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Pernell Roberts. Actor: Bonanza. Best recalled as the eldest son and first member of the "Bonanza" Cartwright clan to permanently leave the Ponderosa in the hopes of greener acting pastures, dark, deep-voiced and durably handsome Pernell Roberts' native roots lay in Georgia. Born Pernell Elvin Roberts, Jr. on May 18, 1928, in North Carolina and moved to Waycross as an infant, he was singing in ...
Jun 14, 2019 · Best known as Adam Cartwright on the 1960s television western classic “Bonanza,” Pernell Roberts may have had acting success, but his personal life reflected the opposite with the tragic death of his son and four marriages. Before Pernell appeared on television screens as the eldest Cartwright son, he had already married and divorced his ...
Jan 24, 2010 · 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 Cartwright's eldest son, Adam Cartwright, on the western series Bonanza, a role he played from 1959 to 1965 — and as chief ...
Jan 26, 2010 · Jan. 25, 2010 10:02 PM PT. Pernell Roberts, a versatile actor best remembered for his portrayal of the handsome, eldest Cartwright son on the classic television western “Bonanza” and later as ...
Pernell Roberts (May 18, 1928 - January 24, 2010) was an American actor. Career. Early in his career, Roberts got a small role in the film Desire Under the Elms (1958) with Sophia Loren and Anthony Perkins. He worked in the western film starring Glenn Ford, The Sheepman (1958).
Georgia Actors. Georgia Tech. Childhood & Early Life. Roberts was the only child of Minnie Myrtle Morgan Roberts and Pernell Elven Roberts, Sr. He was born on May 18, 1928, in Waycross, Georgia, US. The American actor’s father was a ‘Dr. Pepper’ salesperson. Roberts realized his passion for acting during his high-school years, when he ...
Pernell Roberts was only 6 months, 22 days older than Dan Blocker (born December 10, 1928), who played his television middle brother, Hoss Cartright, on "Bonanza" (1959). Had a penchant for martial arts; was known for giving demonstrations at the annual Circus of the Stars (1977) (TV), from the 1970s through the 1980s.
