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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 John McIntyre, the title character on Trapper ...
Pernell Roberts portrayed the title character, a lovable surgeon who became a mentor and father figure in San Francisco, California. The show ran on CBS for seven seasons, from September 23, 1979, to September 4, 1986. Roberts played the character more than twice as long as had Wayne Rogers (1972–75) on the TV series M*A*S*H.
Pernell Roberts as Adam Cartwright. The eldest son, Adam, is an architectural engineer with a university education. Adam built the impressive ranch house. [2] [3] Despite the show's success, Roberts departed the series after the 1964–65 season (202 episodes) and returned to stage productions, allegedly because of clashes over the show's ...
The show's pilot, also called San Francisco International Airport or simply San Francisco International, had aired as a TV movie and starred Pernell Roberts in the role of Jim Conrad. The network ordered six series episodes, but only with the stipulation that Bridges play the role instead of Roberts.
Unlike ABC's The F.B.I., which was one of the network's major successes of the late 1960s and early 1970s, F.B.I.: The Untold Stories had no ongoing characters or storylines; each week's show was dramatized by different actors.
This is a list of episodes for the American private detective crime drama television series Vegas, which aired on ABC from April 25, 1978, to June 3, 1981. Series overview Season Episodes Originally aired First aired Last aired 1 22 September 20, 1978 (1978-09-20) May 9, 1979 (1979-05-09) 2 23 September 19, 1979 (1979-09-19) May 7, 1980 (1980-05-07) 3 23 November 5, 1980 (1980-11-05) June 3 ...
Roberts played the oldest Cartwright son, Adam, from 1959 to 1965. He chose to leave the show due to creative differences. Roberts told the Washington Post, "I was in the series for six years. I ...
The show is set in the 1860s and centers on the wealthy Cartwright family, who live in the vicinity of Virginia City, Nevada, bordering Lake Tahoe. The series initially starred Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker and Michael Landon and later featured (at various times) Guy Williams, David Canary, Mitch Vogel and Tim Matheson. The show is ...