Person
Pernell Roberts
Born 18 May 1928 Died 24 January 2010, aged 81 Waycross, Georgia, U.S. TMDB ↗
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).
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24age in their first credit on record (1953)
40years on screen and counting
10credits in 1958, their busiest year
101dated credits on record
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Movie credits
Age: 62 Donor
1990as Dr. Simon Martingale
Age: 62 Checkered Flag
1990as Andrew Valiant
Age: 61 Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin
1989as Thatcher Horton
Age: 60 The Night Train to Kathmandu
1988as Prof. Harry Hadley-Smithe
Age: 58 Desperado
1987as Marshal Dancey
Age: 53 Incident at Crestridge
1981as Mayor Hill
Age: 52 High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
1980as Marshal J.D. Ward
Age: 51 Hot Rod
1979as Sheriff Marsden
Age: 50 The Night Rider
1979as Alex Sheridan
Age: 50 The Immigrants
1978as Anthony Cassala
Age: 50 The Magic of Lassie
1978as Jamison
Age: 49 Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging
1977as Sherrif Yates
Age: 48 Paco
1976as Pompiho
Age: 47 Alien Lover
1975as Mike
Age: 47 The Lives of Jenny Dolan
1975as Camera Shop Proprietor
Age: 47 The Deadly Tower
1975as Lt. Lee
Age: 46 Dead Man on the Run
1975as Brock Dillon
Age: 43 The Adventures of Nick Carter
1972as Neal Duncan
Age: 43 The Bravos
1972as Jackson Buckley
Age: 42 San Francisco International
1970as Jim Conrad
Age: 41 The Silent Gun
1969as Sam Benner
Age: 41 The Kashmiri Run
1969
Age: 40 Four Rode Out
1969as Marshall Ross
Age: 38 Carousel
1967as Jigger Craigin
Age: 30 Ride Lonesome
1959as Sam Boone
Age: 29 The Sheepman
1958as Chocktaw Neal
Age: 29 Desire Under the Elms
1958as Pierre Cabot
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TV credits
Age: 65 Diagnosis: Murder
1993as Dr. Elliott Valin
Age: 65 Diagnosis: Murder
1993as George Fallon
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Age: 63 FBI: The Untold Stories
1991
Age: 60 Around the World in 80 Days
1989as Captain Speedy
Age: 54 Hotel
1982as Charles Stanton
Age: 51 Trapper John, M.D.
1979as "Trapper" John McIntyre
Age: 50 The Immigrants
1978as Anthony Cassala
Age: 50 Centennial
1978as General Asher
Age: 50 Vega$
1978
Age: 49 The Love Boat
1977as Brian Mallory
Age: 49 Man from Atlantis
1977as Clint Hollister
Age: 48 The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977as Detective Superintendant Molly
Age: 48 The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977as Fire Chief Madison
Age: 48 Battle of the Network Stars
1976
Age: 48 Quincy, M.E.
1976as Sheriff Connelly
Age: 48 Captains and the Kings
1976as Colonel Elbert Braithwaite
Age: 48 Spencer's Pilots
1976
Age: 47 Ellery Queen
1975as Rosh Kalee /Barney Groves /Major George Pearson
Age: 47 Switch
1975as Barnes
Age: 47 Medical Story
1975as Dr. Louis Kinoy
Age: 46 Bronk
1975as Collicos
Age: 46 Baretta
1975
Age: 46 Police Woman
1974
Age: 46 The Rockford Files
1974as B.J. Anderson
Age: 45 The Six Million Dollar Man
1974as Mark Wharton
Age: 44 Police Story
1973
Age: 44 Hawkins
1973as Senator Griffith
Age: 44 Jigsaw
1972
Age: 44 The Streets of San Francisco
1972as Charley Finn
Age: 44 Banacek
1972as Matthew Donniger
Age: 43 The Sixth Sense
1972
Age: 43 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971as Ralph Foster
Age: 42 Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Age: 42 Night Gallery
1970
Age: 42 The Odd Couple
1970as Billy Joe
Age: 41 Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969as Roger
Age: 41 Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969as Tom Boyd
Age: 41 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969as Dr. Frank Bartell
Age: 40 Lancer
1968
Age: 40 Hawaii Five-O
1968as Lon Phillips
Age: 40 The Name of the Game
1968as Hank
Age: 40 The Name of the Game
1968as Ernie Subich
Age: 39 Mannix
1967
Age: 38 Ironside
1967as Frank Vincent
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Age: 38 CBS Playhouse
1966as Lenny Marshall
Age: 38 Mission: Impossible
1966as President Beyron Rurich
Age: 38 Mission: Impossible
1966as Chief Manuel Corba
Age: 38 Mission: Impossible
1966as Col. Hans Krim
Age: 38 The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966as Joey Celeste
Age: 37 The Wild Wild West
1965as Sean O'Reilley
Age: 37 The Big Valley
1965as Madigan
Age: 37 The Big Valley
1965as Ed Tanner
Age: 34 The Virginian
1962as Jim Boyer Sr.
Age: 31 The Detectives
1959
Age: 31 Bonanza
1959as Adam Cartwright
Age: 30 One Step Beyond
1959as Sgt. Vaill
Age: 30 77 Sunset Strip
1958
Age: 30 Lawman
1958as Fent Harley
Age: 30 Cimarron City
1958
Age: 30 Bronco
1958
Age: 29 Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958as Thorabore
Age: 29 Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958as Pau-Puk-Keewis
Age: 29 Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958as Count DeSpard
Age: 29 Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958as Count Schoenfeld
Age: 29 Trackdown
1957as Bannion
Age: 29 Sugarfoot
1957as Salt River Smith
Age: 29 Sugarfoot
1957as Deuce Braden
Age: 29 Have Gun, Will Travel
1957as Maury Travis
Age: 28 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956as Jet Mason
Age: 28 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956as Lew Banning
Age: 27 Matinee Theater
1955as Hassan
Age: 27 Gunsmoke
1955as Nat Pilcher
Age: 27 Gunsmoke
1955as Dave Reeves
Age: 24 General Electric Theater
1953as Phil