Acting · Waycross, Georgia, U.S. · Born May 18, 1928
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.
TVDiagnosis: Murder
1993
as Dr. Elliott Valin
FBI: The Untold Stories
1991
MovieDonor
1990
as Dr. Simon Martingale
MovieCheckered Flag
1990
as Andrew Valiant
MoviePerry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin
1989
as Thatcher Horton
TVAround the World in 80 Days
1989
as Captain Speedy
MovieThe Night Train to Kathmandu
1988
as Prof. Harry Hadley-Smithe
MovieDesperado
1987
as Marshal Dancey
MovieRealm of the Alligator
1986
as Narrator
MovieNight of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
TVHotel
1982
as Charles Stanton
MovieNight of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
MovieIncident at Crestridge
1981
as Mayor Hill
MovieHigh Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
1980
as Marshal J.D. Ward
TVTrapper John, M.D.
1979
as "Trapper" John McIntyre
MovieHot Rod
1979
as Sheriff Marsden
MovieThe Night Rider
1979
as Alex Sheridan
MovieThe Immigrants
1978
as Anthony Cassala
TVThe Immigrants
1978
as Anthony Cassala
TVCentennial
1978
as General Asher
TVVega$
1978
MovieThe Magic of Lassie
1978
as Jamison
TVThe Love Boat
1977
as Brian Mallory
TVMan from Atlantis
1977
as Clint Hollister
MovieCharlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging
1977
as Sherrif Yates
TVThe Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
as Detective Superintendant Molly
TVBattle of the Network Stars
1976
TVQuincy, M.E.
1976
as Sheriff Connelly
TVCaptains and the Kings
1976
as Colonel Elbert Braithwaite
TVSpencer's Pilots
1976
MoviePaco
1976
as Pompiho
MovieAlien Lover
1975
as Mike
MovieThe Lives of Jenny Dolan
1975
as Camera Shop Proprietor
MovieThe Deadly Tower
1975
as Lt. Lee
TVEllery Queen
1975
as Rosh Kalee /Barney Groves /Major George Pearson
TVSwitch
1975
as Barnes
TVMedical Story
1975
as Dr. Louis Kinoy
TVBronk
1975
as Collicos
MovieDead Man on the Run
1975
as Brock Dillon
TVBaretta
1975
TVPolice Woman
1974
TVThe Rockford Files
1974
as B.J. Anderson
TVThe Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Mark Wharton
TVPolice Story
1973
TVHawkins
1973
as Senator Griffith
TVJigsaw
1972
TVThe Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Charley Finn
TVBanacek
1972
as Matthew Donniger
MovieThe Adventures of Nick Carter
1972
as Neal Duncan
TVThe Sixth Sense
1972
MovieThe Bravos
1972
as Jackson Buckley
TVOwen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
as Ralph Foster
TVAlias Smith and Jones
1971
TVNight Gallery
1970
MovieSan Francisco International
1970
as Jim Conrad
TVThe Odd Couple
1970
as Billy Joe
MovieThe Silent Gun
1969
as Sam Benner
TVMarcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Roger
TVThe Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969
as Dr. Frank Bartell
MovieThe Kashmiri Run
1969
MovieFour Rode Out
1969
as Marshall Ross
TVLancer
1968
TVHawaii Five-O
1968
as Lon Phillips
TVThe Name of the Game
1968
as Hank
TVMannix
1967
MovieCarousel
1967
as Jigger Craigin
TVIronside
1967
as Frank Vincent
CBS Playhouse
1966
as Lenny Marshall
TVMission: Impossible
1966
as President Beyron Rurich
TVThe Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966
as Joey Celeste
TVThe Wild Wild West
1965
as Sean O'Reilley
TVThe Big Valley
1965
as Madigan
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TVThe Virginian
1962
as Jim Boyer Sr.
TVThe Detectives
1959
TVBonanza
1959
as Adam Cartwright
MovieRide Lonesome
1959
as Sam Boone
TVOne Step Beyond
1959
as Sgt. Vaill
TV77 Sunset Strip
1958
TVLawman
1958
as Fent Harley
TVCimarron City
1958
TVBronco
1958
MovieThe Sheepman
1958
as Chocktaw Neal
MovieDesire Under the Elms
1958
as Pierre Cabot
TVShirley Temple's Storybook
1958
as Count Schoenfeld
TVTrackdown
1957
as Bannion
TVSugarfoot
1957
as Salt River Smith
TVHave Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Maury Travis
TVDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Jet Mason
TVMatinee Theater
1955
as Hassan
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Nat Pilcher
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
as Phil
TVBambi
1948
as Self (archive footage)
