Lorne Greene
Known for
Acting
Life
1915 – 1987 (aged 72)
Born in
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Credits
View on IMDb115 acting credits
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
Bonanza
12 Sep 1959
Police Squad!
04 Mar 1982
Earthquake
15 Nov 1974
Battlestar Galactica
17 Sep 1978
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
02 Oct 1955
Roots
23 Jan 1977
Battlestar Galactica
25 Oct 1978
Highway to Heaven
19 Sep 1984
Photos
Filmography
1999
- Battlestar Galactica: The Second Comingas Commander Adama (archive footage)
1987
- The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Gloryas Gen. Sam Houston
1986
- Vasectomy: A Delicate Matteras Theo
- Noah's Arkas Noah (voice)
1984
- Highway to Heavenas Fred Fusco1 episode
1982
- Heidi's Songas Grandfather (voice)
- Lorne Greene's New Wildernessas Narrator104 episodes
- Police Squad!as Stabbed Man1 episode
1981
- Code Redas Battalion Chief Joe Rorchek21 episodes
- Aloha Paradise1 episode
1980
- Conquest of the Earthas Cmdr. Adama
- A Time for Miraclesas Bishop John Carroll
- The Alan Thicke Show1 episode
- Klondike Feveras Inspector Sam Steele
- Siegfried and Roy - Superstars Of Magic1 episode
- Galactica 1980as Commander Adama10 episodes
1979
- Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attackas Cmdr. Adama
- A Walking Tour of Sesame Streetas Ben Cartwright (archive footage) (uncredited)
1978
- The Little Brown Burroas Storyteller (voice)
- Battlestar Galacticaas Cmdr. Adama
- Vega$2 episodes
- Battlestar Galacticaas Commander Adama21 episodes
- The Bastardas Bishop Francis1 episode
- SST: Death Flightas Marshall Cole
- The Case of the Baltimore Girlsas Wade Griffin
1977
- The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswaldas Matthew Arnold Watson2 episodes
- The Love Boatas Buck Hamilton3 episodes
- The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries2 episodes
- Rootsas John Reynolds2 episodes
1976
- Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangersas George Quartermain4 episodes
1975
- Man on the Outsideas Wade Griffin
- Tidal Waveas Ambassador Warren Richards
- Nevada Smithas Jonas Cord
- High Country Calling
1974
- Earthquakeas Sam Royce
- Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Loveas Hercule
1973
- Griff13 episodes
1972
- To the Wild Countryas Host1 episode
- The Legend of Amaluk: An Arctic Journeyas Narrator
- Death Follows a Psycho
- The Special London Bridge Specialas Fiddler on the Roof
1971
- Appointment With Destinyas Narrator3 episodes
- The Harnessas Peter Randall
1970
- A Place in Historyas Narrator
- A Man for Lovingas James Beal
- The Giftsas Narrator
- Swing Out, Sweet Landas George Washington
1969
- Destiny of a Spyas Peter Vanin
1968
- A Way Out of the Wildernessas Narrator
1967
- ITV Playhouseas James Beal1 episode
1966
- Christmas with Lorne Greene
- Bonanza: Ride the Windas Ben Cartwright
1965
- The Dean Martin Show1 episode
1959
- The Third Man1 episode
- Bonanzaas Ben Cartwright431 episodes
- The Hangmanas Clem J. Cummings
- The Trapas Davis
1958
- The Buccaneeras Mercier
- Bronco1 episode
- The Last of the Fast Gunsas Michael O'Reilly
- The Gift of Loveas Grant Allan
- Shirley Temple's Storybookas King Bertrand1 episode
1957
- Peyton Placeas District Attorney
- The Hard Manas Rice Martin
- The Edge of Innocenceas Lowell Williams
- Suspicionas Monty1 episode
- Sailor of Fortuneas Capt. Grant 'Mitch' Mitchell26 episodes
- Mayerlingas Emperor's Aide
1956
- Autumn Leavesas Mr. Hanson
1955
- Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Mr. X1 episode
- Folioas Patiomkin2 episodes
- Cheyenneas Colonel Bell1 episode
- Tight Spotas Benjamin Costain
1954
- The Silver Chaliceas Peter
- Climax!as Dr. Charles Saunders1 episode
1953
- Social-Sex Attitudes in Adolescenceas narrator
- 1984as O'Brien
- Farewell Oak Streetas Narrator
- Age of Turmoilas Narrator
- Meaning of Adolescenceas Narrator
1952
- Omnibus1 episode
1950
- Date of Birthas Narration (voice)
1949
- A Capital Planas Narrator
1948
- What's on Your Mindas Narrator
- Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
- Studio Oneas Dr. Madison West1 episode
1947
- Johnny at the Fair
- Tomorrow's Citizensas Narrator
1945
- Headline Huntersas Narrator (voice)
- Gateway to Asiaas Narrator (voice)
- The War Is Overas Narrator
- Now—The Peaceas Narrator (uncredited)
- Ordeal by Iceas Narrator (voice)
1944
- Wounded in Actionas Narrator (voice)
- Global Air Routesas Narrator (voice)
- Look to the Northas Narrator (voice)
- Our Northern Neighbouras Narrator (voice)
- Pincers on Japanas Narrator
- Trans-Canada Expressas Narrator (voice)
- Train Bustersas Narrator (voice)
- Fighting Sea-Fleasas Narrator (voice)
1943
- Wings on Her Shoulderas Narrator (voice)
- Fighting Norwayas Narrator (voice)
1942
- The Mask of Nipponas Narrator (voice)
- The Battle for Oilas Narrator
- Inside Fighting Chinaas Narrator
1941
- Warclouds in the Pacificas Narrator (voice)
- Churchill's Islandas Narrator (voice)
- Heroes of the Atlanticas Narrator (voice)
- Battle of Brainsas Narrator (voice)
1940
- Wings of Youthas Narrator (voice)
- Children from Overseasas Narrator
- Front of Steelas Narrator
- Home Frontas Narrator
- Atlantic Patrolas Narrator