archytele The Vault

Pernell Roberts

Acting Born May 18, 1928 Waycross, Georgia, U.S. 24 credits

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.

Ask the Vault

Ask anything about Pernell Roberts.

Known for

Bonanza

as Adam Cartwright

Full filmography

  • The Love Boat (1977) as Brian Mallory
  • Lawman (1958) as Fent Harley
  • Bonanza (1959) as Adam Cartwright
  • Ironside (1967) as Frank Vincent
  • Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Lon Phillips
  • Diagnosis: Murder (1993) as Dr. Elliott Valin
  • Diagnosis: Murder (1993) as George Fallon
  • The Virginian (1962) as Jim Boyer Sr.
  • Mannix (1967)
  • The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) as Mark Wharton
  • Mission: Impossible (1966) as President Beyron Rurich
  • Mission: Impossible (1966) as Chief Manuel Corba
  • Mission: Impossible (1966) as Col. Hans Krim
  • The Wild Wild West (1965) as Sean O'Reilley
  • Quincy, M.E. (1976) as Sheriff Connelly
  • The Rockford Files (1974) as B.J. Anderson
  • Have Gun, Will Travel (1957) as Maury Travis
  • Matinee Theater (1955) as Hassan
  • Gunsmoke (1955) as Nat Pilcher
  • Gunsmoke (1955) as Dave Reeves
  • The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Jet Mason
  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Lew Banning
  • Hotel (1982) as Charles Stanton