Pernell Roberts
Known For
Acting
Born
1928-05-18 in Waycross, Georgia, U.S.
Died
2010-01-24
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.
Most Known For
Bonanza
as Adam Cartwright
Mission: Impossible
as President Beyron Rurich
Mission: Impossible
as Chief Manuel Corba
Mission: Impossible
as Col. Hans Krim
The Love Boat
as Brian Mallory
Diagnosis: Murder
as Dr. Elliott Valin
Diagnosis: Murder
as George Fallon
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Mark Wharton
The Rockford Files
as B.J. Anderson
Hawaii Five-O
as Lon Phillips
Ironside
as Frank Vincent
Quincy, M.E.
as Sheriff Connelly
Mannix
Have Gun, Will Travel
as Maury Travis
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Jet Mason
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Lew Banning
The Wild Wild West
as Sean O'Reilley
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
Bambi
as Self (archive footage)
