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Pernell Roberts

1928 - 2010

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Pernell Elven Roberts Jr. (May 18, 1928 – January 24, 2010) was an American stage, film, and television actor, activist, and singer. In addition to guest-starring in over 60 television series, he was best known for his roles as Ben Cartwright's eldest son Adam Cartwright on the Western television series Bonanza (1959–1965), and as chief surgeon Dr. John McIntyre, the title character on Trapper John, M.D. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pernell Roberts has received more than 4,718,950 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Pernell Roberts is the 2,593rd most popular actor (down from 2,386th in 2019), the 4,159th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,952nd in 2019) and the 1,234th most popular American Actor.

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  • 4.7M

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  • 51.09

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Pernell Roberts ranks 2,593 out of 9,996Before him are Pierre Arditi, Pauline Moran, Cathy O'Donnell, Andrew Robinson, Pierre Barouh, and Olive Thomas. After him are Chris Penn, Colm Feore, W. C. Fields, Françoise Arnoul, Thierry Lhermitte, and Tania Mallet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Pernell Roberts ranks 251Before him are Cristina Calderón, Eve Meyer, Hiroshi Nakajima, Ian Bannen, Marion Ross, and William Martínez. After him are Abdellatif Filali, Jacques Dupont, Vasily Lazarev, Joss Ackland, Leonid Bykov, and Marcel Bozzuffi. Among people deceased in 2010, Pernell Roberts ranks 161Before him are Zilda Arns, Tony Judt, Hans Ørberg, Girija Prasad Koirala, Magda Frank, and Peter Steele. After him are Luigi Poggi, Bobbejaan Schoepen, Juan Carlos González, Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, Hank Jones, and Nicola Cabibbo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Pernell Roberts ranks 4,159 out of 18,182Before him are Cathy O'Donnell (1923), Andrew Robinson (1942), Stand Watie (1806), Olive Thomas (1894), Kevin Smith (1970), and Joss Whedon (1964). After him are Benny Carter (1907), Chris Penn (1965), Colm Feore (1958), Bob King (1906), Frederic Rzewski (1938), and Logan Paul (1995).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Pernell Roberts ranks 1,234Before him are Marion Ross (1928), David Hedison (1927), Ciara (1985), Cathy O'Donnell (1923), Andrew Robinson (1942), and Olive Thomas (1894). After him are Chris Penn (1965), Colm Feore (1958), W. C. Fields (1880), Ian Ziering (1964), Michael Chiklis (1963), and Kathy Baker (1950).

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