The hit Western series Bonanza ran for 14 seasons, but one of the main actors, Pernell Roberts, left abruptly. What happened ...

Pernell Roberts, the ruggedly handsome actor who shocked Hollywood by leaving TV's "Bonanza" at the height of its popularity then found fame again years later on "Trapper John, M.D.," has died. He was ...

HAMPTON – Pernell Roberts, aka “Dap or “Pepper”, husband of Alethea Roberts, was called up to glory March 26, 2009, after a long illness. Born April 15, 1944, in Phoebus, to Bessie Mae and Sherman ...

Pernell Roberts — the last of the stars from TV’s “Bonanza” — died on Sunday. The handsome actor shocked Hollywood decades ago when he walked away from the popular western series. He’s a cautionary ...

While Bonanza nearly didn’t last after its first season, it became one of the most successful Westerns on television. And fans grew to know and love the cast. Michael Landon played Little Joe ...

This 1962 picture provided by NBC shows actors from the "Bonanza" television show from left, Pernell Roberts, Lorne Greene, Michael Landon and Dan Blocker. Roberts, the ruggedly handsome actor who ...

LOS ANGELES - Pernell Roberts, the ruggedly handsome actor who shocked Hollywood by leaving TV's "Bonanza" at the height of its popularity, then found fame again years later on "Trapper John, M.D.," ...

Pernell Roberts, the ruggedly handsome actor who shocked Hollywood by leaving TV’s “Bonanza” at the height of its popularity, then found fame again years later on “Trapper John, M.D.,” has died. He ...

(AP) — Pernell Roberts, the ruggedly handsome actor who shocked Hollywood by leaving TV's "Bonanza" at the height of its popularity, then found fame again years later on "Trapper John, M.D.," has died ...

HAMPTON – Pernell Roberts Jr. was called into eternal peace on Sunday, July 22, 2012. He was a lifelong resident of Hampton, Va. He was born Oct. 3 , 1963, to Pernell Roberts Sr., and Bettie Roberts ...