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Ian Abercrombie and Pernell Roberts in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
Parents: father, Pernell Elvin Sr.; mother, Betty Roberts.
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Pernell Roberts in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
Had one son, Jonathan Christopher Roberts (b. October 1951, d. 1989), with 1st wife Vera Mowry.
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Pernell Roberts in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
First wife Dr. Vera Mowry was a professor at Washington State University.
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Regis Cordic and Pernell Roberts in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
Had a talent for singing, and was especially fond of performing folk music.
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James Coburn, James Best, Pernell Roberts, and Karen Steele in Auf eigene Faust (1959)
He was nominated for a 1973 Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Guest Artist for his performance in the play, "Welcome Home", at the Ivanhoe Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
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Pernell Roberts in Hot Rod (1979)
His fine baritone was put to use frequently on stage in a number of musicals including "The King and I," "The Music Man," 'Kiss Me Kate," "Camelot" and "The Sound of Music". He played Rhett Butler in a short-lived 1973 musical version of "Gone With the Wind".
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Pernell Roberts in Hot Rod (1979)
Roberts (born May 18, 1928) was only 13 years, 3 months, 6 days younger than Lorne Greene (born February 12, 1915), who played his television father, Ben Cartwright, on Bonanza (1959).
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Randolph Scott, Pernell Roberts, and Karen Steele in Auf eigene Faust (1959)
Roberts (born May 18, 1928) 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).
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Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Dan Blocker, and Pernell Roberts in Bonanza (1959)
Had left his role on Bonanza (1959), at the end of the sixth season in 1965, were because of two things: He was very unhappy with the way his character was going and for refusing to renegotiate his contract, for the following eight seasons.
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Lorne Greene and Pernell Roberts in Bonanza (1959)
Friends with: James Drury, Doug McClure, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, David Wayne, Robert Young, Charles Siebert, Mary McCarty, Madge Sinclair, Sarah Cunningham, Barbara Stanwyck, Lee Majors, Linda Evans, James Best, Larry Hagman, Dick Van Dyke, Brian Keith, Aaron Spelling, Simon Scott, James Arness, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, Jack Klugman, Rod Serling, Robert Stack, Raymond Burr, Henry Darrow, Robert Conrad, Connie Stevens, Ruta Lee, Stefanie Powers, Will Hutchins, Bart Braverman, Clifton James, Janis Page, R.G. Armstrong, Burl Ives, Quinn Martin, Frank Price and Robert Vaughn.
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Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, and Pernell Roberts in Bonanza (1959)
Had appeared in each and every episode of Trapper John, M.D. (1979), with the exception of 1.
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Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Dan Blocker, and Pernell Roberts in Bonanza (1959)
Once referred to his Trapper John, M.D. (1979) co-star, Gregory Harrison, a young rebel, when the show started.
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Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Dan Blocker, and Pernell Roberts in Bonanza (1959)
Updated his George Fallon character on an episode of Diagnosis Murder (1993), he played decades after Mannix (1967).
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Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Dan Blocker, and Pernell Roberts in Bonanza (1959)
After his guest-starring role on Diagnosis Murder (1993), he retired from acting at age 66.
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Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Dan Blocker, and Pernell Roberts in Bonanza (1959)
His parents, Pernell Elvin Roberts Sr., was a Dr. Pepper salesman; died in 1980, and Minnie 'Betty' Myrtle Morgan, was a housewife; died 8 years later in 1988.
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Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Dan Blocker, and Pernell Roberts in Bonanza (1959)
His son, Jonathan Christopher Roberts died in 1989 in a motorcycle accident.
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Pernell Roberts in Bonanza (1959)
Was also a lifelong activist, which included participation in the Selma to Montgomery Marches in 1965, and pressuring NBC to refrain from hiring whites to portray minority characters.
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Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Dan Blocker, and Pernell Roberts in Bonanza (1959)
Beat out 2 other actors, Wayne Rogers and John Forsythe, for the lead role of the title character in Trapper John, M.D. (1979).
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Pernell Roberts in Bonanza (1959)
Before he was a successful actor, he was a Sunday School teacher in church in his hometown of Waycross, Georgia.
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Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Ross Martin, and Pernell Roberts in Bonanza (1959)
Pernell Roberts died on January 24, 2010. He was the longest living Bonanza (1959) cast member, followed by Lorne Greene, who played his TV father in the series.
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