Pernell Roberts
ActingAlso Known As
Пернелл Робертс
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.
Movies
(30 total)
Ride Lonesome
as Sam Boone
The Sheepman
as Chocktaw Neal
The Deadly Tower
as Lt. Lee
Desire Under the Elms
as Pierre Cabot
The Magic of Lassie
as Jamison
The Night Train to Kathmandu
as Prof. Harry Hadley-Smithe
San Francisco International
as Jim Conrad
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin
as Thatcher Horton
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
as Marshal J.D. Ward
Four Rode Out
as Marshall Ross
Desperado
as Marshal Dancey
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
Checkered Flag
as Andrew Valiant
The Adventures of Nick Carter
as Neal Duncan
The Bravos
as Jackson Buckley
Hot Rod
as Sheriff Marsden
Donor
as Dr. Simon Martingale
Incident at Crestridge
as Mayor Hill
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
The Night Rider
as Alex Sheridan
TV Shows
(74 total)
Bonanza
as Adam Cartwright
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Mark Wharton
Mission: Impossible
as President Beyron Rurich
Mission: Impossible
as Chief Manuel Corba
Mission: Impossible
as Col. Hans Krim
The Love Boat
as Brian Mallory
Hawaii Five-O
as Lon Phillips
The Rockford Files
as B.J. Anderson
Diagnosis: Murder
as Dr. Elliott Valin
Diagnosis: Murder
as George Fallon
Quincy, M.E.
as Sheriff Connelly
Gunsmoke
as Nat Pilcher
Gunsmoke
as Dave Reeves
The Streets of San Francisco
as Charley Finn
Around the World in 80 Days
as Captain Speedy
The Wild Wild West
as Sean O'Reilley
Man from Atlantis
as Clint Hollister
Ironside
as Frank Vincent
The Odd Couple
as Billy Joe