Pernell Roberts
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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.
Known for
Credits
Ride Lonesome (1959)
as Sam Boone
The Sheepman (1958)
as Chocktaw Neal
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
as Self
Desire Under the Elms (1958)
as Pierre Cabot
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
as Self
The Adventures of Nick Carter (1972)
as Neal Duncan
The Deadly Tower (1975)
as Lt. Lee
Hot Rod (1979)
as Sheriff Marsden
The Lives of Jenny Dolan (1975)
as Camera Shop Proprietor
The Magic of Lassie (1978)
as Jamison
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin (1989)
as Thatcher Horton
Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging (1977)
as Sherrif Yates
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane (1980)
as Marshal J.D. Ward
San Francisco International (1970)
as Jim Conrad
Dead Man on the Run (1975)
as Brock Dillon
The Night Train to Kathmandu (1988)
as Prof. Harry Hadley-Smithe
Checkered Flag (1990)
as Andrew Valiant
The Silent Gun (1969)
as Sam Benner
Four Rode Out (1969)
as Marshall Ross
Desperado (1987)
as Marshal Dancey
Paco (1976)
as Pompiho
Donor (1990)
as Dr. Simon Martingale
Incident at Crestridge (1981)
as Mayor Hill
Alien Lover (1975)
as Mike
The Bravos (1972)
as Jackson Buckley
The Night Rider (1979)
as Alex Sheridan
Carousel (1967)
as Jigger Craigin
The Kashmiri Run (1969)
Actor
Realm of the Alligator (1986)
as Narrator