
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

Bonanza
1959
as Ben Cartwright

The Love Boat
1977
as Buck Hamilton

Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter

The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self

Climax!
1954
as Dr. Charles Saunders

Cheyenne
1955
as Colonel Bell

Studio One
1948
as Minister of Truth O'Brien / Minister of the Interior / Alexander Ferrando / Frank Leslie / Dr. Madison West

Highway to Heaven
1984
as Fred Fusco
Die Drehscheibe
1964
as Self

Bambi
1948
as Self

Omnibus
1952

ITV Playhouse
1967
as James Beal

Vega$
1978

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Mr. X

Dinah!
1974
as Self

Roots
1977
as John Reynolds

Reading Rainbow
1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977

Battlestar Galactica
1978
as Commander Adama

Kraft Music Hall
1958
as Self - Host

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited)

Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
as King Bertrand

The Dean Martin Show
1965

Bronco
1958

The Third Man
1959

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969
as Self

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973
as Self

Suspicion
1957
as Monty
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
as Self

Donny & Marie
1976
as Self

Code Red
1981
as Battalion Chief Joe Rorchek

Galactica 1980
1980
as Commander Adama

The Pet Set
1971
as Self

Police Squad!
1982
as Stabbed Man

The Johnny Cash Show
1969
as Self

Folio
1955
as Beethoven / Patiomkin

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
1948

Aloha Paradise
1981
Griff
1973

Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers
1976
as George Quartermain

Sailor of Fortune
1957
as Capt. Grant 'Mitch' Mitchell

Lorne Greene's New Wilderness
1982
as Narrator

The Bastard
1978
as Bishop Francis

The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
1977
as Matthew Arnold Watson

The Alan Thicke Show
1980

Siegfried and Roy - Superstars Of Magic
1980
Appointment With Destiny
1971
as Narrator

To the Wild Country
1972
as Host
Movies (94)

Earthquake
1974
as Sam Royce

Battlestar Galactica
1978
as Cmdr. Adama

The Buccaneer
1958
as Mercier

The Silver Chalice
1954
as Peter

Peyton Place
1957
as District Attorney

The Hangman
1959
as Clem J. Cummings
Train Busters
1944
as Narrator (voice)

The Trap
1959
as Davis

Tight Spot
1955
as Benjamin Costain

Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack
1979
as Cmdr. Adama

The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
1987
as Gen. Sam Houston

The Last of the Fast Guns
1958
as Michael O'Reilly

The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
1962
as Self

The Special London Bridge Special
1972
as Fiddler on the Roof

SST: Death Flight
1978
as Marshall Cole

Tidal Wave
1975
as Ambassador Warren Richards

Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love
1974
as Hercule

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979
as Ben Cartwright (archive footage) (uncredited)

Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970
as George Washington

The Hard Man
1957
as Rice Martin

Heidi's Song
1982
as Grandfather (voice)

The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968
as Self (uncredited)

Autumn Leaves
1956
as Mr. Hanson

Mayerling
1957
as Emperor's Aide

Rowan & Martin at the Movies
1968
as Self

Conquest of the Earth
1980
as Cmdr. Adama

The Canadian Conspiracy
1986
as Self

A Time for Miracles
1980
as Bishop John Carroll

Klondike Fever
1980
as Inspector Sam Steele

Bonanza: Ride the Wind
1966
as Ben Cartwright

The Case of the Baltimore Girls
1978
as Wade Griffin

Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter
1986
as Theo

The Harness
1971
as Peter Randall
Battle of Brains
1941
as Narrator (voice)

1984
1953
as O'Brien

The Gift of Love
1958
as Grant Allan

Noah's Ark
1986
as Noah (voice)

Sandy in Disneyland
1974
as Self

Man on the Outside
1975
as Wade Griffin

Farewell Oak Street
1953
as Narrator
Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera
1977
as Self

The Edge of Innocence
1957
as Lowell Williams
A Capital Plan
1949
as Narrator

Home Front
1940
as Narrator

Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming
1999
as Commander Adama (archive footage)
Front of Steel
1940
as Narrator

Destiny of a Spy
1969
as Peter Vanin

Nevada Smith
1975
as Jonas Cord

Atlantic Patrol
1940
as Narrator

Churchill's Island
1941
as Narrator (voice)

The Little Brown Burro
1978
as Storyteller (voice)
The Mask of Nippon
1942
as Narrator (voice)

Grierson
1973
as Self

Children from Overseas
1940
as Narrator
Fighting Sea-Fleas
1944
as Narrator (voice)

Fighting Norway
1943
as Narrator (voice)
The Nutcracker: A Fantasy on Ice
1984
as Self - Narrator
A Place in History
1970
as Narrator
Heroes of the Atlantic
1941
as Narrator (voice)

High Country Calling
1975

A Way Out of the Wilderness
1968
as Narrator

Johnny at the Fair
1947

Death Follows a Psycho
1972

The Gifts
1970
as Narrator
A Man for Loving
1970
as James Beal

Christmas with Lorne Greene
1966
Now—The Peace
1945
as Narrator (uncredited)
Headline Hunters
1945
as Narrator (voice)

Age of Turmoil
1953
as Narrator
Suffer Little Children
1945
as Himself - Narrator
Warclouds in the Pacific
1941
as Narrator (voice)

Social-Sex Attitudes in Adolescence
1953
as narrator
Wings of Youth
1940
as Narrator (voice)
Tomorrow's Citizens
1947
as Narrator

Gateway to Asia
1945
as Narrator (voice)
Our Northern Neighbour
1944
as Narrator (voice)
Break-through
1944
as Himself - Narrator
Ordeal by Ice
1945
as Narrator (voice)
Wings in the Wilderness
1975
as Self
What's on Your Mind
1948
as Narrator

Meaning of Adolescence
1953
as Narrator

Inside Fighting China
1942
as Narrator
The War Is Over
1945
as Narrator
Pincers on Japan
1944
as Narrator
White Fortress
1949
as Self - Narrator
Trans-Canada Express
1944
as Narrator (voice)

The Legend of Amaluk: An Arctic Journey
1972
as Narrator
The Battle for Oil
1942
as Narrator

Global Air Routes
1944
as Narrator (voice)
Eye Witness No. 33
1951
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Look to the North
1944
as Narrator (voice)
Date of Birth
1950
as Narration (voice)

The Cliff Hangers
1950
as Self - Narration (voice)
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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Most Popular Lorne Greene Movies
- Earthquake (1974) — as Sam Royce
- Battlestar Galactica (1978) — as Cmdr. Adama
- The Buccaneer (1958) — as Mercier
- The Silver Chalice (1954) — as Peter
- Peyton Place (1957) — as District Attorney
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