Lorne Greene
February 12, 1915 (110 years old) in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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
Credits
- 1987 · The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory as Gen. Sam Houston
- 1986 · Noah's Ark as Noah (voice)
- 1984 · The Nutcracker: A Fantasy on Ice as Self - Narrator
- 1982 · Heidi's Song as Grandfather (voice)
- 1981 · Aloha Paradise as
- 1980 · A Time for Miracles as Bishop John Carroll
- 1979 · Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack as Cmdr. Adama
- 1979 · A Walking Tour of Sesame Street as Ben Cartwright (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1978 · The Case of the Baltimore Girls as Wade Griffin
- 1975 · Wings in the Wilderness as Self
- 1975 · High Country Calling as
- 1973 · Griff as
- 1972 · The Legend of Amaluk: An Arctic Journey as Narrator
- 1972 · Death Follows a Psycho as
- 1971 · Appointment With Destiny as Narrator
- 1970 · A Man for Loving as James Beal
- 1966 · Christmas with Lorne Greene as
- 1959 · The Trap as Davis
- 1958 · The Buccaneer as Mercier
- 1957 · Peyton Place as District Attorney
- 1957 · The Edge of Innocence as Lowell Williams
- 1957 · Sailor of Fortune as Capt. Grant 'Mitch' Mitchell
- 1957 · Mayerling as Emperor's Aide
- 1956 · Autumn Leaves as Mr. Hanson
- 1953 · 1984 as O'Brien
- 1953 · Meaning of Adolescence as Narrator
- 1951 · Eye Witness No. 33 as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1948 · What's on Your Mind as Narrator
- 1945 · The War Is Over as Narrator
- 1945 · Now—The Peace as Narrator (uncredited)
- 1942 · Inside Fighting China as Narrator
- 1941 · Battle of Brains as Narrator (voice)
- 1941 · Churchill's Island as Narrator (voice)
- 1940 · Children from Overseas as Narrator
- Future · Aldo Leopold 2: A Sand County Almanac as
- 1986 · The Canadian Conspiracy as Self
- 1986 · Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter as Theo
- 1984 · Highway to Heaven as Fred Fusco
- 1983 · Reading Rainbow as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1982 · Lorne Greene's New Wilderness as Narrator
- 1982 · Police Squad! as Stabbed Man
- 1981 · Code Red as Battalion Chief Joe Rorchek
- 1980 · Conquest of the Earth as Cmdr. Adama
- 1980 · The Alan Thicke Show as
- 1980 · Siegfried and Roy - Superstars Of Magic as
- 1980 · Galactica 1980 as Commander Adama
- 1980 · Klondike Fever as Inspector Sam Steele
- 1978 · The Little Brown Burro as Storyteller (voice)
- 1978 · Battlestar Galactica as Cmdr. Adama
- 1978 · Vega$ as
- 1978 · Battlestar Galactica as Commander Adama
- 1978 · The Bastard as Bishop Francis
- 1978 · SST: Death Flight as Marshall Cole
- 1977 · Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera as Self
- 1977 · The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald as Matthew Arnold Watson
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Buck Hamilton
- 1977 · The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries as
- 1977 · Roots as
- 1977 · Roots as John Reynolds
- 1976 · Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers as George Quartermain
- 1976 · Donny & Marie as Self
- 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
- 1974 · Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love as Hercule
- 1974 · Sandy in Disneyland as Self
- 1973 · The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts as Self
- 1973 · Grierson as Self
- 1972 · To the Wild Country as Host
- 1972 · The Special London Bridge Special as Fiddler on the Roof
- 1971 · The Harness as Peter Randall
- 1971 · V.I.P. Schaukel as Self
- 1971 · The Pet Set as Self
- 1970 · A Place in History as Narrator
- 1970 · The Gifts as Narrator
- 1969 · Destiny of a Spy as Peter Vanin
- 1969 · The Johnny Cash Show as Self
- 1969 · The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour as Self
- 1968 · The Dean Martin Christmas Show as Self (uncredited)
- 1968 · Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self (uncredited)
- 1968 · Rowan & Martin at the Movies as Self
- 1968 · A Way Out of the Wilderness as Narrator
- 1966 · Bonanza: Ride the Wind as Ben Cartwright
- 1965 · The Dean Martin Show as
- 1964 · Die Drehscheibe as Self
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self - Guest Host
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1962 · The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- 1962 · The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers as Self
- 1959 · The Third Man as
- 1959 · Bonanza as Ben Cartwright
- 1959 · The Hangman as Clem J. Cummings
- 1958 · Kraft Music Hall as Self - Host
- 1958 · Bronco as
- 1958 · The Last of the Fast Guns as Michael O'Reilly
- 1958 · The Gift of Love as Grant Allan
- 1958 · Shirley Temple's Storybook as King Bertrand
- 1957 · The Hard Man as Rice Martin
- 1957 · Suspicion as Monty
- 1955 · Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Mr. X
- 1955 · Folio as Beethoven
- 1955 · Folio as Patiomkin
- 1955 · Cheyenne as
- 1955 · Cheyenne as Colonel Bell
- 1955 · Tight Spot as Benjamin Costain
- 1954 · The Silver Chalice as Peter
- 1954 · Climax! as Dr. Charles Saunders
- 1953 · Social-Sex Attitudes in Adolescence as narrator
- 1953 · Farewell Oak Street as Narrator
- 1953 · Age of Turmoil as Narrator
- 1952 · Omnibus as
- 1950 · The Cliff Hangers as Self - Narration (voice)
- 1947 · Johnny at the Fair as
- 1947 · Tomorrow's Citizens as Narrator
- 1945 · Suffer Little Children as Himself - Narrator
- Future · Aldo Leopold 1: His Life and Thought as
- 1950 · Date of Birth as Narration (voice)
- 1949 · White Fortress as Self - Narrator
- 1949 · A Capital Plan as Narrator
- 1948 · Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as
- 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 · Headline Hunters as Narrator (voice)
- 1945 · Gateway to Asia as Narrator (voice)
- 1945 · Ordeal by Ice as Narrator (voice)
- 1944 · Wounded in Action as Narrator (voice)
- 1944 · Global Air Routes as Narrator (voice)
- 1944 · Look to the North as Narrator (voice)
- 1944 · Our Northern Neighbour as Narrator (voice)
- 1944 · Pincers on Japan as Narrator
- 1944 · Train Busters as Narrator (voice)
- 1944 · Trans-Canada Express as Narrator (voice)
- 1944 · Break-through as Himself - Narrator
- 1944 · Fighting Sea-Fleas as Narrator (voice)
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1943 · Fighting Norway as Narrator (voice)
- 1942 · The Mask of Nippon as Narrator (voice)
- 1942 · The Battle for Oil as Narrator
- 1941 · Warclouds in the Pacific as Narrator (voice)
- 1941 · Heroes of the Atlantic as Narrator (voice)
- 1940 · Wings of Youth as Narrator (voice)
- 1940 · Home Front as Narrator
- 1940 · Atlantic Patrol as Narrator
- 1940 · Front of Steel as Narrator