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Pernell Roberts

Acting · Born May 18, 1928 · 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).

Movies with Pernell Roberts

• Ride Lonesome (1959) — Sam Boone
• The Sheepman (1958) — Chocktaw Neal
• Hot Rod (1979) — Sheriff Marsden
• Desire Under the Elms (1958) — Pierre Cabot
• Night of 100 Stars (1982) — Self
• Night of 100 Stars II (1985) — Self
• The Magic of Lassie (1978) — Jamison
• The Deadly Tower (1975) — Lt. Lee
• The Adventures of Nick Carter (1972) — Neal Duncan
• Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin (1989) — Thatcher Horton
• Dead Man on the Run (1975) — Brock Dillon
• High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane (1980) — Marshal J.D. Ward

TV shows with Pernell Roberts

• Bonanza (1959) — Adam Cartwright
• Trapper John, M.D. (1979) — Trapper John McIntyre
• Centennial (1978) — General Asher
• Captains and the Kings (1976) — Colonel Elbert Braithwaite
• Jigsaw (1972)