Pernell Roberts

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-05-18 (82 years old)

Deathday

2010-01-24

Place of Birth

Waycross, Georgia, U.S.

Pernell Roberts

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Pernell Elvin Roberts, Jr 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. D...

Acting

1959

Ride Lonesome

as Sam Boone

1990

Checkered Flag

as Andrew Valiant

1988

The Night Train to Kathmandu

as Prof. Harry Hadley-Smithe

1975

1969

Four Rode Out

as Marshall Ross

1958

Desire Under the Elms

as Pierre Cabot

1986

1972

The Bravos

as Jackson Buckley

1969

The Silent Gun

as Sam Benner

1975

Dead Man on the Run

as Brock Dillon

1979

Hot Rod

as Sheriff Marsden

1979

The Night Rider

as Alex Sheridan

1987

Desperado

as Marshal Dancey

1976

Paco

as Pompiho

1958

The Sheepman

as Chocktaw Neal

1978

The Immigrants

as Anthony Cassala

1978

1967

Carousel

as Jigger Craigin

1975

1990

Donor

as Dr. Simon Martingale

1975

The Lives of Jenny Dolan

as Camera Shop Proprietor

1981

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