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Pernell Roberts

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Overview

Mini Biography:
From TV's "Bonanza" (1959) fame, dark, deep-voiced and durably handsome... more
Trivia:
Often expressed regrets in his later years about leaving "Bonanza" (1959)... more
Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 1 nomination more

Filmography

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Actor:
  1. "Diagnosis Murder" .... Dr. Elliott Valin / ... (2 episodes, 1994-1997)
        - Hard-Boiled Murder (1997) TV episode .... George Fallon
        - The Last Laugh: Part 1 (1994) TV episode .... Dr. Elliott Valin
  2. Donor (1990) (TV) .... Dr. Martingale
  3. "The Young Riders" .... Hezekiah Horn (1 episode, 1990)
        - Requiem for a Hero (1990) TV episode .... Hezekiah Horn
  4. Checkered Flag (1990) .... Andrew Valiant

  5. Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin (1989) (TV) .... Thatcher Horton
  6. "Around the World in 80 Days" (1989/I) TV mini-series .... Captain Speedy
    ... aka Giro del mondo in 80 giorni, Il (Italy)
    ... aka In 80 Tagen um die Welt (West Germany)
  7. The Night Train to Kathmandu (1988) (TV) .... Prof. Harry Hadley-Smithe
  8. Desperado (1987) (TV) .... Marshal Dancey
  9. "Trapper John, M.D." .... Dr. John Francis Xavier 'Trapper' McIntyre (150 episodes, 1979-1986)
        - Elusive Butterfly (1986) TV episode .... Dr. John Francis Xavier 'Trapper' McIntyre
        - Strange Bedfellows (1986) TV episode .... Dr. John Francis Xavier 'Trapper' McIntyre
        - Research and Destroy (1986) TV episode .... Dr. John Francis Xavier 'Trapper' McIntyre
        - Self-Diagnosis (1986) TV episode .... Dr. John Francis Xavier 'Trapper' McIntyre
        - The Curmudgeon (1986) TV episode .... Dr. John Francis Xavier 'Trapper' McIntyre
          (145 more)
  10. "Hotel" .... Charles Stanton (1 episode, 1983)
    ... aka Arthur Hailey's Hotel
        - Hotel (1983) TV episode .... Charles Stanton
  11. Hotel (1983) (TV) .... Charles Stanton
  12. Incident at Crestridge (1981) (TV) .... Mayor Hill
  13. "The Love Boat" .... Brian Mallory (2 episodes, 1980)
        - Mallory Quest, The/Two Hours/The Offer/Julie, the Vamp: Part 1 (1980) TV episode .... Brian Mallory
        - Mallory Quest, The/Two Hours/The Offer/Julie, the Vamp: Part 2 (1980) TV episode .... Brian Mallory
  14. High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane (1980) (TV) .... Marshal J.D. Ward
    ... aka High Noon, Part II (USA: video title)
    ... aka The Return of Will Kane (USA: video title)
  15. "Vega$" .... Mr. Logan / ... (3 episodes, 1978-1980)
        - Aloha, You're Dead: Part 1 (1980) TV episode .... Mr. Logan
        - Aloha, You're Dead: Part 2 (1980) TV episode .... Mr. Logan
        - Milliken's Stash (1978) TV episode .... Pete Sedgewick

  16. Hot Rod (1979) (TV) .... Sheriff Marsden
    ... aka Rebel of the Road
  17. The Night Rider (1979) (TV) .... Alex Sheridan
  18. The Immigrants (1978) (TV) .... Anthony Cassala
  19. "Quincy M.E." .... Dr. Chester Banning / ... (2 episodes, 1977-1978)
    ... aka Quincy (International: English title: informal title)
        - Death by Good Intentions (1978) TV episode .... Dr. Chester Banning
        - Visitors in Paradise (1977) TV episode .... Sheriff Connelly
  20. "The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries" .... Detective Superintendant Molly / ... (2 episodes, 1978)
    ... aka The Nancy Drew Mysteries (USA: short title)
        - Assault on the Tower (1978) TV episode .... Detective Superintendant Molly
        - Arson and Old Lace (1978) TV episode .... Fire Chief Madison
  21. "Centennial" (1978) TV mini-series .... General Asher
  22. The Magic of Lassie (1978) .... Jamison
  23. "The Rockford Files" .... B.J. Anderson (1 episode, 1978)
    ... aka Jim Rockford, Private Investigator (USA: syndication title)
        - The House on Willis Avenue (1978) TV episode .... B.J. Anderson
  24. "Man from Atlantis" .... Clint Hollister (1 episode, 1977)
        - Shoot-Out at Land's End (1977) TV episode .... Clint Hollister
  25. "Westside Medical" .... Walt Dahlman (1 episode, 1977)
        - Risks (1977) TV episode .... Walt Dahlman
  26. Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging (1977) (TV) .... Sheriff Yates
  27. "The Feather and Father Gang" .... Meminger (1 episode, 1977)
        - The Golden Fleece (1977) TV episode .... Meminger
  28. "The Streets of San Francisco" .... Charley Finn (1 episode, 1977)
        - Breakup (1977) TV episode .... Charley Finn
  29. "Police Woman" .... Wagner (1 episode, 1977)
        - Deadline: Death (1977) TV episode .... Wagner
  30. "Most Wanted" (1 episode, 1977)
        - The Driver (1977) TV episode
  31. "Baretta" .... Johnny Hillman (1 episode, 1977)
        - The Reunion (1977) TV episode .... Johnny Hillman
  32. "Barnaby Jones" .... Daniel Matthews (1 episode, 1977)
        - Testament of Power (1977) TV episode .... Daniel Matthews
  33. "Captains and the Kings" (1976) TV mini-series .... Braithwaite
  34. "The Quest" (1 episode)
        - The Last of the Mountain Men (????) TV episode
  35. Paco (1976) .... Pompiho
  36. "Bert D'Angelo/Superstar" (1 episode, 1976)
        - A Concerned Citizen (1976) TV episode
  37. "Jigsaw John" .... Roger (1 episode, 1976)
        - Death at the Party (1976) TV episode .... Roger
  38. "The Six Million Dollar Man" .... Mark Wharton (1 episode, 1976)
        - Hocus-Pocus (1976) TV episode .... Mark Wharton
  39. "Cannon" .... Cleary / ... (1 episode, 1976)
        - The House of Cards (1976) TV episode .... Cleary/Phil Denton
  40. "Bronk" (1 episode, 1975)
        - Deception (1975) TV episode
  41. "Wide World Mystery" .... Mike (1 episode, 1975)
        - Alien Lover (1975) TV episode .... Mike
  42. The Lives of Jenny Dolan (1975) (TV) .... Camera Shop Proprietor
  43. "Ellery Queen" .... Barney Groves / ... (1 episode, 1975)
    ... aka The Adventures of Ellery Queen
        - The Adventure of Colonel Niven's Memoirs (1975) TV episode .... Rosh Kaleel/Barney Groves/Major George Pearson
  44. The Deadly Tower (1975) (TV) .... Lieutenant Lee
    ... aka Sniper
  45. "Medical Story" .... Dr. Louis Kinoy (1 episode, 1975)
        - Test Case (1975) TV episode .... Dr. Louis Kinoy
  46. Dead Man on the Run (1975) (TV) .... Brock Dillon
  47. "Police Story" .... Charlie Rivas / ... (2 episodes, 1974-1975)
        - To Steal a Million (1975) TV episode .... Sal Grosser
        - Chief (1974) TV episode .... Charlie Rivas
  48. "Ironside" .... Frank Vincent / ... (2 episodes, 1968-1975)
    ... aka The Raymond Burr Show (USA: syndication title)
        - The Organizer (1975) TV episode .... Harry Blocker
        - To Kill a Cop (1968) TV episode .... Frank Vincent
  49. "Nakia" (1 episode, 1974)
        - Roots of Anger (1974) TV episode
  50. "The Odd Couple" .... Billy Jack (1 episode, 1974)
        - Strike Up the Band or Else (1974) TV episode .... Billy Jack
  51. "Hawkins" (1 episode, 1974)
        - Candidate for Murder (1974) TV episode
  52. "Mannix" .... George (1 episode, 1973)
        - Little Girl Lost (1973) TV episode .... George
  53. "Mission: Impossible" .... Boomer / ... (4 episodes, 1967-1973)
        - Imitation (1973) TV episode .... Boomer
        - Death Squad (1970) TV episode .... Chief Manuel Corba
        - The Mercenaries (1968) TV episode .... Colonel Hans Krim
        - Operation 'Heart' (1967) TV episode .... President Beyron Rurich
  54. "Marcus Welby, M.D." (2 episodes, 1971-1973)
    ... aka Robert Young, Family Doctor
        - The Day After Forever (1973) TV episode
        - The Tender Comrade (1971) TV episode
  55. "Banacek" .... Matthew Donniger (1 episode, 1972)
        - To Steal a King (1972) TV episode .... Matthew Donniger
  56. "The Sixth Sense" .... Paul Pettigrew (1 episode, 1972)
        - I Did Not Mean to Slay Thee (1972) TV episode .... Paul Pettigrew
  57. "Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law" (1 episode, 1972)
        - The Trouble with Ralph (1972) TV episode
  58. Assignment: Munich (1972) (TV) .... C.C. Bryan
    ... aka Munich-Assignment
  59. Adventures of Nick Carter (1972) (TV) .... Neal Duncan
  60. The Bravos (1972) (TV) .... Jackson Buckley
  61. "Alias Smith and Jones" .... Sam Finrock / ... (2 episodes, 1971-1972)
        - 21 Days to Tenstrike (1972) TV episode .... Terence Tynan
        - Exit from Wickenburg (1971) TV episode .... Sam Finrock
  62. "Night Gallery" .... Joe Bellman (1 episode, 1972)
    ... aka Rod Serling's Night Gallery (USA)
        - The Tune in Dan's Cafe (1972) TV episode .... Joe Bellman
  63. "The Virginian" .... Jim Boyer Sr. / ... (2 episodes, 1966-1971)
    ... aka The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)
        - Wolf Track (1971) TV episode .... Stranger
        - The Long Way Home (1966) TV episode .... Jim Boyer Sr.
  64. "Hawaii Five-O" .... Lon Phillips (2 episodes, 1971)
    ... aka McGarrett (USA: rerun title)
        - The Grandstand Play: Part 2 (1971) TV episode .... Lon Phillips
        - The Grandstand Play: Part 1 (1971) TV episode .... Lon Phillips
  65. "The Name of the Game" .... Ernie Subich / ... (2 episodes, 1969-1971)
        - Beware of the Watchdog (1971) TV episode .... Ernie Subich
        - Chains of Command (1969) TV episode .... Hank
  66. "The Bold Ones: The New Doctors" .... Dr. Bartell (1 episode, 1971)
    ... aka The New Doctors
        - A Matter of Priorities (1971) TV episode .... Dr. Bartell
  67. San Francisco International (1970) (TV) .... Jim Conrad
    ... aka San Francisco International Airport
  68. Four Rode Out (1970) .... U.S. Marshall Ross
    ... aka Cuatro cabalgaron (Spain)
  69. Tibetana (1970)
    ... aka The Kashmiri Run (USA)

  70. The Silent Gun (1969) (TV) .... Sam Benner
  71. "Lancer" .... Banning (1 episode, 1969)
        - Welcome to Genesis (1969) TV episode .... Banning
  72. "The Big Valley" .... Ed Tanner / ... (2 episodes, 1967-1968)
        - Run of the Cat (1968) TV episode .... Ed Tanner
        - Cage of Eagles (1967) TV episode .... Patrick Madigan
  73. "CBS Playhouse" .... Lenny Marshall (1 episode, 1967)
        - Dear Friends (1967) TV episode .... Lenny Marshall
  74. "Gunsmoke" .... Dave Reeves / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1967)
    ... aka Gun Law (UK)
    ... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
        - Stranger in Town (1967) TV episode .... Dave Reeves
        - How to Kill a Woman (1957) TV episode .... Nat Pilcher
  75. "The Wild Wild West" .... Sean O'Reilley (1 episode, 1967)
        - The Night of the Firebrand (1967) TV episode .... Sean O'Reilley
  76. Carousel (1967) (TV) .... Jigger Craigin
  77. "The Girl from U.N.C.L.E." .... Joey Celeste (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Little John Doe Affair (1966) TV episode .... Joey Celeste
  78. "Bonanza" .... Adam Cartwright (180 episodes, 1959-1965)
    ... aka Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
        - Patchwork Man (1965) TV episode (credit only) .... Adam Cartwright
        - The Spotlight (1965) TV episode (credit only) .... Adam Cartwright
        - The Jonah (1965) TV episode (credit only) .... Adam Cartwright
        - The Return (1965) TV episode .... Adam Cartwright
        - To Own the World (1965) TV episode .... Adam Cartwright
          (175 more)
  79. "The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor" .... Rod Halleck (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka Robert Taylor's Detectives (new title)
    ... aka The Detectives
    ... aka The Detectives, Starring Robert Taylor
        - House Call (1960) TV episode .... Rod Halleck

  80. "Buckskin" .... Oscar (1 episode, 1959)
        - A Question of Courage (1959) TV episode .... Oscar
  81. "77 Sunset Strip" .... Tony Gray (1 episode, 1959)
        - Abra-Cadaver (1959) TV episode .... Tony Gray
  82. "Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond" .... Sergeant Vy (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka Alcoa Presents (USA)
    ... aka One Step Beyond (USA: syndication title)
        - The Vision (1959) TV episode .... Sergeant Vy
  83. "Bronco" .... Reverend David Clayton (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Belles of Silver Flat (1959) TV episode .... Reverend David Clayton
  84. "Cimarron City" .... O'Hara (1 episode, 1959)
        - Have Sword, Will Duel (1959) TV episode .... O'Hara
  85. "Lawman" .... Fent Harley (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka The Lawman (USA: alternative title)
        - The Posse (1959) TV episode .... Fent Harley
  86. Ride Lonesome (1959) .... Sam Boone
  87. "Zane Grey Theater" .... Jet Mason / ... (2 episodes, 1958)
    ... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
    ... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
        - Pressure Point (1958) TV episode .... Lew Banning
        - Utopia, Wyoming (1958) TV episode .... Jet Mason
  88. "Shirley Temple's Storybook" .... Count DeSpard / ... (4 episodes, 1958)
    ... aka The Shirley Temple Theatre (USA: third season title)
        - The Emperor's New Clothes (1958) TV episode .... Count DeSpard
        - Hiawatha (1958) TV episode
        - The Sleeping Beauty (1958) TV episode .... Thorabore
        - Rumpelstiltskin (1958) TV episode .... Count Schoenfeld
  89. "Northwest Passage" .... Captain Jacques Chavez (1 episode, 1958)
        - The Assassin (1958) TV episode .... Captain Jacques Chavez
  90. "Matinee Theatre" .... Don John / ... (3 episodes, 1958)
        - Much Ado About Nothing: Part 2 (1958) TV episode .... Don John
        - Much Ado About Nothing: Part 1 (1958) TV episode .... Don John
        - The Heart's Desire (1958) TV episode .... Hassan
  91. "Tombstone Territory" .... Johnny Coster (1 episode, 1958)
        - Pick up the Gun (1958) TV episode .... Johnny Coster
  92. The Sheepman (1958) .... Chocktaw Neal
    ... aka Stranger with a Gun (USA: new title)
  93. "Have Gun - Will Travel" .... Maury Travis (1 episode, 1958)
        - Hey Boy's Revenge (1958) TV episode .... Maury Travis
  94. "General Electric Theater" .... Phil (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
        - No Hiding Place (1958) TV episode .... Phil
  95. Desire Under the Elms (1958) .... Peter Cabot
  96. "Sugarfoot" .... Deuce Braden / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
    ... aka Tenderfoot (UK)
        - Man Wanted (1958) TV episode .... Deuce Braden
        - Misfire (1957) TV episode .... Salt River Smith
  97. "Trackdown" .... Bannion (1 episode, 1958)
        - The Reward (1958) TV episode .... Bannion
Soundtrack:
  1. "Bonanza" (2 episodes, 1963-1964)
    ... aka Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
        - The Cheating Game (1964) TV episode ("A Mighty Fortress is Our God (Ein' Feste Burg)" (uncredited))
        - Song in the Dark (1963) TV episode (performer: "Under The Red Rock Rim")
Thanks:
  1. The Last Shot (2004) (special thanks)
Self:
  1. "FBI: The Untold Stories" (1991) TV series .... Himself - Host (unknown episodes)

  2. Circus of the Stars #10 (1985) (TV) .... Himself
  3. Night of 100 Stars II (1985) (TV) .... Himself
  4. Battle of the Network Stars XII (1982) (TV) .... Himself - CBS Team Captain
  5. Night of 100 Stars (1982) (TV) .... Himself
  6. Battle of the Network Stars XI (1981) (TV) .... Himself - CBS Team Captain

  7. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (1 episode, 1965)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #18.34 (1965) TV episode .... Himself
  8. "You Don't Say" .... Himself (1 episode, 1964)
        - Episode dated 2 March 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself
  9. The Errand Boy (1961) (uncredited) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. "The O'Reilly Factor"
        - Episode dated 18 April 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Adam Cartwright (scenes from 'Bonanza')
  2. Back to Bonanza (1993) (TV) .... Adam Cartwright


Additional Details

Other Works:
Narrated a short film on the history of astronomy for the National Air & Space Museum, Washington, D.C., late 1970s. more
Genres:
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