Pernell Roberts
Actor
Biography
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.
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Filmography
The Sheepman
as Chocktaw Neal 1958
The Deadly Tower
as Lt. Lee 1975
Desire Under the Elms
as Pierre Cabot 1958
The Magic of Lassie
as Jamison 1978
The Night Train to Kathmandu
as Prof. Harry Hadley-Smithe 1988
San Francisco International
as Jim Conrad 1970
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin
as Thatcher Horton 1989
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
as Marshal J.D. Ward 1980
Four Rode Out
as Marshall Ross 1969
Desperado
as Marshal Dancey 1987
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self 1985
Checkered Flag
as Andrew Valiant 1990
The Adventures of Nick Carter
as Neal Duncan 1972
The Bravos
as Jackson Buckley 1972
Hot Rod
as Sheriff Marsden 1979
Donor
as Dr. Simon Martingale 1990