Adam.
He is one of the original characters in the television show, "Bonanza". The part was played by Pernell Roberts. Roberts is the only surviving member of the original cast of Cartwright family members.
Pernell Roberts died on January 24, 2010
The late (May 18, 1928 - January 24, 2010) Pernell Roberts played in the role of Adam Cartwright .
Roberts died in January 2010 at his home in Malibu, California.
Joseph 'Little Joe' Cartwright played by Michael Landon. Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright played by Dan Blocker. Adam Cartwright played by Pernell Roberts. (He quit the show in 1965 and was not replaced). Ben Cartwright had one adopted son also, Jamie.
he played Adam cartright on bonanza and trapper john on trapper john MD he is still alive at the age 80 he was born on 05/18/1928
Actor Pernell Roberts left after the end of the sixth season, episode #202, Patchwork Man, original air date, May 23, 1965.
Pernell Roberts, the actor who played Adam Cartwright, did not die in the TV series. In real life he died 3 January 2010
Pernell Roberts
Bonanza ran for 14 seasons, September 1959 to January 1974. Story of the Cartwright family on their ranch, the Ponderosa, near Lake Tahoe, NV, mid-19th century. Patriarch Ben Cartwright played by Lorne Greene, Adam, oldest son, played by Pernell Roberts, middle brother Hoss 'Eric' played by Dan Blocker and youngest brother Little Joe played by Michael Landon. Bonanza was the first TV western filmed entirely in color and the 2nd longest running TV series, second only to Gunsmoke.
No, Parnell Roberts played Adam Cartwright.
No, Wayne Rogers, who played Trapper in M*A*S*H did not die. However, Pernell Roberts did die on Jan. 24, 2010. Pernell played the character of Trapper in a TV series that aired after M*A*S*H called Trapper John M.D.