Portrait of Lorne Greene

Lorne Greene

Acting

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.

Born: February 12, 1915

Place of Birth: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Filmography

1987
1986
Noah's Ark

as Noah (voice)

1984
Highway to Heaven

as Fred Fusco

1983
Reading Rainbow

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1982
Heidi's Song

as Grandfather (voice)

1982
Police Squad!

as Stabbed Man

1981
Code Red

as Battalion Chief Joe Rorchek

1980
Conquest of the Earth

as Cmdr. Adama

1980
A Time for Miracles

as Bishop John Carroll

1980
Galactica 1980

as Commander Adama

1980
Klondike Fever

as Inspector Sam Steele

1979
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

as Ben Cartwright (archive footage) (uncredited)

1978
The Little Brown Burro

as Storyteller (voice)

1978
Battlestar Galactica

as Cmdr. Adama

1978
1978
Battlestar Galactica

as Commander Adama

1978
The Bastard

as Bishop Francis

1978
SST: Death Flight

as Marshall Cole

1977
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald

as Matthew Arnold Watson

1977
The Love Boat

as Buck Hamilton

1977
1977
Roots

as John Reynolds

1976
1976
1975
Man on the Outside

as Wade Griffin

1975
Tidal Wave

as Ambassador Warren Richards

1975
Nevada Smith

as Jonas Cord

1974
Earthquake

as Sam Royce

1974
Dinah!

as Self

1973
Grierson

as Self

1972
The Special London Bridge Special

as Fiddler on the Roof

1971
The Harness

as Peter Randall

1971
1971
1970
The Gifts

as Narrator

1969
Destiny of a Spy

as Peter Vanin

1968
The Dean Martin Christmas Show

as Self (uncredited)

1966
Bonanza: Ride the Wind

as Ben Cartwright

1959
Bonanza

as Ben Cartwright

1959
The Hangman

as Clem J. Cummings

1959
The Trap

as Davis

1958
The Buccaneer

as Mercier

1958
Kraft Music Hall

as Self - Host

1958
1958
The Last of the Fast Guns

as Michael O'Reilly

1958
The Gift of Love

as Grant Allan

1958
1957
Peyton Place

as District Attorney

1957
The Hard Man

as Rice Martin

1957
The Edge of Innocence

as Lowell Williams

1957
Suspicion

as Monty

1957
Sailor of Fortune

as Capt. Grant 'Mitch' Mitchell

1957
Mayerling

as Emperor's Aide

1956
Autumn Leaves

as Mr. Hanson

1955
Folio

as Beethoven

1955
Folio

as Patiomkin

1955
Cheyenne

as Colonel Bell

1955
Tight Spot

as Benjamin Costain

1954
1954
Climax!

as Dr. Charles Saunders

1953
1984

as O'Brien

1953
1953
Age of Turmoil

as Narrator

1953
1950
The Cliff Hangers

as Self - Narration (voice)

1948
Studio One

as Minister of Truth O'Brien

1948
Studio One

as Minister of the Interior

1948
Studio One

as Alexander Ferrando

1948
Studio One

as Frank Leslie

1948
Studio One

as Dr. Madison West

1948
Bambi

as Self

1945
Gateway to Asia

as Narrator (voice)

1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

1943
Fighting Norway

as Narrator (voice)

1942
1941
Churchill's Island

as Narrator (voice)

1940
1940
Home Front

as Narrator

1940
Atlantic Patrol

as Narrator

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