Pernell Roberts
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
Known For
Sam Boone
Ride Lonesome
Andrew Valiant
Checkered Flag
Prof. Harry Hadley-Smithe
The Night Train to Kathmandu
Lt. Lee
The Deadly Tower
Marshall Ross
Four Rode Out
Pierre Cabot
Desire Under the Elms
Narrator
Realm of the Alligator
Neal Duncan
The Adventures of Nick Carter
Jackson Buckley
The Bravos
Sam Benner
The Silent Gun
Brock Dillon
Dead Man on the Run
Thatcher Horton
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin
Sheriff Marsden
Hot Rod
Marshal J.D. Ward
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
Jim Conrad
San Francisco International
Alex Sheridan
The Night Rider
Marshal Dancey
Desperado
Pompiho
Paco
Self
Night of 100 Stars II
Chocktaw Neal
The Sheepman
Tibetana
Anthony Cassala
The Immigrants
Sherrif Yates
Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging
Jamison
The Magic of Lassie
Jigger Craigin
Carousel
Mike
Alien Lover
Dr. Simon Martingale
Donor
Camera Shop Proprietor
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
Mayor Hill
Incident at Crestridge
Self
Night of 100 Stars
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
30
Gender
Male
Birthday
1928-05-18
Place of Birth
Waycross, Georgia, U.S.
Also Known As
Пернелл Робертс