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Pernell Roberts

An intense, brooding leading man and character actor on stage and in television, Pernell Elven Roberts Jr. rose to fame as Adam, eldest son of the Cartwright clan

English

Alien Lover

1975
as Mike

Assignment: Munich

1972
as C.C. Bryan

Back to Bonanza

1993
as Adam Cartwright

Bonanza

1959
as Adam Cartwright

Carousel

1967
as Jigger Craigin

Dead Man on the Run

1975
as Brock Dillon

Desire Under the Elms

1958
as Pierre Cabot

Desperado

1987
as Marshal Dancey

Donor

1990
as Dr. Simon Martingale

Four Rode Out

1969
as U.S. Marshal Ross

Realm of the Alligator

1986
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Ride Lonesome

1959
as Sam Boone

The Bravos

1972
as Jackson Buckley

The Deadly Tower

1975
as Lieutenant Lee

The Immigrants

1978
as Anthony Cassala

The Kashmiri Run

1970
as Gregory Nelson

The Lives of Jenny Dolan

1975
as Camera Shop Proprietor

The Night Train to Kathmandu

1988
as Prof. Harry Hadley-Smithe

The Sheepman

1958
as Chocktaw Neal

Trapper John, M.D.

1979
as John Francis Xavier McIntyre

Guest Star

Episode Alias Smith and Jones
21 Days to Tenstrike
1972
Episode 77 Sunset Strip
Abra-Cadaver
1959
Episode Vega$
Aloha, You're Dead
1970
Episode Vega$
Aloha, You're Dead (1)
1980
Episode Vega$
Aloha, You're Dead (2)
1980
Episode The Match Game
BETTY WHITE & PERNELL ROBERTS
1964
Episode The Match Game
BETTY WHITE & PERNELL ROBERTS
1964
Episode The Match Game
BETTY WHITE & PERNELL ROBERTS
1964
Episode The Match Game
BETTY WHITE & PERNELL ROBERTS
1964
Episode The Match Game
BETTY WHITE & PERNELL ROBERTS
1964
Episode Battle of the Network Stars
Battle of the Network Stars XI
1981
Episode Battle of the Network Stars
Battle of the Network Stars XII
1982
Episode The Streets of San Francisco
Breakup
1977
Episode Man from Atlantis
C.W. Hyde
1977
Episode Mission: Impossible
Death Squad
1970
Episode Quincy, M.E.
Death by Good Intentions
1978
Episode Alias Smith and Jones
Exit from Wickenburg
1971
Episode Jigsaw
Hard Time
1972
Episode Diagnosis Murder
Hard-Boiled Murder
1997
Episode Have Gun, Will Travel
Hey Boy's Revenge
1958
Episode The Six Million Dollar Man
Hocus-Pocus
1976
Episode Hotel
Hotel (pilot)
1982
Episode Gunsmoke
How to Kill a Woman
1957
Episode Mission: Impossible
Imitation
1973
Episode Mannix
Little Girl Lost
1973
Episode Sugarfoot
Man Wanted
1958
Episode Vega$
Milliken's Stash
1978
Episode Sugarfoot
Misfire
1957
Episode Mission: Impossible
Operation 'Heart'
1967
Episode Tombstone Territory
Pick Up the Gun
1958
Episode Zane Grey Theater
Pressure Point
1958
Episode The Young Riders
Requiem for a Hero
1990
Episode Mystery Science Theater 3000
San Francisco International
1994
Episode Gunsmoke
Stranger in Town
1967
Episode The Odd Couple
Strike Up the Band or Else
1974
Episode Barnaby Jones
Testament of Power
1977
Episode Ellery Queen
The Adventure of Colonel Nivin's Memoirs
1975
Episode Bronco
The Belles of Silver Flat
1959
Episode Marcus Welby, M.D.
The Day After Forever
1973
Episode Most Wanted
The Driver
1977
Episode The Feather And Father Gang
The Golden Fleece
1977
Episode Hawaii Five-O
The Grandstand Play (1)
1971
Episode Hawaii Five-O
The Grandstand Play (2)
1971
Episode Cannon
The House of Cards
1976
Episode The Rockford Files
The House on Willis Avenue (1)
1978
Episode The Rockford Files
The House on Willis Avenue (2)
1978
Episode Spencer's Pilots
The Hunted
1976
Episode Diagnosis Murder
The Last Laugh (1)
1994
Episode Mission: Impossible
The Mercenaries
1968
Episode The Wild Wild West
The Night of the Firebrand
1967
Episode Ironside
The Organizer
1993
Episode Lawman
The Posse
1959
Episode Baretta
The Reunion
1977
Episode General Electric Theater
The Stone
1959
Episode Marcus Welby, M.D.
The Tender Comrade
1971
Episode Night Gallery
The Tune in Dan's Cafe
1972
Episode One Step Beyond
The Vision
1959
Episode Ironside
To Kill a Cop
1968
Episode Banacek
To Steal a King
1972
Episode Zane Grey Theater
Utopia, Wyoming
1958
Episode Quincy, M.E.
Visitors in Paradise
1977