Known For
Acting
Known Credits
106
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 18, 1928 (98 years old)
Place of Birth
Waycross, Georgia, U.S.
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.
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| 1993 | Diagnosis: Murderas Dr. Elliott Valin | |
| 1993 | Diagnosis: Murderas George Fallon | |
| 1991 | FBI: The Untold Storiesas | |
| 1990 | Donoras Dr. Simon Martingale | |
| 1990 | Checkered Flagas Andrew Valiant | |
| 1989 | Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassinas Thatcher Horton | |
| 1989 | Around the World in 80 Daysas Captain Speedy | |
| 1988 | The Night Train to Kathmanduas Prof. Harry Hadley-Smithe | |
| 1987 | Desperadoas Marshal Dancey | |
| 1986 | Realm of the Alligatoras Narrator | |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars IIas Self | |
| 1982 | Hotelas Charles Stanton | |
| 1982 | Night of 100 Starsas Self | |
| 1981 | Incident at Crestridgeas Mayor Hill | |
| 1980 | High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kaneas Marshal J.D. Ward | |
| 1979 | Trapper John, M.D.as "Trapper" John McIntyre | |
| 1979 | Hot Rodas Sheriff Marsden | |
| 1979 | The Night Rideras Alex Sheridan | |
| 1978 | The Immigrantsas Anthony Cassala | |
| 1978 | The Immigrantsas Anthony Cassala | |
| 1978 | Centennialas General Asher | |
| 1978 | Vega$as | |
| 1978 | The Magic of Lassieas Jamison | |
| 1977 | The Love Boatas Brian Mallory | |
| 1977 | Man from Atlantisas Clint Hollister | |
| 1977 | Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hangingas Sherrif Yates | |
| 1977 | The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteriesas Detective Superintendant Molly | |
| 1977 | The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteriesas Fire Chief Madison | |
| 1976 | Battle of the Network Starsas | |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E.as Sheriff Connelly | |
| 1976 | Captains and the Kingsas Colonel Elbert Braithwaite | |
| 1976 | Spencer's Pilotsas | |
| 1976 | Pacoas Pompiho | |
| 1975 | Alien Loveras Mike | |
| 1975 | The Lives of Jenny Dolanas Camera Shop Proprietor | |
| 1975 | The Deadly Toweras Lt. Lee | |
| 1975 | Ellery Queenas Rosh Kalee /Barney Groves /Major George Pearson | |
| 1975 | Switchas Barnes | |
| 1975 | Medical Storyas Dr. Louis Kinoy | |
| 1975 | Bronkas Collicos | |
| 1975 | Dead Man on the Runas Brock Dillon | |
| 1975 | Barettaas | |
| 1974 | The Rockford Filesas B.J. Anderson | |
| 1974 | Police Womanas | |
| 1974 | The Six Million Dollar Manas Mark Wharton | |
| 1973 | Police Storyas | |
| 1973 | Hawkinsas Senator Griffith | |
| 1972 | Jigsawas | |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Franciscoas Charley Finn | |
| 1972 | Banacekas Matthew Donniger | |
| 1972 | The Adventures of Nick Carteras Neal Duncan | |
| 1972 | The Sixth Senseas | |
| 1972 | The Bravosas Jackson Buckley | |
| 1971 | Owen Marshall: Counselor at Lawas Ralph Foster | |
| 1971 | Alias Smith and Jonesas | |
| 1970 | Night Galleryas | |
| 1970 | San Francisco Internationalas Jim Conrad | |
| 1970 | The Odd Coupleas Billy Joe | |
| 1969 | The Silent Gunas Sam Benner | |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D.as Roger | |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D.as Tom Boyd | |
| 1969 | The Bold Ones: The New Doctorsas Dr. Frank Bartell | |
| 1969 | The Kashmiri Runas | |
| 1969 | Four Rode Outas Marshall Ross | |
| 1968 | Lanceras | |
| 1968 | The Name of the Gameas Ernie Subich | |
| 1968 | The Name of the Gameas Hank | |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-Oas Lon Phillips | |
| 1967 | Mannixas | |
| 1967 | Carouselas Jigger Craigin | |
| 1967 | Ironsideas Frank Vincent | |
| 1966 | CBS Playhouseas Lenny Marshall | |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossibleas Chief Manuel Corba | |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossibleas Col. Hans Krim | |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossibleas President Beyron Rurich | |
| 1966 | The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.as Joey Celeste | |
| 1965 | The Wild Wild Westas Sean O'Reilley | |
| 1965 | The Big Valleyas Ed Tanner | |
| 1965 | The Big Valleyas Madigan | |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Showas Self | |
| 1962 | The Virginianas Jim Boyer Sr. | |
| 1959 | The Detectivesas | |
| 1959 | Bonanzaas Adam Cartwright | |
| 1959 | Ride Lonesomeas Sam Boone | |
| 1959 | One Step Beyondas Sgt. Vaill | |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Stripas | |
| 1958 | Lawmanas Fent Harley | |
| 1958 | Cimarron Cityas | |
| 1958 | Broncoas | |
| 1958 | The Sheepmanas Chocktaw Neal | |
| 1958 | Desire Under the Elmsas Pierre Cabot | |
| 1958 | Shirley Temple's Storybookas Count DeSpard | |
| 1958 | Shirley Temple's Storybookas Count Schoenfeld | |
| 1958 | Shirley Temple's Storybookas Pau-Puk-Keewis | |
| 1958 | Shirley Temple's Storybookas Thorabore | |
| 1957 | Trackdownas Bannion | |
| 1957 | Sugarfootas Deuce Braden | |
| 1957 | Sugarfootas Salt River Smith | |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travelas Maury Travis | |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Jet Mason | |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Lew Banning | |
| 1955 | Matinee Theateras Hassan | |
| 1955 | Gunsmokeas Dave Reeves | |
| 1955 | Gunsmokeas Nat Pilcher | |
| 1953 | General Electric Theateras Phil | |
| 1948 | Bambias Self (archive footage) |
