
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

Dinah!
1974
as Self

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Mr. X

Reading Rainbow
1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)

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

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977

Battlestar Galactica
1978
as Commander Adama

Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
as King Bertrand

Kraft Music Hall
1958
as Self - Host

Bronco
1958

Roots
1977
as John Reynolds

The Dean Martin Show
1965

The Third Man
1959

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969
as Self

Folio
1955
as Beethoven / Patiomkin
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
as Self

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973
as Self

Suspicion
1957
as Monty

Donny & Marie
1976
as Self

Galactica 1980
1980
as Commander Adama

Code Red
1981
as Battalion Chief Joe Rorchek

Police Squad!
1982
as Stabbed Man

The Johnny Cash Show
1969
as Self

The Pet Set
1971
as Self

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
1948
Griff
1973

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

Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers
1976
as George Quartermain

Aloha Paradise
1981

Lorne Greene's New Wilderness
1982
as Narrator

The Bastard
1978
as Bishop Francis
Appointment With Destiny
1971
as Narrator

The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
1977
as Matthew Arnold Watson

Siegfried and Roy - Superstars Of Magic
1980

The Alan Thicke Show
1980

To the Wild Country
1972
as Host
Movies (94)

Earthquake
1974
as Sam Royce

Battlestar Galactica
1978
as Cmdr. Adama

The Trap
1959
as Davis

The Hangman
1959
as Clem J. Cummings

The Buccaneer
1958
as Mercier

Peyton Place
1957
as District Attorney

The Silver Chalice
1954
as Peter

Tight Spot
1955
as Benjamin Costain
Train Busters
1944
as Narrator (voice)

Tidal Wave
1975
as Ambassador Warren Richards

Autumn Leaves
1956
as Mr. Hanson

SST: Death Flight
1978
as Marshall Cole

Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970
as George Washington

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

Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack
1979
as Cmdr. Adama

Klondike Fever
1980
as Inspector Sam Steele

Rowan & Martin at the Movies
1968
as Self

Mayerling
1957
as Emperor's Aide

Nevada Smith
1975
as Jonas Cord

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

The Hard Man
1957
as Rice Martin

Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love
1974
as Hercule

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

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

The Special London Bridge Special
1972
as Fiddler on the Roof

The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968
as Self (uncredited)

Heidi's Song
1982
as Grandfather (voice)

A Time for Miracles
1980
as Bishop John Carroll

The Canadian Conspiracy
1986
as Self

Conquest of the Earth
1980
as Cmdr. Adama

The Gift of Love
1958
as Grant Allan

Bonanza: Ride the Wind
1966
as Ben Cartwright
Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera
1977
as Self

The Harness
1971
as Peter Randall

The Case of the Baltimore Girls
1978
as Wade Griffin

Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter
1986
as Theo

Farewell Oak Street
1953
as Narrator

Noah's Ark
1986
as Noah (voice)

The Edge of Innocence
1957
as Lowell Williams

1984
1953
as O'Brien

Destiny of a Spy
1969
as Peter Vanin

Sandy in Disneyland
1974
as Self
A Capital Plan
1949
as Narrator

Man on the Outside
1975
as Wade Griffin
Wings of Youth
1940
as Narrator (voice)

Death Follows a Psycho
1972

Children from Overseas
1940
as Narrator
Battle of Brains
1941
as Narrator (voice)

Atlantic Patrol
1940
as Narrator

The Little Brown Burro
1978
as Storyteller (voice)

Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming
1999
as Commander Adama (archive footage)

Home Front
1940
as Narrator

Gateway to Asia
1945
as Narrator (voice)
Headline Hunters
1945
as Narrator (voice)

The Gifts
1970
as Narrator
Ordeal by Ice
1945
as Narrator (voice)
Fighting Sea-Fleas
1944
as Narrator (voice)
Heroes of the Atlantic
1941
as Narrator (voice)

A Way Out of the Wilderness
1968
as Narrator
Warclouds in the Pacific
1941
as Narrator (voice)
The Mask of Nippon
1942
as Narrator (voice)
Our Northern Neighbour
1944
as Narrator (voice)

Churchill's Island
1941
as Narrator (voice)
A Place in History
1970
as Narrator
Front of Steel
1940
as Narrator

Grierson
1973
as Self
Suffer Little Children
1945
as Himself - Narrator

Johnny at the Fair
1947

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

Meaning of Adolescence
1953
as Narrator

Fighting Norway
1943
as Narrator (voice)
The Nutcracker: A Fantasy on Ice
1984
as Self - Narrator

Inside Fighting China
1942
as Narrator
A Man for Loving
1970
as James Beal
What's on Your Mind
1948
as Narrator

Age of Turmoil
1953
as Narrator
White Fortress
1949
as Self - Narrator

Social-Sex Attitudes in Adolescence
1953
as narrator
Tomorrow's Citizens
1947
as Narrator

High Country Calling
1975
Wings in the Wilderness
1975
as Self
Break-through
1944
as Himself - Narrator
Eye Witness No. 33
1951
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Look to the North
1944
as Narrator (voice)
The War Is Over
1945
as 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
Pincers on Japan
1944
as Narrator

The Cliff Hangers
1950
as Self - Narration (voice)

Global Air Routes
1944
as Narrator (voice)
Date of Birth
1950
as 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 Trap (1959) — as Davis
- The Hangman (1959) — as Clem J. Cummings
- The Buccaneer (1958) — as Mercier
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