作品: 泰坦尼克号 / 泰坦尼克号 3D版 / 决战猩球
生于纽约市，成长于明尼阿波利斯。1957年戏剧本科毕业后进入电影界。1959年以《年轻的费城人》获奥斯卡最佳男配角提名。70年代末期以后主要活跃在电视界。其主要影片有《豪勇七蛟龙》、《雷玛根桥之战》、《火烧摩天楼》、《暗杀目标》、《三角部队》等。
Best recalled as the eldest son and first member of the "Bonanza" Cartwright clan to permanently leave the Ponderosa in the hopes of greener acting pastures, dark, deep-voiced and durably handsome Pernell Roberts' native roots lay in Georgia. Born Pernell Elvin Roberts, Jr. on May 18, 1928, in North Carolina and moved to Waycross as an infant, he was singing in local USO shows while still in high school (where he appeared in plays and played the horn). He attended both Georgia Tech and the University of Maryland but flunked out of both colleges, with a two-year stint as a Marine stuck somewhere in between. He eventually decided to give acting a chance and supported himself as a butcher, forest ranger, and railroad riveter during the lean years while pursuing his craft.
