Lorne Greene

Lorne Greene

Actor Feb 12 (died age 72) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 1940–1987 (47 year career)
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Biography

Lyon Himan Green, OC (February 12, 1915 – September 11, 1987), known by his stage name Lorne Greene, was a Canadian actor. His television roles include Ben Cartwright on the western Bonanza, and Commander Adama in the science fiction movie and subsequent TV Series Battlestar Galactica. He also worked on the Canadian television nature documentary series Lorne Greene's New Wilderness, and in television commercials as a dog food spokesman. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lorne Greene…

Known For

Filmography

Acting (142)

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Movies (95)

The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory

The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory

1987

as Gen. Sam Houston

6.2
Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter

Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter

1986

as Theo

1.0
Noah's Ark

Noah's Ark

1986

as Noah (voice)

7.2
The Canadian Conspiracy

The Canadian Conspiracy

1986

as Self

5.0
The Nutcracker: A Fantasy on Ice

The Nutcracker: A Fantasy on Ice

1984

as Self - Narrator

6.8
Heidi's Song

Heidi's Song

1982

as Grandfather (voice)

6.0
Klondike Fever

Klondike Fever

1980

as Inspector Sam Steele

5.7
Conquest of the Earth

Conquest of the Earth

1980

as Cmdr. Adama

6.5
A Time for Miracles

A Time for Miracles

1980

as Bishop John Carroll

6.0
Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack

Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack

1979

as Cmdr. Adama

7.0
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

1979

as Ben Cartwright (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Little Brown Burro

The Little Brown Burro

1978

as Storyteller (voice)

6.0
The Bastard

The Bastard

1978

as Bishop Francis

5.8
Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica

1978

as Cmdr. Adama

6.9
SST: Death Flight

SST: Death Flight

1978

as Marshall Cole

5.8
The Case of the Baltimore Girls

The Case of the Baltimore Girls

1978

as Wade Griffin

Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera

Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera

1977

as Self

Nevada Smith

Nevada Smith

1975

as Jonas Cord

5.0
Wings in the Wilderness

Wings in the Wilderness

1975

as Self

Man on the Outside

Man on the Outside

1975

as Wade Griffin

High Country Calling

High Country Calling

1975
Tidal Wave

Tidal Wave

1975

as Ambassador Warren Richards

Earthquake

Earthquake

1974

as Sam Royce

6.1
Sandy in Disneyland

Sandy in Disneyland

1974

as Self

6.0
Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love

Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love

1974

as Hercule

Grierson

Grierson

1973

as Self

6.5
The Special London Bridge Special

The Special London Bridge Special

1972

as Fiddler on the Roof

The Legend of Amaluk: An Arctic Journey

The Legend of Amaluk: An Arctic Journey

1972

as Narrator

Death Follows a Psycho

Death Follows a Psycho

1972
The Harness

The Harness

1971

as Peter Randall

A Place in History

A Place in History

1970

as Narrator

The Gifts

The Gifts

1970

as Narrator

A Man for Loving

A Man for Loving

1970

as James Beal

Destiny of a Spy

Destiny of a Spy

1969

as Peter Vanin

A Way Out of the Wilderness

A Way Out of the Wilderness

1968

as Narrator

5.7
Rowan & Martin at the Movies

Rowan & Martin at the Movies

1968

as Self

2.0
The Dean Martin Christmas Show

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

1968

as Self (uncredited)

7.6
Bonanza: Ride the Wind

Bonanza: Ride the Wind

1966

as Ben Cartwright

6.8
Christmas with Lorne Greene

Christmas with Lorne Greene

1966
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

1962

as Self

7.0
The Trap

The Trap

1959

as Davis

6.8
The Hangman

The Hangman

1959

as Clem J. Cummings

6.4
The Gift of Love

The Gift of Love

1958

as Grant Allan

7.2
The Buccaneer

The Buccaneer

1958

as Mercier

6.4
The Last of the Fast Guns

The Last of the Fast Guns

1958

as Michael O'Reilly

5.4
Mayerling

Mayerling

1957

as Emperor's Aide

5.5
The Hard Man

The Hard Man

1957

as Rice Martin

4.6
Peyton Place

Peyton Place

1957

as District Attorney

6.7
The Edge of Innocence

The Edge of Innocence

1957

as Lowell Williams

Autumn Leaves

Autumn Leaves

1956

as Mr. Hanson

7.0
Tight Spot

Tight Spot

1955

as Benjamin Costain

6.5
The Silver Chalice

The Silver Chalice

1954

as Peter

4.4
Farewell Oak Street

Farewell Oak Street

1953

as Narrator

1984

1984

1953

as O'Brien

5.5
Meaning of Adolescence

Meaning of Adolescence

1953

as Narrator

Age of Turmoil

Age of Turmoil

1953

as Narrator

Social-Sex Attitudes in Adolescence

Social-Sex Attitudes in Adolescence

1953

as narrator

3.9
Eye Witness No. 33

Eye Witness No. 33

1951

as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Cliff Hangers

The Cliff Hangers

1950

as Self - Narration (voice)

Date of Birth

Date of Birth

1950

as Narration (voice)

A Capital Plan

A Capital Plan

1949

as Narrator

White Fortress

White Fortress

1949

as Self - Narrator

What's on Your Mind

What's on Your Mind

1948

as Narrator

Tomorrow's Citizens

Tomorrow's Citizens

1947

as Narrator

Johnny at the Fair

Johnny at the Fair

1947
2.2
Headline Hunters

Headline Hunters

1945

as Narrator (voice)

Suffer Little Children

Suffer Little Children

1945

as Himself - Narrator

The War Is Over

The War Is Over

1945

as Narrator

Now—The Peace

Now—The Peace

1945

as Narrator (uncredited)

Ordeal by Ice

Ordeal by Ice

1945

as Narrator (voice)

Gateway to Asia

Gateway to Asia

1945

as Narrator (voice)

Global Air Routes

Global Air Routes

1944

as Narrator (voice)

Fighting Sea-Fleas

Fighting Sea-Fleas

1944

as Narrator (voice)

Break-through

Break-through

1944

as Himself - Narrator

Train Busters

Train Busters

1944

as Narrator (voice)

Trans-Canada Express

Trans-Canada Express

1944

as Narrator (voice)

Wounded in Action

Wounded in Action

1944

as Narrator (voice)

Our Northern Neighbour

Our Northern Neighbour

1944

as Narrator (voice)

Pincers on Japan

Pincers on Japan

1944

as Narrator

Look to the North

Look to the North

1944

as Narrator (voice)

Fighting Norway

Fighting Norway

1943

as Narrator (voice)

The Mask of Nippon

The Mask of Nippon

1942

as Narrator (voice)

The Battle for Oil

The Battle for Oil

1942

as Narrator

Inside Fighting China

Inside Fighting China

1942

as Narrator

5.0
Warclouds in the Pacific

Warclouds in the Pacific

1941

as Narrator (voice)

5.5
Battle of Brains

Battle of Brains

1941

as Narrator (voice)

Churchill's Island

Churchill's Island

1941

as Narrator (voice)

6.4
Heroes of the Atlantic

Heroes of the Atlantic

1941

as Narrator (voice)

Wings of Youth

Wings of Youth

1940

as Narrator (voice)

Home Front

Home Front

1940

as Narrator

Atlantic Patrol

Atlantic Patrol

1940

as Narrator

Children from Overseas

Children from Overseas

1940

as Narrator

Front of Steel

Front of Steel

1940

as Narrator

Aldo Leopold 2: A Sand County Almanac

Aldo Leopold 2: A Sand County Almanac

Aldo Leopold 1: His Life and Thought

Aldo Leopold 1: His Life and Thought

Television (47)

Highway to Heaven

Highway to Heaven

1984

as Fred Fusco

7.4
Reading Rainbow

Reading Rainbow

1983

as Self - Narrator (voice)

8.4
Police Squad!

Police Squad!

1982

as Stabbed Man

7.9
Lorne Greene's New Wilderness

Lorne Greene's New Wilderness

1982

as Narrator

Aloha Paradise

Aloha Paradise

1981
5.0
Code Red

Code Red

1981

as Battalion Chief Joe Rorchek

5.5
Galactica 1980

Galactica 1980

1980

as Commander Adama

6.1
The Alan Thicke Show

The Alan Thicke Show

1980
Siegfried and Roy - Superstars Of Magic

Siegfried and Roy - Superstars Of Magic

1980
7.0
Vega$

Vega$

1978
7.0
Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica

1978

as Commander Adama

7.1
The Bastard

The Bastard

1978

as Bishop Francis

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977

as Buck Hamilton

6.3
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

1977
7.1
Roots

Roots

1977

as John Reynolds

7.4
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald

The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald

1977

as Matthew Arnold Watson

Donny & Marie

Donny & Marie

1976

as Self

6.7
Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers

Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers

1976

as George Quartermain

2.3
Dinah!

Dinah!

1974

as Self

6.7
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

1973

as Self

5.4
Griff

Griff

1973
5.0
To the Wild Country

To the Wild Country

1972

as Host

V.I.P. Schaukel

V.I.P. Schaukel

1971

as Self

7.5
The Pet Set

The Pet Set

1971

as Self

5.5
Appointment With Destiny

Appointment With Destiny

1971

as Narrator

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

1969

as Self

5.8
The Johnny Cash Show

The Johnny Cash Show

1969

as Self

6.5
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1968

as Self (uncredited)

6.6
The Dean Martin Show

The Dean Martin Show

1965
7.3
Die Drehscheibe

Die Drehscheibe

1964

as Self

6.0
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

as Self

7.4
The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

as Self

6.2
Bonanza

Bonanza

1959

as Ben Cartwright

7.5
The Third Man

The Third Man

1959
6.9
Shirley Temple's Storybook

Shirley Temple's Storybook

1958

as King Bertrand

6.2
Bronco

Bronco

1958
5.9
Kraft Music Hall

Kraft Music Hall

1958

as Self - Host

4.7
Suspicion

Suspicion

1957

as Monty

5.9
Sailor of Fortune

Sailor of Fortune

1957

as Capt. Grant 'Mitch' Mitchell

Cheyenne

Cheyenne

1955
6.0
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

as Mr. X

7.8
Folio

Folio

1955

as Beethoven

Climax!

Climax!

1954

as Dr. Charles Saunders

3.3
Omnibus

Omnibus

1952
6.0
Bambi

Bambi

1948

as Self

9.0
Studio One

Studio One

1948

as Alexander Ferrando

5.0
Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944

as Self - Presenter

7.2