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Birthday: May 18, 1928
Place of Birth: Waycross, Georgia, U.S.

Pernell Roberts

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
Ride Lonesome Sam Boone 1959
Checkered Flag Andrew Valiant 1990
The Night Train to Kathmandu Prof. Harry Hadley-Smithe 1988
The Deadly Tower Lt. Lee 1975
Four Rode Out Marshall Ross 1969
Desire Under the Elms Pierre Cabot 1958
Realm of the Alligator Narrator 1986
The Adventures of Nick Carter Neal Duncan 1972
The Bravos Jackson Buckley 1972
The Silent Gun Sam Benner 1969
Dead Man on the Run Brock Dillon 1975
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin Thatcher Horton 1989
Hot Rod Sheriff Marsden 1979
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane Marshal J.D. Ward 1980
San Francisco International Jim Conrad 1970
The Night Rider Alex Sheridan 1979
Desperado Marshal Dancey 1987
Paco Pompiho 1976
Night of 100 Stars II Self 1985
The Sheepman Chocktaw Neal 1958
The Kashmiri Run 1969
The Immigrants Anthony Cassala 1978
Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging Sherrif Yates 1977
The Magic of Lassie Jamison 1978
Carousel Jigger Craigin 1967
Alien Lover Mike 1975
Donor Dr. Simon Martingale 1990
The Lives of Jenny Dolan Camera Shop Proprietor 1975
Incident at Crestridge Mayor Hill 1981
Night of 100 Stars Self 1982
Series Cast Year
77 Sunset Strip 1958
Trapper John, M.D. "Trapper" John McIntyre 1979
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. 1966
The Odd Couple Billy Joe 1970
The Love Boat Brian Mallory 1977
Hawaii Five-O Lon Phillips 1968
Quincy, M.E. Sheriff Connelly 1976
Marcus Welby, M.D. Roger 1969
Baretta 1975
Alias Smith and Jones 1971
Hawkins Senator Griffith 1973
The Merv Griffin Show Self 1962
Mannix 1967
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries Detective Superintendant Molly 1977
Diagnosis: Murder Dr. Elliott Valin 1993
Man from Atlantis Clint Hollister 1977
Gunsmoke Nat Pilcher 1955
Night Gallery 1970
General Electric Theater Phil 1953
Mission: Impossible President Beyron Rurich 1966
Centennial General Asher 1978
Ironside 1967
Battle of the Network Stars 1976
Vega$ 1978
Jigsaw 1972
Police Woman 1974
Police Story 1973
Switch Barnes 1975
The Virginian Jim Boyer Sr. 1962
Lancer 1968
One Step Beyond Sgt. Vaill 1959
The Big Valley Madigan 1965
FBI: The Untold Stories 1991
Diagnosis: Murder George Fallon 1993
Bronco 1958
Matinee Theater Hassan 1955
The Sixth Sense 1972
Sugarfoot Salt River Smith 1957
Ellery Queen 1975
Cimarron City 1958
The Detectives 1959
Spencer's Pilots 1976
CBS Playhouse 1966
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre Jet Mason 1956
Medical Story 1975
Bonanza Adam Cartwright 1959
Lawman Fent Harley 1958
Sugarfoot Deuce Braden 1957
The Big Valley Ed Tanner 1965
Have Gun, Will Travel Maury Travis 1957
Gunsmoke Dave Reeves 1955
Around the World in 80 Days Captain Speedy 1989
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre Lew Banning 1956
Captains and the Kings Colonel Elbert Braithwaite 1976
The Six Million Dollar Man Mark Wharton 1974
The Name of the Game Hank 1968
The Streets of San Francisco Charley Finn 1972
The Wild Wild West Sean O'Reilley 1965
Mission: Impossible Chief Manuel Corba 1966
The Rockford Files B.J. Anderson 1974
Trackdown Bannion 1957
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law Ralph Foster 1971
Bambi Awards Self (archive footage) 1948
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors Dr. Frank Bartell 1969
Mission: Impossible Col. Hans Krim 1966
Marcus Welby, M.D. Tom Boyd 1969
Banacek Matthew Donniger 1972
The Name of the Game Ernie Subich 1968
Shirley Temple's Storybook Count Schoenfeld 1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook Thorabore 1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook Pau-Puk-Keewis 1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook Count DeSpard 1958
Bronk Collicos 1975
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