Pernell Roberts
Acting
1928-05-18 · 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.
Filmography
Diagnosis: Murder
1993 · Series
FBI: The Untold Stories
1991 · Series
Donor
1990 · Movie
Checkered Flag
1990 · Movie
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin
1989 · Movie
Around the World in 80 Days
1989 · Series
The Night Train to Kathmandu
1988 · Movie
Desperado
1987 · Movie
Realm of the Alligator
1986 · Movie
Night of 100 Stars II
1985 · Movie
Hotel
1982 · Series
Night of 100 Stars
1982 · Movie
Incident at Crestridge
1981 · Movie
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
1980 · Movie
Trapper John, M.D.
1979 · Series
Hot Rod
1979 · Movie
The Night Rider
1979 · Movie
The Immigrants
1978 · Series
Centennial
1978 · Series
Vega$
1978 · Series
The Magic of Lassie
1978 · Movie
The Love Boat
1977 · Series
Man from Atlantis
1977 · Series
Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging
1977 · Movie
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977 · Series
Battle of the Network Stars
1976 · Series
Quincy, M.E.
1976 · Series
Captains and the Kings
1976 · Series
Spencer's Pilots
1976 · Series
Paco
1976 · Movie
Alien Lover
1975 · Movie
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
1975 · Movie
The Deadly Tower
1975 · Movie
Ellery Queen
1975 · Series
Switch
1975 · Series
Medical Story
1975 · Series
Bronk
1975 · Series
Dead Man on the Run
1975 · Movie
Baretta
1975 · Series
The Rockford Files
1974 · Series
Police Woman
1974 · Series
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974 · Series
Police Story
1973 · Series
Hawkins
1973 · Series
Jigsaw
1972 · Series
The Streets of San Francisco
1972 · Series
Banacek
1972 · Series
The Adventures of Nick Carter
1972 · Movie
The Sixth Sense
1972 · Series
The Bravos
1972 · Movie
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971 · Series
Alias Smith and Jones
1971 · Series
Night Gallery
1970 · Series
San Francisco International
1970 · Movie
The Odd Couple
1970 · Series
The Silent Gun
1969 · Movie
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969 · Series
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969 · Series
The Kashmiri Run
1969 · Movie
Four Rode Out
1969 · Movie
Lancer
1968 · Series
Hawaii Five-O
1968 · Series
The Name of the Game
1968 · Series
Mannix
1967 · Series
Carousel
1967 · Movie
Ironside
1967 · Series
CBS Playhouse
1966 · Series
Mission: Impossible
1966 · Series
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966 · Series
The Wild Wild West
1965 · Series
The Big Valley
1965 · Series
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Series
The Virginian
1962 · Series
The Detectives
1959 · Series
Bonanza
1959 · Series
Ride Lonesome
1959 · Movie
One Step Beyond
1959 · Series
77 Sunset Strip
1958 · Series
Lawman
1958 · Series
Cimarron City
1958 · Series
Bronco
1958 · Series
The Sheepman
1958 · Movie
Desire Under the Elms
1958 · Movie
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958 · Series
Trackdown
1957 · Series
Sugarfoot
1957 · Series
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957 · Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · Series
Matinee Theater
1955 · Series
Gunsmoke
1955 · Series
General Electric Theater
1953 · Series
Bambi
1948 · Series