Pernell Roberts Jr, TV Star, Dies of Cancer at 81

Pernell Roberts Jr, star of TV's Bonanza and Trapper John, M.D., died of cancer on January 24th. He was 81.

As a kid I was a big fan of Roberts when he was on Bonanza and I stopped watching the program when he left in 1965. I didn't watch Trapper John, but I caught up with Roberts again when he hosted and narrated FBI: The Untold Stories in the early 1990s.

You can read about Roberts' life and career via the below link:

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2010/01/25/2010-01-25_pernell_roberts_star_of_bonanza_and_trapper_john_md_dies_at_81.html