Actor profile

Pernell Roberts

18th May 1928 Waycross, Georgia, U.S. Acting

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.

30 Movies 74 TV Shows 106 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Donor poster

Donor 9th December 1990 as Dr. Simon Martingale

Checkered Flag poster

Checkered Flag 23rd July 1990 as Andrew Valiant

Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin poster

Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin 9th November 1989 as Thatcher Horton

The Night Train to Kathmandu poster

The Night Train to Kathmandu 5th June 1988 as Prof. Harry Hadley-Smithe

Desperado poster

Desperado 27th April 1987 as Marshal Dancey

Realm of the Alligator poster

Realm of the Alligator 28th April 1986 as Narrator

Night of 100 Stars II poster

Night of 100 Stars II 10th March 1985 as Self

Night of 100 Stars poster

Night of 100 Stars 8th March 1982 as Self

Incident at Crestridge poster

Incident at Crestridge 29th December 1981 as Mayor Hill

High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane poster

High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane 15th November 1980 as Marshal J.D. Ward

Hot Rod poster

Hot Rod 25th May 1979 as Sheriff Marsden

The Night Rider poster

The Night Rider 11th May 1979 as Alex Sheridan

The Immigrants poster

The Immigrants 20th November 1978 as Anthony Cassala

The Magic of Lassie poster

The Magic of Lassie 2nd August 1978 as Jamison

Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging poster

Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging 9th June 1977 as Sherrif Yates

Paco poster

Paco 4th June 1976 as Pompiho

Alien Lover poster

Alien Lover 25th November 1975 as Mike

The Lives of Jenny Dolan poster

The Lives of Jenny Dolan 27th October 1975 as Camera Shop Proprietor

The Deadly Tower poster

The Deadly Tower 18th October 1975 as Lt. Lee

Dead Man on the Run poster

Dead Man on the Run 2nd April 1975 as Brock Dillon

The Adventures of Nick Carter poster

The Adventures of Nick Carter 20th February 1972 as Neal Duncan

The Bravos poster

The Bravos 9th January 1972 as Jackson Buckley

San Francisco International poster

San Francisco International 29th September 1970 as Jim Conrad

The Silent Gun poster

The Silent Gun 16th December 1969 as Sam Benner

The Kashmiri Run poster

The Kashmiri Run 13th June 1969

Four Rode Out poster

Four Rode Out 1st January 1969 as Marshall Ross

Carousel poster

Carousel 7th May 1967 as Jigger Craigin

Ride Lonesome poster

Ride Lonesome 1st February 1959 as Sam Boone

The Sheepman poster

The Sheepman 1st May 1958 as Chocktaw Neal

Desire Under the Elms poster

Desire Under the Elms 12th March 1958 as Pierre Cabot

Diagnosis: Murder poster

Diagnosis: Murder 29th October 1993 as Dr. Elliott Valin

Diagnosis: Murder poster

Diagnosis: Murder 29th October 1993 as George Fallon

Around the World in 80 Days poster

Around the World in 80 Days 16th April 1989 as Captain Speedy

Hotel poster

Hotel 21st August 1982 as Charles Stanton

Trapper John, M.D. poster

Trapper John, M.D. 23rd September 1979 as "Trapper" John McIntyre

The Immigrants poster

The Immigrants 20th November 1978 as Anthony Cassala

Centennial poster

Centennial 1st October 1978 as General Asher

Vega$ poster

Vega$ 20th September 1978

The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat 24th September 1977 as Brian Mallory

Man from Atlantis poster

Man from Atlantis 22nd September 1977 as Clint Hollister

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries poster

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries 30th January 1977 as Detective Superintendant Molly

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries poster

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries 30th January 1977 as Fire Chief Madison

Battle of the Network Stars poster

Battle of the Network Stars 13th November 1976

Quincy, M.E. poster

Quincy, M.E. 3rd October 1976 as Sheriff Connelly

Captains and the Kings poster

Captains and the Kings 30th September 1976 as Colonel Elbert Braithwaite

Spencer's Pilots poster

Spencer's Pilots 17th September 1976

Ellery Queen poster

Ellery Queen 11th September 1975 as Rosh Kalee /Barney Groves /Major George Pearson

Switch poster

Switch 9th September 1975 as Barnes

Medical Story poster

Medical Story 4th September 1975 as Dr. Louis Kinoy

Bronk poster

Bronk 17th April 1975 as Collicos

Baretta poster

Baretta 17th January 1975

Police Woman poster

Police Woman 13th September 1974

The Rockford Files poster

The Rockford Files 13th September 1974 as B.J. Anderson

The Six Million Dollar Man poster

The Six Million Dollar Man 18th January 1974 as Mark Wharton

Police Story poster

Police Story 20th March 1973

Hawkins poster

Hawkins 13th March 1973 as Senator Griffith

Jigsaw poster

Jigsaw 12th October 1972

The Streets of San Francisco poster

The Streets of San Francisco 23rd September 1972 as Charley Finn

Banacek poster

Banacek 13th September 1972 as Matthew Donniger

The Sixth Sense poster

The Sixth Sense 15th January 1972

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law poster

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law 16th September 1971 as Ralph Foster

Alias Smith and Jones poster

Alias Smith and Jones 5th January 1971

Night Gallery poster

Night Gallery 16th December 1970

The Odd Couple poster

The Odd Couple 24th September 1970 as Billy Joe

Marcus Welby, M.D. poster

Marcus Welby, M.D. 23rd September 1969 as Roger

Marcus Welby, M.D. poster

Marcus Welby, M.D. 23rd September 1969 as Tom Boyd

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors poster

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors 14th September 1969 as Dr. Frank Bartell

Lancer poster

Lancer 24th September 1968

Hawaii Five-O poster

Hawaii Five-O 20th September 1968 as Lon Phillips

The Name of the Game poster

The Name of the Game 20th September 1968 as Hank

The Name of the Game poster

The Name of the Game 20th September 1968 as Ernie Subich

Mannix poster

Mannix 16th September 1967

Ironside poster

Ironside 28th March 1967 as Frank Vincent

Mission: Impossible poster

Mission: Impossible 17th September 1966 as President Beyron Rurich

Mission: Impossible poster

Mission: Impossible 17th September 1966 as Chief Manuel Corba

Mission: Impossible poster

Mission: Impossible 17th September 1966 as Col. Hans Krim

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. poster

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. 13th September 1966 as Joey Celeste

The Wild Wild West poster

The Wild Wild West 17th September 1965 as Sean O'Reilley

The Big Valley poster

The Big Valley 15th September 1965 as Madigan

The Big Valley poster

The Big Valley 15th September 1965 as Ed Tanner

The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show 1st October 1962 as Self

The Virginian poster

The Virginian 19th September 1962 as Jim Boyer Sr.

The Detectives poster

The Detectives 16th October 1959

Bonanza poster

Bonanza 12th September 1959 as Adam Cartwright

One Step Beyond poster

One Step Beyond 20th January 1959 as Sgt. Vaill

77 Sunset Strip poster

77 Sunset Strip 10th October 1958

Lawman poster

Lawman 5th October 1958 as Fent Harley

Cimarron City poster

Cimarron City 27th September 1958

Bronco poster

Bronco 23rd September 1958

Shirley Temple's Storybook poster

Shirley Temple's Storybook 12th January 1958 as Count Schoenfeld

Shirley Temple's Storybook poster

Shirley Temple's Storybook 12th January 1958 as Thorabore

Shirley Temple's Storybook poster

Shirley Temple's Storybook 12th January 1958 as Pau-Puk-Keewis

Shirley Temple's Storybook poster

Shirley Temple's Storybook 12th January 1958 as Count DeSpard

Trackdown poster

Trackdown 4th October 1957 as Bannion

Sugarfoot poster

Sugarfoot 17th September 1957 as Salt River Smith

Sugarfoot poster

Sugarfoot 17th September 1957 as Deuce Braden

Have Gun, Will Travel poster

Have Gun, Will Travel 14th September 1957 as Maury Travis

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre poster

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 5th October 1956 as Jet Mason

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre poster

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 5th October 1956 as Lew Banning

Matinee Theater poster

Matinee Theater 31st October 1955 as Hassan

Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke 10th September 1955 as Nat Pilcher

Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke 10th September 1955 as Dave Reeves

General Electric Theater poster

General Electric Theater 1st February 1953 as Phil

Bambi poster

Bambi 1st January 1948 as Self (archive footage)