Pernell Roberts was an American actor best known for his roles in Bonanza and Trapper John, M.D.. Active from 1956-1997.
He was born in 1928 in Waycross, Georgia; the only child of Pernell Elven Roberts, Sr., and Minnie (Betty) Myrtle Morgan. He was married four times and had only one child with his first wife.
He passed away from pancreatic cancer in 2010.
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