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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

104

Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-05-18

Day of Death

2010-01-24 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Waycross, Georgia, U.S.

Also Known As

Пернелл Робертс

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

Acting

Ride Lonesome

1959

Ride Lonesome

as

Sam Boone

Checkered Flag

1990

Checkered Flag

as

Andrew Valiant

The Night Train to Kathmandu

1988

The Night Train to Kathmandu

as

Prof. Harry Hadley-Smithe

The Deadly Tower

1975

The Deadly Tower

as

Lt. Lee

Four Rode Out

1969

Four Rode Out

as

Marshall Ross

Desire Under the Elms

1958

Desire Under the Elms

as

Pierre Cabot

The Bravos

1972

The Bravos

as

Jackson Buckley

The Silent Gun

1969

The Silent Gun

as

Sam Benner

Dead Man on the Run

1975

Dead Man on the Run

as

Brock Dillon

Hot Rod

1979

Hot Rod

as

Sheriff Marsden

The Night Rider

1979

The Night Rider

as

Alex Sheridan

Desperado

1987

Desperado

as

Marshal Dancey

Paco

1976

Paco

as

Pompiho

The Sheepman

1958

The Sheepman

as

Chocktaw Neal

The Immigrants

1978

The Immigrants

as

Anthony Cassala

The Magic of Lassie

1978

The Magic of Lassie

as

Jamison

Carousel

1967

Carousel

as

Jigger Craigin

Alien Lover

1975

Alien Lover

as

Mike

Donor

1990

Donor

as

Dr. Simon Martingale

The Lives of Jenny Dolan

1975

The Lives of Jenny Dolan

as

Camera Shop Proprietor

Incident at Crestridge

1981

Incident at Crestridge

as

Mayor Hill

Trapper John, M.D.

Trapper John, M.D.

as

"Trapper" John McIntyre

The Odd Couple

The Odd Couple

as

Billy Joe

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Brian Mallory

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

as

Lon Phillips

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

as

Sheriff Connelly

Hawkins

Hawkins

as

Senator Griffith

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

as

Detective Superintendant Molly

Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder

as

Dr. Elliott Valin

Man from Atlantis

Man from Atlantis

as

Clint Hollister

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Nat Pilcher

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

as

President Beyron Rurich

Centennial

Centennial

as

General Asher

Switch

Switch

as

Barnes

The Virginian

The Virginian

as

Jim Boyer Sr.

One Step Beyond

One Step Beyond

as

Sgt. Vaill

Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder

as

George Fallon

Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot

as

Salt River Smith

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Adam Cartwright

Lawman

Lawman

as

Fent Harley

Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot

as

Deuce Braden

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

as

Ed Tanner

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

as

Maury Travis

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Dave Reeves

Captains and the Kings

Captains and the Kings

as

Colonel Elbert Braithwaite

The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West

as

Sean O'Reilley

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

as

Chief Manuel Corba

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

as

B.J. Anderson

Trackdown

Trackdown

as

Bannion

BAMBI Awards

BAMBI Awards

as

Self (archive footage)

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

as

Col. Hans Krim

Banacek

Banacek

as

Matthew Donniger

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

as

Ernie Subich

Shirley Temple's Storybook

Shirley Temple's Storybook

as

Count Schoenfeld

Bronk

Bronk

as

Collicos

Production

Crew

Directing