Lorne Greene
Known for Acting · 143 credits
- Born
- 1915-02-12
- Died
- 1987-09-11
- Place of birth
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Also known as
- Lyon Himan 'Chaim' Greene · Lorne Green · Lyon Himan Green
Biography
Lorne Hyman Greene (born Lyon Himan Green; February 12, 1915 – September 11, 1987) was a Canadian actor, singer, and radio personality. His notable television roles include Ben Cartwright on the Western Bonanza and Commander Adama in the original science-fiction television series Battlestar Galactica and Galactica 1980. He also worked on the Canadian television nature documentary series Lorne Greene's New Wilderness and in television commercials.
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Known For
TV Shows (49)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self - Guest Host
The Love Boat
1977
as Buck Hamilton
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
Bonanza
1959
as Ben Cartwright
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Climax!
1954
as Dr. Charles Saunders
Cheyenne
1955
as Colonel Bell
Highway to Heaven
1984
as Fred Fusco
Studio One
1948
as Minister of Truth O'Brien / Minister of the Interior / Alexander Ferrando / Frank Leslie / Dr. Madison West
Dinah!
1974
as Self
Bambi
1948
as Self
ITV Playhouse
1967
as James Beal
Die Drehscheibe
1964
as Self
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Mr. X
Reading Rainbow
1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Omnibus
1952
Suspicion
1957
as Monty
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited)
Battlestar Galactica
1978
as Commander Adama
Vega$
1978
The Dean Martin Show
1965
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
Kraft Music Hall
1958
as Self - Host
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
as King Bertrand
Bronco
1958
Roots
1977
as John Reynolds
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973
as Self
The Third Man
1959
Donny & Marie
1976
as Self
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
as Self
Galactica 1980
1980
as Commander Adama
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969
as Self
The Pet Set
1971
as Self
Folio
1955
as Beethoven / Patiomkin
The Johnny Cash Show
1969
as Self
Police Squad!
1982
as Stabbed Man
Sailor of Fortune
1957
as Capt. Grant 'Mitch' Mitchell
Code Red
1981
as Battalion Chief Joe Rorchek
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
1948
The Bastard
1978
as Bishop Francis
Lorne Greene's New Wilderness
1982
as Narrator
Aloha Paradise
1981
Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers
1976
as George Quartermain
Griff
1973
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
1977
as Matthew Arnold Watson
The Alan Thicke Show
1980
Appointment With Destiny
1971
as Narrator
Siegfried and Roy - Superstars Of Magic
1980
To the Wild Country
1972
as Host
Movies (94)
Conquest of the Earth
1980
as Cmdr. Adama
Battlestar Galactica
1978
as Cmdr. Adama
Earthquake
1974
as Sam Royce
The Trap
1959
as Davis
Headline Hunters
1945
as Narrator (voice)
The Silver Chalice
1954
as Peter
1984
1953
as O'Brien
Peyton Place
1957
as District Attorney
Home Front
1940
as Narrator
SST: Death Flight
1978
as Marshall Cole
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
1968
as Self
Bonanza: Ride the Wind
1966
as Ben Cartwright
The Buccaneer
1958
as Mercier
The Canadian Conspiracy
1986
as Self
The Hard Man
1957
as Rice Martin
Atlantic Patrol
1940
as Narrator
Heidi's Song
1982
as Grandfather (voice)
Children from Overseas
1940
as Narrator
Fighting Norway
1943
as Narrator (voice)
Train Busters
1944
as Narrator (voice)
Farewell Oak Street
1953
as Narrator
Warclouds in the Pacific
1941
as Narrator (voice)
The Battle for Oil
1942
as Narrator
Klondike Fever
1980
as Inspector Sam Steele
Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming
1999
as Commander Adama (archive footage)
Suffer Little Children
1945
as Himself - Narrator
Nevada Smith
1975
as Jonas Cord
Fighting Sea-Fleas
1944
as Narrator (voice)
Death Follows a Psycho
1972
A Capital Plan
1949
as Narrator
Autumn Leaves
1956
as Mr. Hanson
The Hangman
1959
as Clem J. Cummings
Trans-Canada Express
1944
as Narrator (voice)
The Legend of Amaluk: An Arctic Journey
1972
as Narrator
The Gift of Love
1958
as Grant Allan
Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970
as George Washington
Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack
1979
as Cmdr. Adama
The Last of the Fast Guns
1958
as Michael O'Reilly
Man on the Outside
1975
as Wade Griffin
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
1987
as Gen. Sam Houston
Tight Spot
1955
as Benjamin Costain
Break-through
1944
as Himself - Narrator
Christmas with Lorne Greene
1966
Sandy in Disneyland
1974
as Self
Wounded in Action
1944
as Narrator (voice)
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968
as Self (uncredited)
Noah's Ark
1986
as Noah (voice)
Tidal Wave
1975
as Ambassador Warren Richards
Meaning of Adolescence
1953
as Narrator
Front of Steel
1940
as Narrator
Inside Fighting China
1942
as Narrator
The Edge of Innocence
1957
as Lowell Williams
The Special London Bridge Special
1972
as Fiddler on the Roof
Date of Birth
1950
as Narration (voice)
Wings of Youth
1940
as Narrator (voice)
The Little Brown Burro
1978
as Storyteller (voice)
The Harness
1971
as Peter Randall
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979
as Ben Cartwright (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Way Out of the Wilderness
1968
as Narrator
Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love
1974
as Hercule
Battle of Brains
1941
as Narrator (voice)
Age of Turmoil
1953
as Narrator
Gateway to Asia
1945
as Narrator (voice)
Churchill's Island
1941
as Narrator (voice)
Mayerling
1957
as Emperor's Aide
Grierson
1973
as Self
Now—The Peace
1945
as Narrator (uncredited)
Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter
1986
as Theo
Pincers on Japan
1944
as Narrator
Ordeal by Ice
1945
as Narrator (voice)
Heroes of the Atlantic
1941
as Narrator (voice)
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
1962
as Self
A Time for Miracles
1980
as Bishop John Carroll
High Country Calling
1975
Wings in the Wilderness
1975
as Self
Global Air Routes
1944
as Narrator (voice)
Social-Sex Attitudes in Adolescence
1953
as narrator
What's on Your Mind
1948
as Narrator
The Gifts
1970
as Narrator
The Cliff Hangers
1950
as Self - Narration (voice)
Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera
1977
as Self
The Case of the Baltimore Girls
1978
as Wade Griffin
A Man for Loving
1970
as James Beal
Destiny of a Spy
1969
as Peter Vanin
Our Northern Neighbour
1944
as Narrator (voice)
Johnny at the Fair
1947
Tomorrow's Citizens
1947
as Narrator
White Fortress
1949
as Self - Narrator
Look to the North
1944
as Narrator (voice)
Eye Witness No. 33
1951
as Self - Narrator (voice)
A Place in History
1970
as Narrator
The Nutcracker: A Fantasy on Ice
1984
as Self - Narrator
The War Is Over
1945
as Narrator
The Mask of Nippon
1942
as Narrator (voice)
About Lorne Greene
Lorne Hyman Greene (born Lyon Himan Green; February 12, 1915 – September 11, 1987) was a Canadian actor, singer, and radio personality. His notable television roles include Ben Cartwright on the Western Bonanza and Commander Adama in the original science-fiction television series Battlestar Galactica and Galactica 1980. He also worked on the Canadian television nature documentary series Lorne Greene's New Wilderness and in television commercials. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lorne Greene, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of c… With 143 credits spanning from 1940 to 1999, Lorne Greene has appeared in 94 films and 49 TV shows.
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- Conquest of the Earth (1980) — as Cmdr. Adama
- Battlestar Galactica (1978) — as Cmdr. Adama
- Earthquake (1974) — as Sam Royce
- The Trap (1959) — as Davis
- Headline Hunters (1945) — as Narrator (voice)
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