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Pernell Elven Roberts Jr. (May 18, 1928 – January 24, 2010) was an American stage, film, and television actor, activist, and 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 ...
Pernell Roberts was a versatile and principled actor who starred in Bonanza, Trapper John, M.D. and other TV shows. He also performed in Broadway, film and musicals, and was a civil rights activist who marched in Selma.
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- Waycross, Georgia, USA
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- Malibu, California, USA
Jan 26, 2010 · Pernell Roberts Jr. was born in 1928 in Waycross, Ga. As a young man, he once commented, "I distinguished myself by flunking out of college three times." After pursuing occupations that ranged ...
Jan 26, 2010 · Pernell Elven Roberts Jr. was born in Waycross, Ga., on May 18, 1928. He briefly attended Georgia Tech before joining the Marines in 1948; a musician who played baritone horn, sousaphone, tuba and ...
Jan 26, 2010 · Actor Pernell Roberts, who played the eldest Cartwright brother in TV's "Bonanza," died at his Malibu, California, home Sunday at 81, his lawyer said.
Jan 26, 2010 · The actor left the popular Western series in 1965 and later starred in the medical comedy-drama 'Trapper John, M.D.' He also appeared in movies, plays and TV shows until his death of cancer in 2010.
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Jan 24, 2010 · Pernell Roberts was an American actor and singer who starred in Bonanza, Trapper John, M.D. and other TV shows. He was also an activist who participated in the Selma to Montgomery marches and protested against whitewashing.
