Pernell Roberts
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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
Credits
Ride Lonesome (1959)
as Sam Boone
Desire Under the Elms (1958)
as Pierre Cabot
The Sheepman (1958)
as Chocktaw Neal
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
as Self
Hot Rod (1979)
as Sheriff Marsden
The Deadly Tower (1975)
as Lt. Lee
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
as Self
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin (1989)
as Thatcher Horton
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane (1980)
as Marshal J.D. Ward
The Bravos (1972)
as Jackson Buckley
Alien Lover (1975)
as Mike
The Magic of Lassie (1978)
as Jamison
Four Rode Out (1969)
as Marshall Ross
The Lives of Jenny Dolan (1975)
as Camera Shop Proprietor
Paco (1976)
as Pompiho
The Silent Gun (1969)
as Sam Benner
Desperado (1987)
as Marshal Dancey
Checkered Flag (1990)
as Andrew Valiant
Incident at Crestridge (1981)
as Mayor Hill
Dead Man on the Run (1975)
as Brock Dillon
The Night Train to Kathmandu (1988)
as Prof. Harry Hadley-Smithe
Carousel (1967)
as Jigger Craigin
The Kashmiri Run (1969)
Actor
Donor (1990)
as Dr. Simon Martingale
San Francisco International (1970)
as Jim Conrad
The Adventures of Nick Carter (1972)
as Neal Duncan
Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging (1977)
as Sherrif Yates
The Night Rider (1979)
as Alex Sheridan
Realm of the Alligator (1986)
as Narrator