch

Trackdown

The Deadly Tower

Mannix