Pernell Roberts
Birthday: 1928-05-18 | Place of Birth: Waycross, Georgia, U.S.From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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
Acting
Role
as Thatcher Horton
as Prof. Harry Hadley-Smithe
as Marshal Dancey
as Marshal J.D. Ward
as "Trapper" John McIntyre
as Sheriff Marsden
as Jamison
as Pompiho
as Brock Dillon
as Lt. Lee
as Neal Duncan
as Jim Conrad
as Marshall Ross
as Sam Benner
as Sam Boone
as Chocktaw Neal
