Pernell Roberts

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.

Known For

Bonanza

Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder

The Love Boat

Ironside

Mannix

Hawaii Five-O

Mission: Impossible

All Movies (30)

• Donor1990 · as Dr. Simon Martingale
• Checkered Flag1990 · as Andrew Valiant
• Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin1989 · as Thatcher Horton
• The Night Train to Kathmandu1988 · as Prof. Harry Hadley-Smithe
• Desperado1987 · as Marshal Dancey
• Realm of the Alligator1986 · as Narrator
• Night of 100 Stars II1985 · as Self
• Night of 100 Stars1982 · as Self
• Incident at Crestridge1981 · as Mayor Hill
• High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane1980 · as Marshal J.D. Ward
• Hot Rod1979 · as Sheriff Marsden
• The Night Rider1979 · as Alex Sheridan
• The Immigrants1978 · as Anthony Cassala
• The Magic of Lassie1978 · as Jamison
• Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging1977 · as Sherrif Yates
• Paco1976 · as Pompiho
• Alien Lover1975 · as Mike
• The Lives of Jenny Dolan1975 · as Camera Shop Proprietor
• The Deadly Tower1975 · as Lt. Lee
• Dead Man on the Run1975 · as Brock Dillon
• The Adventures of Nick Carter1972 · as Neal Duncan
• The Bravos1972 · as Jackson Buckley
• San Francisco International1970 · as Jim Conrad
• The Silent Gun1969 · as Sam Benner
• The Kashmiri Run1969
• Four Rode Out1969 · as Marshall Ross
• Carousel1967 · as Jigger Craigin
• Ride Lonesome1959 · as Sam Boone
• The Sheepman1958 · as Chocktaw Neal
• Desire Under the Elms1958 · as Pierre Cabot

All TV Shows (76)

• Diagnosis: Murder1993 · as Dr. Elliott Valin
• Diagnosis: Murder1993 · as George Fallon
• FBI: The Untold Stories1991
• Around the World in 80 Days1989 · as Captain Speedy
• Hotel1982 · as Charles Stanton
• Trapper John, M.D.1979 · as "Trapper" John McIntyre
• The Immigrants1978 · as Anthony Cassala
• Centennial1978 · as General Asher
• Vega$1978
• The Love Boat1977 · as Brian Mallory
• Man from Atlantis1977 · as Clint Hollister
• The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries1977 · as Detective Superintendant Molly
• The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries1977 · as Fire Chief Madison
• Battle of the Network Stars1976
• Quincy, M.E.1976 · as Sheriff Connelly
• Captains and the Kings1976 · as Colonel Elbert Braithwaite
• Spencer's Pilots1976
• Ellery Queen1975 · as Rosh Kalee /Barney Groves /Major George Pearson
• Switch1975 · as Barnes
• Medical Story1975 · as Dr. Louis Kinoy
• Bronk1975 · as Collicos
• Baretta1975
• Police Woman1974
• The Rockford Files1974 · as B.J. Anderson
• The Six Million Dollar Man1974 · as Mark Wharton
• Police Story1973
• Hawkins1973 · as Senator Griffith
• Jigsaw1972
• The Streets of San Francisco1972 · as Charley Finn
• Banacek1972 · as Matthew Donniger
• The Sixth Sense1972
• Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law1971 · as Ralph Foster
• Alias Smith and Jones1971
• Night Gallery1970
• The Odd Couple1970 · as Billy Joe
• Marcus Welby, M.D.1969 · as Roger
• Marcus Welby, M.D.1969 · as Tom Boyd
• The Bold Ones: The New Doctors1969 · as Dr. Frank Bartell
• Lancer1968
• Hawaii Five-O1968 · as Lon Phillips
• The Name of the Game1968 · as Hank
• The Name of the Game1968 · as Ernie Subich
• Mannix1967
• Ironside1967 · as Frank Vincent
• CBS Playhouse1966 · as Lenny Marshall
• Mission: Impossible1966 · as President Beyron Rurich
• Mission: Impossible1966 · as Chief Manuel Corba
• Mission: Impossible1966 · as Col. Hans Krim
• The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.1966 · as Joey Celeste
• The Wild Wild West1965 · as Sean O'Reilley
• The Big Valley1965 · as Madigan
• The Big Valley1965 · as Ed Tanner
• The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
• The Virginian1962 · as Jim Boyer Sr.
• The Detectives1959
• Bonanza1959 · as Adam Cartwright
• One Step Beyond1959 · as Sgt. Vaill
• 77 Sunset Strip1958
• Lawman1958 · as Fent Harley
• Cimarron City1958
• Bronco1958
• Shirley Temple's Storybook1958 · as Count Schoenfeld
• Shirley Temple's Storybook1958 · as Thorabore
• Shirley Temple's Storybook1958 · as Pau-Puk-Keewis
• Shirley Temple's Storybook1958 · as Count DeSpard
• Trackdown1957 · as Bannion
• Sugarfoot1957 · as Salt River Smith
• Sugarfoot1957 · as Deuce Braden
• Have Gun, Will Travel1957 · as Maury Travis
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Jet Mason
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Lew Banning
• Matinee Theater1955 · as Hassan
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Nat Pilcher
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Dave Reeves
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Phil
• Bambi1948 · as Self (archive footage)