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Lorne Greene

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Feb 12, 1915 (111 years old)

Place of Birth

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting
1999Battlestar Galactica: The Second ComingCommander Adama (archive footage)
1987The Alamo: Thirteen Days to GloryGen. Sam Houston
1986Vasectomy: A Delicate MatterTheo
1986Noah's ArkNoah (voice)
1986The Canadian ConspiracySelf
1984The Nutcracker: A Fantasy on IceSelf - Narrator
1984Highway to HeavenFred Fusco
1983Reading RainbowSelf - Narrator (voice)
1982Heidi's SongGrandfather (voice)
1982Police Squad!Guest-Star 1
1982Lorne Greene's New WildernessNarrator
1982Police Squad!Stabbed Man
1981Aloha Paradise
1981Code RedBattalion Chief Joe Rorchek
1980Conquest of the EarthCmdr. Adama
1980Klondike FeverInspector Sam Steele
1980A Time for MiraclesBishop John Carroll
1980Galactica 1980Commander Adama
1980Siegfried and Roy - Superstars Of Magic
1980The Alan Thicke Show
1979Mission Galactica: The Cylon AttackCmdr. Adama
1979A Walking Tour of Sesame StreetBen Cartwright (archive footage) (uncredited)
1978Battlestar GalacticaCmdr. Adama
1978The Case of the Baltimore GirlsWade Griffin
1978SST: Death FlightMarshall Cole
1978The Little Brown BurroStoryteller (voice)
1978Battlestar GalacticaCommander Adama
1978Vega$
1978The BastardBishop Francis
1977Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-BarberaSelf
1977The Love BoatBuck Hamilton
1977The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977Roots
1977RootsJohn Reynolds
1977The Trial of Lee Harvey OswaldMatthew Arnold Watson
1976Donny & MarieSelf
1976Arthur Hailey's The MoneychangersGeorge Quartermain
1975Man on the OutsideWade Griffin
1975Wings in the WildernessSelf
1975High Country Calling
1975Nevada SmithJonas Cord
1975Tidal WaveAmbassador Warren Richards
1974EarthquakeSam Royce
1974Rex Harrison Presents Stories of LoveHercule
1974Sandy in DisneylandSelf
1974Dinah!Self
1973GriersonSelf
1973Griff
1973The Dean Martin Celebrity RoastsSelf
1972Death Follows a Psycho
1972The Special London Bridge SpecialFiddler on the Roof
1972The Legend of Amaluk: An Arctic JourneyNarrator
1972To the Wild CountryHost
1971The HarnessPeter Randall
1971Appointment With DestinyNarrator
1971V.I.P. SchaukelSelf
1971The Pet SetSelf
1970A Place in HistoryNarrator
1970The GiftsNarrator
1970A Man for LovingJames Beal
1969Destiny of a SpyPeter Vanin
1969The Johnny Cash ShowSelf
1969The Glen Campbell Goodtime HourSelf
1968A Way Out of the WildernessNarrator
1968The Dean Martin Christmas ShowSelf (uncredited)
1968Rowan & Martin at the MoviesSelf
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InSelf (uncredited)
1967ITV PlayhouseJames Beal
1966Christmas with Lorne Greene
1966Bonanza: Ride the WindBen Cartwright
1965The Dean Martin Show
1964Die DrehscheibeSelf
1962The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene StealersSelf
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf - Guest Host
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
1959The TrapDavis
1959The HangmanClem J. Cummings
1959BonanzaBen Cartwright
1959The Third Man
1958The BuccaneerMercier
1958The Last of the Fast GunsMichael O'Reilly
1958The Gift of LoveGrant Allan
1958Bronco
1958Kraft Music HallSelf - Host
1958Shirley Temple's StorybookKing Bertrand
1957Peyton PlaceDistrict Attorney
1957The Hard ManRice Martin
1957The Edge of InnocenceLowell Williams
1957MayerlingEmperor's Aide
1957SuspicionMonty
1957Sailor of FortuneCapt. Grant 'Mitch' Mitchell
1956Autumn LeavesMr. Hanson
1955Tight SpotBenjamin Costain
1955Cheyenne
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsMr. X
1955FolioBeethoven
1955FolioPatiomkin
1955CheyenneColonel Bell
1954The Silver ChalicePeter
1954Climax!Dr. Charles Saunders
1953Social-Sex Attitudes in Adolescencenarrator
1953Farewell Oak StreetNarrator
1953Age of TurmoilNarrator
1953Meaning of AdolescenceNarrator
19531984O'Brien
1952Omnibus
1951Eye Witness No. 33Self - Narrator (voice)
1950The Cliff HangersSelf - Narration (voice)
1950Date of BirthNarration (voice)
1949White FortressSelf - Narrator
1949A Capital PlanNarrator
1948What's on Your MindNarrator
1948Studio OneMinister of Truth O'Brien
1948Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
1948Studio OneMinister of the Interior
1948Studio OneAlexander Ferrando
1948Studio OneFrank Leslie
1948Studio OneDr. Madison West
1948BambiSelf
1947Johnny at the Fair
1947Tomorrow's CitizensNarrator
1945Ordeal by IceNarrator (voice)
1945Now—The PeaceNarrator (uncredited)
1945Gateway to AsiaNarrator (voice)
1945Suffer Little ChildrenHimself - Narrator
1945Headline HuntersNarrator (voice)
1945The War Is OverNarrator
1944Global Air RoutesNarrator (voice)
1944Look to the NorthNarrator (voice)
1944Our Northern NeighbourNarrator (voice)
1944Break-throughHimself - Narrator
1944Fighting Sea-FleasNarrator (voice)
1944Train BustersNarrator (voice)
1944Trans-Canada ExpressNarrator (voice)
1944Pincers on JapanNarrator
1944Wounded in ActionNarrator (voice)
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter
1943Fighting NorwayNarrator (voice)
1942The Mask of NipponNarrator (voice)
1942The Battle for OilNarrator
1942Inside Fighting ChinaNarrator
1941Warclouds in the PacificNarrator (voice)
1941Battle of BrainsNarrator (voice)
1941Churchill's IslandNarrator (voice)
1941Heroes of the AtlanticNarrator (voice)
1940Wings of YouthNarrator (voice)
1940Front of SteelNarrator
1940Home FrontNarrator
1940Atlantic PatrolNarrator
1940Children from OverseasNarrator