Pernell Roberts

About

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.

Known for

The Love BoatSeries • 1977Diagnosis: MurderSeries • 1993BonanzaSeries • 1959IronsideSeries • 1967Hawaii Five-OSeries • 1969The Rockford FilesSeries • 1974Mission: ImpossibleSeries • 1966Matinee TheaterSeries • 1955MannixSeries • 1967The VirginianSeries • 1962Quincy, M.E.Series • 1976Have Gun, Will TravelSeries • 1957Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries • 1956The Six Million Dollar ManSeries • 1974HotelSeries • 1982The Big ValleySeries • 1965The Wild Wild WestSeries • 1965Police WomanSeries • 1974Marcus Welby, M.D.Series • 1969One Step BeyondSeries • 1959Trapper John, M.D.Series • 1979The Name of the GameSeries • 1968LawmanSeries • 1958The Odd CoupleSeries • 1970