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Pernell Roberts

Also Known As: Пернелл Робертс

Birth Date

May 18, 1928

Death Date

January 24, 2010

(passed away at 81)

Place of Birth

Waycross, Georgia, U.S.

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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.

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Diagnosis: Murder

Bonanza

The Merv Griffin Show

The Love Boat

Ironside

Matinee Theater

Mannix

Hawaii Five-O

The Wild Wild West

Mission: Impossible

Have Gun, Will Travel

The Virginian

Quincy, M.E.

Bambi

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

The Rockford Files

The Six Million Dollar Man

Hotel

The Big Valley

Gunsmoke