Lorne Greene

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
TV

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

as Self - Guest Host

Bonanza
TV

Bonanza

1959

as Ben Cartwright

The Love Boat
TV

The Love Boat

1977

as Buck Hamilton

Golden Globe Awards
TV

Golden Globe Awards

1944

as Self - Presenter

The Merv Griffin Show
TV

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

as Self

Climax!
TV

Climax!

1954

as Dr. Charles Saunders

Cheyenne
TV

Cheyenne

1955

as Colonel Bell

Studio One
TV

Studio One

1948

as Minister of Truth O'Brien / Minister of the Interior / Alexander Ferrando / Frank Leslie / Dr. Madison West

Highway to Heaven
TV

Highway to Heaven

1984

as Fred Fusco

Die Drehscheibe
TV

Die Drehscheibe

1964

as Self

Bambi
TV

Bambi

1948

as Self

Omnibus
TV

Omnibus

1952

ITV Playhouse
TV

ITV Playhouse

1967

as James Beal

Vega$
TV

Vega$

1978

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

as Mr. X

Dinah!
TV

Dinah!

1974

as Self

Roots
TV

Roots

1977

as John Reynolds

Reading Rainbow
TV

Reading Rainbow

1983

as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
TV

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

1977

Battlestar Galactica
TV

Battlestar Galactica

1978

as Commander Adama

Kraft Music Hall
TV

Kraft Music Hall

1958

as Self - Host

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1968

as Self (uncredited)

Shirley Temple's Storybook
TV

Shirley Temple's Storybook

1958

as King Bertrand

The Dean Martin Show
TV

The Dean Martin Show

1965

Bronco
TV

Bronco

1958

The Third Man
TV

The Third Man

1959

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
TV

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

1969

as Self

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
TV

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

1973

as Self

Suspicion
TV

Suspicion

1957

as Monty

V.I.P. Schaukel
TV

V.I.P. Schaukel

1971

as Self

Donny & Marie
TV

Donny & Marie

1976

as Self

Code Red
TV

Code Red

1981

as Battalion Chief Joe Rorchek

Galactica 1980
TV

Galactica 1980

1980

as Commander Adama

The Pet Set
TV

The Pet Set

1971

as Self

Police Squad!
TV

Police Squad!

1982

as Stabbed Man

The Johnny Cash Show
TV

The Johnny Cash Show

1969

as Self

Folio
TV

Folio

1955

as Beethoven / Patiomkin

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
TV

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

1948

Aloha Paradise
TV

Aloha Paradise

1981

Griff
TV

Griff

1973

Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers
TV

Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers

1976

as George Quartermain

Sailor of Fortune
TV

Sailor of Fortune

1957

as Capt. Grant 'Mitch' Mitchell

Lorne Greene's New Wilderness
TV

Lorne Greene's New Wilderness

1982

as Narrator

The Bastard
TV

The Bastard

1978

as Bishop Francis

The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
TV

The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald

1977

as Matthew Arnold Watson

The Alan Thicke Show
TV

The Alan Thicke Show

1980

Siegfried and Roy - Superstars Of Magic
TV

Siegfried and Roy - Superstars Of Magic

1980

Appointment With Destiny
TV

Appointment With Destiny

1971

as Narrator

To the Wild Country
TV

To the Wild Country

1972

as Host

Movies (94)

Earthquake
Movie

Earthquake

1974

as Sam Royce

Battlestar Galactica
Movie

Battlestar Galactica

1978

as Cmdr. Adama

The Buccaneer
Movie

The Buccaneer

1958

as Mercier

The Silver Chalice
Movie

The Silver Chalice

1954

as Peter

Peyton Place
Movie

Peyton Place

1957

as District Attorney

The Hangman
Movie

The Hangman

1959

as Clem J. Cummings

Train Busters
Movie

Train Busters

1944

as Narrator (voice)

The Trap
Movie

The Trap

1959

as Davis

Tight Spot
Movie

Tight Spot

1955

as Benjamin Costain

Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack
Movie

Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack

1979

as Cmdr. Adama

The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
Movie

The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory

1987

as Gen. Sam Houston

The Last of the Fast Guns
Movie

The Last of the Fast Guns

1958

as Michael O'Reilly

The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
Movie

The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

1962

as Self

The Special London Bridge Special
Movie

The Special London Bridge Special

1972

as Fiddler on the Roof

SST: Death Flight
Movie

SST: Death Flight

1978

as Marshall Cole

Tidal Wave
Movie

Tidal Wave

1975

as Ambassador Warren Richards

Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love
Movie

Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love

1974

as Hercule

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Movie

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

1979

as Ben Cartwright (archive footage) (uncredited)

Swing Out, Sweet Land
Movie

Swing Out, Sweet Land

1970

as George Washington

The Hard Man
Movie

The Hard Man

1957

as Rice Martin

Heidi's Song
Movie

Heidi's Song

1982

as Grandfather (voice)

The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Movie

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

1968

as Self (uncredited)

Autumn Leaves
Movie

Autumn Leaves

1956

as Mr. Hanson

Mayerling
Movie

Mayerling

1957

as Emperor's Aide

Rowan & Martin at the Movies
Movie

Rowan & Martin at the Movies

1968

as Self

Conquest of the Earth
Movie

Conquest of the Earth

1980

as Cmdr. Adama

The Canadian Conspiracy
Movie

The Canadian Conspiracy

1986

as Self

A Time for Miracles
Movie

A Time for Miracles

1980

as Bishop John Carroll

Klondike Fever
Movie

Klondike Fever

1980

as Inspector Sam Steele

Bonanza: Ride the Wind
Movie

Bonanza: Ride the Wind

1966

as Ben Cartwright

The Case of the Baltimore Girls
Movie

The Case of the Baltimore Girls

1978

as Wade Griffin

Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter
Movie

Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter

1986

as Theo

The Harness
Movie

The Harness

1971

as Peter Randall

Battle of Brains
Movie

Battle of Brains

1941

as Narrator (voice)

1984
Movie

1984

1953

as O'Brien

The Gift of Love
Movie

The Gift of Love

1958

as Grant Allan

Noah's Ark
Movie

Noah's Ark

1986

as Noah (voice)

Sandy in Disneyland
Movie

Sandy in Disneyland

1974

as Self

Man on the Outside
Movie

Man on the Outside

1975

as Wade Griffin

Farewell Oak Street
Movie

Farewell Oak Street

1953

as Narrator

Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera
Movie

Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera

1977

as Self

The Edge of Innocence
Movie

The Edge of Innocence

1957

as Lowell Williams

A Capital Plan
Movie

A Capital Plan

1949

as Narrator

Home Front
Movie

Home Front

1940

as Narrator

Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming
Movie

Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming

1999

as Commander Adama (archive footage)

Front of Steel
Movie

Front of Steel

1940

as Narrator

Destiny of a Spy
Movie

Destiny of a Spy

1969

as Peter Vanin

Nevada Smith
Movie

Nevada Smith

1975

as Jonas Cord

Atlantic Patrol
Movie

Atlantic Patrol

1940

as Narrator

Churchill's Island
Movie

Churchill's Island

1941

as Narrator (voice)

The Little Brown Burro
Movie

The Little Brown Burro

1978

as Storyteller (voice)

The Mask of Nippon
Movie

The Mask of Nippon

1942

as Narrator (voice)

Grierson
Movie

Grierson

1973

as Self

Children from Overseas
Movie

Children from Overseas

1940

as Narrator

Fighting Sea-Fleas
Movie

Fighting Sea-Fleas

1944

as Narrator (voice)

Fighting Norway
Movie

Fighting Norway

1943

as Narrator (voice)

The Nutcracker: A Fantasy on Ice
Movie

The Nutcracker: A Fantasy on Ice

1984

as Self - Narrator

A Place in History
Movie

A Place in History

1970

as Narrator

Heroes of the Atlantic
Movie

Heroes of the Atlantic

1941

as Narrator (voice)

High Country Calling
Movie

High Country Calling

1975

A Way Out of the Wilderness
Movie

A Way Out of the Wilderness

1968

as Narrator

Johnny at the Fair
Movie

Johnny at the Fair

1947

Death Follows a Psycho
Movie

Death Follows a Psycho

1972

The Gifts
Movie

The Gifts

1970

as Narrator

A Man for Loving
Movie

A Man for Loving

1970

as James Beal

Christmas with Lorne Greene
Movie

Christmas with Lorne Greene

1966

Now—The Peace
Movie

Now—The Peace

1945

as Narrator (uncredited)

Headline Hunters
Movie

Headline Hunters

1945

as Narrator (voice)

Age of Turmoil
Movie

Age of Turmoil

1953

as Narrator

Suffer Little Children
Movie

Suffer Little Children

1945

as Himself - Narrator

Warclouds in the Pacific
Movie

Warclouds in the Pacific

1941

as Narrator (voice)

Social-Sex Attitudes in Adolescence
Movie

Social-Sex Attitudes in Adolescence

1953

as narrator

Wings of Youth
Movie

Wings of Youth

1940

as Narrator (voice)

Tomorrow's Citizens
Movie

Tomorrow's Citizens

1947

as Narrator

Gateway to Asia
Movie

Gateway to Asia

1945

as Narrator (voice)

Our Northern Neighbour
Movie

Our Northern Neighbour

1944

as Narrator (voice)

Break-through
Movie

Break-through

1944

as Himself - Narrator

Ordeal by Ice
Movie

Ordeal by Ice

1945

as Narrator (voice)

Wings in the Wilderness
Movie

Wings in the Wilderness

1975

as Self

What's on Your Mind
Movie

What's on Your Mind

1948

as Narrator

Meaning of Adolescence
Movie

Meaning of Adolescence

1953

as Narrator

Inside Fighting China
Movie

Inside Fighting China

1942

as Narrator

The War Is Over
Movie

The War Is Over

1945

as Narrator

Pincers on Japan
Movie

Pincers on Japan

1944

as Narrator

White Fortress
Movie

White Fortress

1949

as Self - Narrator

Trans-Canada Express
Movie

Trans-Canada Express

1944

as Narrator (voice)

The Legend of Amaluk: An Arctic Journey
Movie

The Legend of Amaluk: An Arctic Journey

1972

as Narrator

The Battle for Oil
Movie

The Battle for Oil

1942

as Narrator

Global Air Routes
Movie

Global Air Routes

1944

as Narrator (voice)

Eye Witness No. 33
Movie

Eye Witness No. 33

1951

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Look to the North
Movie

Look to the North

1944

as Narrator (voice)

Date of Birth
Movie

Date of Birth

1950

as Narration (voice)

The Cliff Hangers
Movie

The Cliff Hangers

1950

as Self - Narration (voice)

Wounded in Action
Movie

Wounded in Action

1944

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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