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Pernell Elven Roberts Jr. was an American stage, film and television actor, as well as a singer. In addition to guest-starring in over 60 television series, he was best known for his roles as Ben Cartwright's eldest son Adam Cartwright on the Western television series Bonanza (1959–1965), and as chief surgeon Dr. John McIntyre, the title character on Trapper John, M.D. (1979–1986).
Birth Name
Pernell Elven Roberts Jr.
Born
Friday, 18 May 1928
Died
Sunday, 24 January 2010
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| TV's Western Heroes | Adm Cartwright | 2013 |
| Pioneers of Television | Adam Cartwright from Bonanza | 2008 |
| Television: The First Fifty Years | Adam Cartwright | 1999 |
| Diagnosis Murder | Dr. Elliott Valin / George Fallon | 1993 |
| FBI: The Untold Stories | Self - Host / Himself - Host | 1991 |
| Donor | Dr. Martingale / Dr. Simon Martingale | 1990 |
| Checkered Flag | Andrew Valiant | 1990 |
| Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin | Thatcher Horton | 1989 |
| The Young Riders | Hezekiah Horn | 1989 |
| Around the World in 80 Days | Captain Speedy | 1989 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| TV's Western Heroes | Adm Cartwright | 2013 |
| Pioneers of Television | Adam Cartwright from Bonanza | 2008 |
| Television: The First Fifty Years | Adam Cartwright | 1999 |
| Diagnosis Murder | Dr. Elliott Valin / George Fallon | 1993 |
| FBI: The Untold Stories | Self - Host / Himself - Host | 1991 |
| Donor | Dr. Martingale / Dr. Simon Martingale | 1990 |
| Checkered Flag | Andrew Valiant | 1990 |
| Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin | Thatcher Horton | 1989 |
| The Young Riders | Hezekiah Horn | 1989 |
| Around the World in 80 Days | Captain Speedy | 1989 |
| The Night Train to Kathmandu | Prof. Harry Hadley-Smithe | 1988 |
| Realm of the Alligator | Self - Narrator | 1986 |
| Night of 100 Stars II | Self | 1985 |
| Night of 100 Stars | Self | 1982 |
| Incident at Crestridge | Mayor Hill | 1981 |
| High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane | Marshal J.D. Ward | 1980 |
| Trapper John, M.D. | Trapper John McIntyre / "Trapper" John McIntyre | 1979 |
| Hot Rod | Sheriff Marsden | 1979 |
| The Night Rider | Alex Sheridan | 1979 |
| Centennial | General Asher | 1978 |
| The Paper Chase | Professor Marc Justin | 1978 |
| The Magic of Lassie | Jamison | 1978 |
| Vega$ | Mr. Logan / Pete Sedgewick | 1978 |
| Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging | Sherrif Yates / Sheriff Yates | 1977 |
| The Love Boat | Brian Mallory | 1977 |
| Westside Medical | Walt Dahlman | 1977 |
| Man from Atlantis | Clint Hollister | 1977 |
| The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | Detective Superintendant Molly / Fire Chief Madison | 1977 |
| The Feather and Father Gang | Meminger | 1976 |
| Quincy M.E. | Dr. Chester Banning / Sheriff Connelly | 1976 |
| Captains and the Kings | Colonel Elbert Braithwaite | 1976 |
| The Quest | Calder | 1976 |
| Paco | Pompiho | 1976 |
| Spencer's Pilots | Pete Sewell | 1976 |
| Most Wanted | Joe Bailey | 1976 |
| Bert D'Angelo/Superstar | Douglas Benton | 1976 |
| Jigsaw John | Roger | 1976 |
| The Deadly Tower | Lieutenant Lee / Lt. Lee | 1975 |
| Medical Story | Dr. Louis Kinoy | 1975 |
| Bronk | Collicos | 1975 |
| Dead Man on the Run | Brock Dillon | 1975 |
| Ellery Queen | Barney Groves / Rosh Kalee / Major George Pearson | 1975 |
| Switch | Barnes | 1975 |
| Baretta | Johnny Hillman | 1975 |
| Police Woman | Wagner | 1974 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| The Rockford Files | B.J. Anderson | 1974 |
| The Six Million Dollar Man | Mark Wharton | 1974 |
| Police Story | Charlie Rivas / Sgt. Sal Grosser | 1973 |
| Hawkins | Senator Griffith | 1973 |
| Barnaby Jones | Daniel Matthews | 1973 |
| Jigsaw | Sgt. Gustafson | 1972 |
| The Streets of San Francisco | Charley Finn | 1972 |
| Tibetana | Gregory Nelson | 1972 |
| Banacek | Matthew Donniger | 1972 |
| Adventures of Nick Carter | Neal Duncan | 1972 |
| The Sixth Sense | Paul Pettigrew | 1972 |
| The Bravos | Jackson Buckley | 1972 |
| Cannon | Sid Cleary / Phil Denton | 1971 |
| Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law | Ralph Foster | 1971 |
| Alias Smith and Jones | Terence Tynan / Sam Finrock | 1971 |
| San Francisco International Airport | Jim Conrad | 1970 |
| The Odd Couple | Billy Joe | 1970 |
| The Silent Gun | Sam Benner | 1969 |
| Night Gallery | Joe Bellman (segment "The Tune in Dan's Cafe") | 1969 |
| The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | Dr. Frank Bartell | 1969 |
| The David Frost Show | Self | 1969 |
| Marcus Welby, M.D. | Roger / Tom Boyd | 1969 |
| Four Rode Out | U.S. Marshal Ross / Marshall Ross | 1969 |
| Lancer | Theodore Banning | 1968 |
| Hawaii Five-O | Lon Phillips | 1968 |
| The Name of the Game | Hank / Ernie Subich | 1968 |
| Mannix | George Fallon | 1967 |
| Ironside | Frank Vincent / Harry Blocker | 1967 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Self | 1967 |
| CBS Playhouse | Lenny Marshall | 1967 |
| Mission: Impossible | Boomer / Chief Manuel Corba / Colonel Hans Krim / President Beyron Rurich | 1966 |
| The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. | Joey Celeste | 1966 |
| The Wild Wild West | Sean O'Reilley | 1965 |
| The Big Valley | Madigan / Ed Tanner | 1965 |
| Gypsy | Self | 1965 |
| ABC's Nightlife | Self | 1964 |
| You Don't Say | Self | 1963 |
| The Match Game | Self - Team Captain | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest | 1962 |
| The Merv Griffin Show | Himself | 1962 |
| The Virginian | Stranger / Jim Boyer Sr. | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Actor | 1961 |
| The Errand Boy | Adam Cartwright - Cameo | 1961 |
| The Detectives | Rod Halleck | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Adam Cartwright | 1959 |
| Ride Lonesome | Sam Boone | 1959 |
| One Step Beyond | Sgt. Vaill | 1959 |
| Cimarron City | O'Hara | 1958 |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Tony Gray | 1958 |
| Lawman | Fent Harley | 1958 |
| The Rifleman | Hillman | 1958 |
| Bronco | Dave Clayton | 1958 |
| Northwest Passage | Captain Jacques Chavez | 1958 |
| Buckskin | Oscar | 1958 |
| The Sheepman | Chocktaw Neal | 1958 |
| Desire Under the Elms | Peter / Son / Pierre Cabot | 1958 |
| Shirley Temple's Storybook | Count DeSpard / Count Schoenfeld / Thorabore | 1958 |
| Tombstone Territory | Johnny Coster | 1957 |
| Trackdown | Bannion | 1957 |
| Sugarfoot | Salt River Smith / Deuce Braden | 1957 |
| Have Gun - Will Travel | Maury Travis | 1957 |
| Whirlybirds | Reynolds | 1957 |
| Zane Grey Theatre | Jet Mason / Lew Banning | 1956 |
| Matinee Theatre | Don John / Hassan | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Dave Reeves / Nat Pilcher | 1955 |
| General Electric Theater | Abner / Phil | 1953 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1981 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
