Pernell Roberts

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia 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 Cartwrights 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 MD 19791986 He was also widely known for his lifelong 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 CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia