As Actor
Donor
1990
5.3
Pernell Roberts
Acting
Birth date
May 18, 1928
Birth place
Waycross, Georgia, U.S.
Death date
January 24, 2010
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.
Featured in
As Actor
Checkered Flag
1990
2.0
As Actor
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin
1989
6.4
As Actor
The Night Train to Kathmandu
1988
6.3
As Actor
Desperado
1987
3.8
As Actor
Realm of the Alligator
1986
8.0
As Actor
Incident at Crestridge
1981
4.7
As Actor
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
1980
4.2
As Actor
The Night Rider
1979
3.5
As Actor
The Magic of Lassie
1978
5.4
As Actor
The Deadly Tower
1975
6.6
As Actor
Dead Man on the Run
1975
6.0
As Actor
The Bravos
1972
5.7
As Actor
San Francisco International
1970
3.7
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The Silent Gun
1969
4.0
As Actor
The Kashmiri Run
1969
5.0
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Four Rode Out
1969
4.0
As Actor
The Sheepman
1958
6.8