Pernell Roberts Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography

Pernell Roberts

Pernell Roberts

Acting

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Pernell Roberts, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Ride Lonesome movie poster
MOVIE

Ride Lonesome

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Ride Lonesome
Sam Boone
Checkered Flag movie poster
MOVIE

Checkered Flag

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Checkered Flag
Andrew Valiant
The Night Train to Kathmandu movie poster
MOVIE

The Night Train to Kathmandu

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The Night Train to Kathmandu
Prof. Harry Hadley-Smithe
The Deadly Tower movie poster
MOVIE

The Deadly Tower

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The Deadly Tower
Lt. Lee
Four Rode Out movie poster
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Four Rode Out

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Four Rode Out
Marshall Ross
Desire Under the Elms movie poster
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Desire Under the Elms

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Desire Under the Elms
Pierre Cabot
Realm of the Alligator movie poster
MOVIE

Realm of the Alligator

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Realm of the Alligator
Narrator
The Adventures of Nick Carter movie poster
MOVIE

The Adventures of Nick Carter

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The Adventures of Nick Carter
Neal Duncan
The Bravos movie poster
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The Bravos

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The Bravos
Jackson Buckley
The Silent Gun movie poster
MOVIE

The Silent Gun

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The Silent Gun
Sam Benner

Gallery

Pernell Roberts portrait
Pernell Roberts portrait