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Revision as of 02:32, 31 January 2007 by Sumahoy (talk | contribs) (more precise categories)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Pernell Roberts (born 18 May 1928 in Waycross, Georgia, USA) is an American actor. He is also known for his activism, which included participation in the Selma to Montgomery marches in 1965, and pressuring NBC to refrain from hiring caucasians to portray minority characters.
Roberts began his acting career in off-Broadway and Broadway theatre in New York City, but came to prominence playing Adam, Ben Cartwright's urbane eldest son, in the TV series Bonanza. Despite the show’s success and his own popularity, he left the series after the sixth season in 1965 due to disagreements with the writers. "Bonanza" would continue without him for another eight seasons, though not without pratfalls.
Roberts continued to do guest shots on TV shows such as, The Big Valley, Mission Impossible, "Gunsmoke", Mannix, and Hawaii 5-0. Roberts' rich baritone voice was displayed when he played Jigger in the CBS presentation of Carousel and Rhett Butler in the Los Angeles production of Scarlett. He regained star status in the early 1980s when he starred in the long-running television series Trapper John, M.D. (1979-86). A guest appearance by Roberts as Hezekiah Horn in the Young Riders episode "Requiem for a Hero" won a Western Heritage Award in 1991.
He hosted FBI: The Untold Stories in 1991 and is now retired, the last surviving "Cartwright."
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- While co-star Dan Blocker was a car enthusiast (Chevrolet sponsored "Bonanza" and the stars were sometimes given new cars), Roberts loved motorcycles and often rode some around the western lots in between takes.
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