Pernell Roberts
Acting
Biography
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.
Born: May 18, 1928
Place of Birth: Waycross, Georgia, U.S.
Known For
Bambi
The Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented annually by Hubert Burda Media to recognize excellence in international media and television to personalities in the media, arts, culture, sports, and other fields "with vision and creativity who affected and inspired the German public that year", both domestic and foreign. First held in 1948, it is the oldest media award in Germany. The trophy is named after Felix Salten's book Bambi, A Life in the Woods and its statuettes are in the shape of the novel's titular fawn character. They were originally made of porcelain until 1958, when the organizers switched to using gold, with the casting done by the art casting workshop of Ernst Strassacker in Süßen.
Banacek
Banacek is an American detective TV series starring George Peppard that aired on the NBC network from 1972 to 1974. The series was part of the rotating NBC Wednesday Mystery Movie anthology. It alternated in its time slot with several other shows but was the only one to last beyond its first season.
Captains and the Kings
Rags-to-riches tale of an Irish immigrant in late 1800s based on the novel by Taylor Caldwell.
Realm of the Alligator
Eerie, forbidding, and darkly beautiful - Okefenokee is ruled by a relative of the dinosaur: the fearsome alligator. Day and night the alligator glides silently through its steamy realm, stony eyes just above the waterline, mouth held in a seemingly perpetual smile.
Night of 100 Stars II
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was taped February 17, 1985, at New York's Radio City Music Hall, this sequel to the 1982 "Night of 100 Stars" special features 288 celebrities.
Night Gallery
Rod Serling narrates an anthology of fantasy, horror and sci-fi stories from a set resembling a macabre museum. A chilling work of art serves as the connective link between the stories.
The Odd Couple
Felix and Oscar are two divorced men. Felix is neat and tidy while Oscar is sloppy and casual. They share a Manhattan apartment, and their different lifestyles inevitably lead to conflicts.
Centennial
The economic and cultural growth of town of Centennial, Colorado, through the intertwining lives of the brave men and women inhabiting it. Spanning two centuries from the settling of the area in the 1700s, to the late 1970s.
The Rockford Files
Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit, Rockford takes on cases others don't want, aided by his tough old man, his lawyer girlfriend and some shady associates from his past.
The Wild Wild West
The Wild Wild West is an American television series. Developed at a time when the television western was losing ground to the spy genre, this show was conceived by its creator, Michael Garrison, as "James Bond on horseback." Set during the administration of President Ulysses Grant, the series followed Secret Service agents James West and Artemus Gordon as they solved crimes, protected the President, and foiled the plans of megalomaniacal villains to take over all or part of the United States. The show also featured a number of fantasy elements, such as the technologically advanced devices used by the agents and their adversaries. The combination of the Victorian era time-frame and the use of Verne-esque style technology have inspired some to give the show credit for the origins of the steam punk subculture.
Filmography
as Dr. Elliott Valin
as George Fallon
as Dr. Simon Martingale
as Andrew Valiant
as Thatcher Horton
as Captain Speedy
as Prof. Harry Hadley-Smithe
as Marshal Dancey
as Narrator
as Self
as Self
as Mayor Hill
as Marshal J.D. Ward
as "Trapper" John McIntyre
as Sheriff Marsden
as Alex Sheridan
as Anthony Cassala
as General Asher
as Jamison
as Brian Mallory
as Clint Hollister
as Sherrif Yates
as Detective Superintendant Molly
as Sheriff Connelly
as Colonel Elbert Braithwaite
as Pompiho
as Mike
as Camera Shop Proprietor
as Lt. Lee
as Rosh Kalee /Barney Groves /Major George Pearson
as Barnes
as Collicos
as Brock Dillon
as B.J. Anderson
as Mark Wharton
as Senator Griffith
as Charley Finn
as Matthew Donniger
as Neal Duncan
as Jackson Buckley
as Ralph Foster
as Jim Conrad
as Billy Joe
as Sam Benner
as Roger
as Tom Boyd
as Dr. Frank Bartell
as Marshall Ross
as Lon Phillips
as Hank
as Ernie Subich
as Jigger Craigin
as Frank Vincent
as President Beyron Rurich
as Chief Manuel Corba
as Col. Hans Krim
as Joey Celeste
as Sean O'Reilley
as Madigan
as Ed Tanner
as Self
as Jim Boyer Sr.
as Adam Cartwright
as Sam Boone
as Sgt. Vaill
as Fent Harley
as Chocktaw Neal
as Pierre Cabot
as Count Schoenfeld
as Thorabore
as Pau-Puk-Keewis
as Count DeSpard
as Bannion
as Salt River Smith
as Deuce Braden
as Maury Travis
as Jet Mason
as Lew Banning
as Hassan
as Nat Pilcher
as Dave Reeves
as Phil
as Self (archive footage)