Actor Pernell Roberts dies at age 81

Veteran actor Pernell Roberts died Sunday from pancreatic cancer at his Malibu, California home. He was 81.


Photo on left shows Roberts as he appeared in “Bananza” and on right as he appeared in "Trapper John, M.D."

Roberts played the eldest Cartwright brother in TV's "Bonanza," a western drama that aired on NBC from 1959 to 1973.

He later played the lead role in "Trapper John, M.D" a medical drama that aired on CBS for seven years, ending in 1986.

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