Filmography
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Known For
Bonanza Adam Cartwright (1959-1965) -
Trapper John, M.D. Trapper John McIntyre (1979-1986) -
Mannix George Fallon (1973) -
Known For
Shirley Temple's Storybook Count DeSpard / Count Schoenfeld / Thorabore (1958) -
Actor
Diagnosis Murder George Fallon (1994-1997) -
Donor Dr. Martingale (1990) -
The Young Riders Hezekiah Horn (1990) -
Checkered Flag Andrew Valiant (1990) -
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin Thatcher Horton (1989) -
Around the World in 80 Days Captain Speedy (1989) -
The Night Train to Kathmandu Prof. Harry Hadley-Smithe (1988) -
Desperado Marshal Dancey (1987) -
Trapper John, M.D. Trapper John McIntyre (1979-1986)
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Hotel Charles Stanton (1983) -
![Incident at Crestridge]( "Incident at Crestridge")
Incident at Crestridge Mayor Hill (1981) -
![The Love Boat]( "The Love Boat")
The Love Boat Brian Mallory (1980) -
![High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane]( "High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane")
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane Marshal J.D. Ward (1980) -
![Vega$]( "Vega$")
Vega$ Mr. Logan (1978-1980) -
![Hot Rod]( "Hot Rod")
Hot Rod Sheriff Marsden (1979) -
![The Night Rider]( "The Night Rider")
The Night Rider Alex Sheridan (1979) -
![The Paper Chase]( "The Paper Chase")
The Paper Chase Professor Marc Justin (1979) -
![The Immigrants]( "The Immigrants")
The Immigrants Anthony Cassala (1978) -
![Centennial]( "Centennial")
Centennial General Asher (1978) -
![Quincy M.E.]( "Quincy M.E.")
Quincy M.E. Dr. Chester Banning (1977-1978) -
![The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries]( "The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries")
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries Detective Superintendant Molly (1978) -
![The Magic of Lassie]( "The Magic of Lassie")
The Magic of Lassie Jamison (1978) -
![The Rockford Files]( "The Rockford Files")
The Rockford Files B.J. Anderson (1978) -
![Man from Atlantis]( "Man from Atlantis")
Man from Atlantis Clint Hollister (1977) -
![Westside Medical]( "Westside Medical")
Westside Medical Walt Dahlman (1977) -
![Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging]( "Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging")
Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging Sheriff Yates (1977) -
![The Feather and Father Gang]( "The Feather and Father Gang")
The Feather and Father Gang Meminger (1977) -
![The Streets of San Francisco]( "The Streets of San Francisco")
The Streets of San Francisco Charley Finn (1977) -
![Police Woman]( "Police Woman")
Police Woman Wagner (1977) -
![Most Wanted]( "Most Wanted")
Most Wanted Joe Bailey (1977) -
![Baretta]( "Baretta")
Baretta Johnny Hillman (1977) -
![Switch]( "Switch")
Switch Barnes (1977) -
![Barnaby Jones]( "Barnaby Jones")
Barnaby Jones Daniel Matthews (1977) -
![The Quest]( "The Quest")
The Quest Calder (1976) -
![Spencer's Pilots]( "Spencer's Pilots")
Spencer's Pilots Pete Sewell (1976) -
![Captains and the Kings]( "Captains and the Kings")
Captains and the Kings Colonel Elbert Braithwaite (1976) -
![Bert D'Angelo/Superstar]( "Bert D'Angelo/Superstar")
Bert D'Angelo/Superstar Douglas Benton (1976) -
![Jigsaw John]( "Jigsaw John")
Jigsaw John Roger (1976) -
![The Six Million Dollar Man]( "The Six Million Dollar Man")
The Six Million Dollar Man Mark Wharton (1976) -
![Cannon]( "Cannon")
Cannon Sid Cleary (1976) -
![Ironside]( "Ironside")
Ironside Harry Blocker (1968-1975) -
![Bronk]( "Bronk")
Bronk Collicos (1975) -
![The Wide World of Mystery]( "The Wide World of Mystery")
The Wide World of Mystery Mike (1975) -
![The Lives of Jenny Dolan]( "The Lives of Jenny Dolan")
The Lives of Jenny Dolan Camera Shop Proprietor (1975) -
![Ellery Queen]( "Ellery Queen")
Ellery Queen Rosh Kalee (1975) -
![The Deadly Tower]( "The Deadly Tower")
The Deadly Tower Lieutenant Lee (1975) -
![Medical Story]( "Medical Story")
Medical Story Dr. Louis Kinoy (1975) -
![Paco]( "Paco")
Paco Pompiho (1975) -
![Dead Man on the Run]( "Dead Man on the Run")
Dead Man on the Run Brock Dillon (1975) -
![Police Story]( "Police Story")
Police Story Sgt. Sal Grosser (1974-1975) -
![Nakia]( "Nakia")
Nakia (1974) -
![The Odd Couple]( "The Odd Couple")
The Odd Couple Billy Joe (1974) -
![Hawkins]( "Hawkins")
Hawkins Senator Griffith (1974) -
![Mannix]( "Mannix")
Mannix George Fallon (1973) -
![Mission: Impossible]( "Mission: Impossible")
Mission: Impossible Boomer (1967-1973) -
![Marcus Welby, M.D.]( "Marcus Welby, M.D.")
Marcus Welby, M.D. Tom Boyd (1971-1973) -
![Banacek]( "Banacek")
Banacek Matthew Donniger (1972) -
![Night Gallery]( "Night Gallery")
Night Gallery Joe Bellman (1972) -
![The Sixth Sense]( "The Sixth Sense")
The Sixth Sense Paul Pettigrew (1972) -
![Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law]( "Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law")
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law Ralph Foster (1972) -
Jigsaw Sgt. Gustafson (1972)
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![Assignment: Munich]( "Assignment: Munich")
Assignment: Munich C.C. Bryan (1972) -
![Adventures of Nick Carter]( "Adventures of Nick Carter")
Adventures of Nick Carter Neal Duncan (1972) -
![The Bravos]( "The Bravos")
The Bravos Jackson Buckley (1972) -
![Alias Smith and Jones]( "Alias Smith and Jones")
Alias Smith and Jones Terence Tynan (1971-1972) -
![The Virginian]( "The Virginian")
The Virginian Stranger (1966-1971) -
![Hawaii Five-O]( "Hawaii Five-O")
Hawaii Five-O Lon Phillips (1971) -
![The Name of the Game]( "The Name of the Game")
The Name of the Game Ernie Subich (1969-1971) -
![The Bold Ones: The New Doctors]( "The Bold Ones: The New Doctors")
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors Dr. Frank Bartell (1971) -
![The Kashmiri Run]( "The Kashmiri Run")
The Kashmiri Run Gregory Nelson (1970) -
![San Francisco International Airport]( "San Francisco International Airport")
San Francisco International Airport Jim Conrad (1970) -
![The Silent Gun]( "The Silent Gun")
The Silent Gun Sam Benner (1969) -
![Lancer]( "Lancer")
Lancer Theodore Banning (1969) -
![Four Rode Out]( "Four Rode Out")
Four Rode Out U.S. Marshal Ross (1969) -
![The Big Valley]( "The Big Valley")
The Big Valley Ed Tanner (1967-1968) -
![CBS Playhouse]( "CBS Playhouse")
CBS Playhouse Lenny Marshall (1967) -
![Gunsmoke]( "Gunsmoke")
Gunsmoke Dave Reeves (1957-1967) -
![The Wild Wild West]( "The Wild Wild West")
The Wild Wild West Sean O'Reilley (1967) -
![Carousel]( "Carousel")
Carousel Jigger Craigin (1967) -
![The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.]( "The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.")
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. Joey Celeste (1966) -
![Bonanza]( "Bonanza")
Bonanza Adam Cartwright (1959-1965) -
![The Rifleman]( "The Rifleman")
The Rifleman Hillman (1963) -
![The Errand Boy]( "The Errand Boy")
The Errand Boy Adam Cartwright - Cameo (1961) -
![The Detectives]( "The Detectives")
The Detectives Rod Halleck (1960) -
![Buckskin]( "Buckskin")
Buckskin Oscar (1959) -
![77 Sunset Strip]( "77 Sunset Strip")
77 Sunset Strip Tony Gray (1959) -
![Bronco]( "Bronco")
Bronco Dave Clayton (1959) -
![One Step Beyond]( "One Step Beyond")
One Step Beyond Sgt. Vaill (1959) -
![Cimarron City]( "Cimarron City")
Cimarron City O'Hara (1959) -
![Lawman]( "Lawman")
Lawman Fent Harley (1959) -
![Ride Lonesome]( "Ride Lonesome")
Ride Lonesome Sam Boone (1959) -
![General Electric Theater]( "General Electric Theater")
General Electric Theater Abner (1958-1959) -
![Zane Grey Theatre]( "Zane Grey Theatre")
Zane Grey Theatre Lew Banning (1958) -
![Shirley Temple's Storybook]( "Shirley Temple's Storybook")
Shirley Temple's Storybook Count DeSpard (1958) -
![Northwest Passage]( "Northwest Passage")
Northwest Passage Captain Jacques Chavez (1958) -
![Matinee Theatre]( "Matinee Theatre")
Matinee Theatre Don John (1957-1958) -
![Tombstone Territory]( "Tombstone Territory")
Tombstone Territory Johnny Coster (1958) -
![The Sheepman]( "The Sheepman")
The Sheepman Chocktaw Neal (1958) -
![Have Gun - Will Travel]( "Have Gun - Will Travel")
Have Gun - Will Travel Maury Travis (1958) -
![Desire Under the Elms]( "Desire Under the Elms")
Desire Under the Elms Peter / Son (1958) -
![Whirlybirds]( "Whirlybirds")
Whirlybirds Reynolds (1958) -
![Sugarfoot]( "Sugarfoot")
Sugarfoot Deuce Braden (1957-1958) -
![Trackdown]( "Trackdown")
Trackdown Bannion (1958) -
![Climax!]( "Climax!")
Climax! (1957) -
![Kraft Theatre]( "Kraft Theatre")
Kraft Theatre (1956) -
Actor
![The Kaiser Aluminum Hour]( "The Kaiser Aluminum Hour")
The Kaiser Aluminum Hour Jacques (1956) -
Soundtrack
![Carousel]( "Carousel")
Carousel (1967) -
Soundtrack
![Bonanza]( "Bonanza")
Bonanza (1961-1964) -
Archive footage
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![A Word on Westerns]( "A Word on Westerns")
A Word on Westerns (2015) -
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![Pioneers of Television]( "Pioneers of Television")
Pioneers of Television (2011) -
![The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards]( "The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards")
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![The Factor]( "The Factor")
The Factor (2008) -
![Television: The First Fifty Years]( "Television: The First Fifty Years")
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The Car's the Star (1997)
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![TV's Western Heroes]( "TV's Western Heroes")
TV's Western Heroes (1993) -
Archive footage
![Back to Bonanza]( "Back to Bonanza")
Back to Bonanza (1993) -
TV: The Fabulous Fifties (1978)
All Filmography
Videos
Did You Know
Trivia
Roberts appeared with his ex-Bonanza (1959) co-star's, Michael Landon's, former television daughter, Melissa Gilbert, in Donor (1990).
Quotes
Why do a series? It's called paying the rent. It's called paying your dues. But so much depends on timing. Mine was a bit off when I quit Bonanza (1959).
Trademark
Baritone voice
Nickname
The Liberal Cartwright
Star Sign
Taurus
Personal Details
Born
Pernell Elven Roberts Jr.
Waycross, Georgia, USA
Died
(age 81)
Malibu, California, USA
Height:
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