People
Pernell Roberts
Biography:
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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... Read More
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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Donor as Dr. Simon Martingale | 1990-12-09 |
Checkered Flag as Andrew Valiant | 1990-01-01 |
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin as Thatcher Horton | 1989-11-09 |
The Night Train to Kathmandu as Prof. Harry Hadley-Smithe | 1988-06-05 |
Desperado as Marshal Dancey | 1987-04-27 |
Realm of the Alligator as Narrator | 1986-04-28 |
Night of 100 Stars II as Self | 1985-03-10 |
Night of 100 Stars as Self | 1982-03-08 |
Incident at Crestridge as Mayor Hill | 1981-12-29 |
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane as Marshal J.D. Ward | 1980-11-15 |
Hot Rod as Sheriff Marsden | 1979-05-25 |
The Night Rider as Alex Sheridan | 1979-05-11 |
The Immigrants as Anthony Cassala | 1978-11-20 |
The Magic of Lassie as Jamison | 1978-08-02 |
Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging as Sherrif Yates | 1977-06-09 |
Paco as Pompiho | 1976-06-04 |
Alien Lover as Mike | 1975-11-25 |
The Lives of Jenny Dolan as Camera Shop Proprietor | 1975-10-27 |
The Deadly Tower as Lt. Lee | 1975-10-18 |
Dead Man on the Run as Brock Dillon | 1975-04-02 |
The Adventures of Nick Carter as Neal Duncan | 1972-02-20 |
The Bravos as Jackson Buckley | 1972-01-09 |
San Francisco International as Jim Conrad | 1970-09-29 |
The Silent Gun as Sam Benner | 1969-12-16 |
The Kashmiri Run | 1969-06-13 |
Four Rode Out as Marshall Ross | 1969-01-01 |
Carousel as Jigger Craigin | 1967-05-07 |
Ride Lonesome as Sam Boone | 1959-02-01 |
The Sheepman as Chocktaw Neal | 1958-05-01 |
Desire Under the Elms as Pierre Cabot | 1958-03-12 |