Lorne Greene
February 12, 1915 (109 years old) in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Lorne Greene (February 12, 1915 – September 11, 1987), was the stage name of Lyon Himan Green, OC, 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 · The Canadian Conspiracy as
- 1986 · Noah's Ark as Noah (voice)
- 1986 · Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter as Theo
- 1984 · The Nutcracker: A Fantasy on Ice as
- 1984 · Highway to Heaven as Fred Fusco
- 1983 · Reading Rainbow as Himself - Narrator (voice)
- 1982 · Heidi's Song as Grandfather (voice)
- 1982 · Lorne Greene's New Wilderness as Narrator
- 1982 · Police Squad! as Stabbed Man
- 1981 · Code Red as Battalion Chief Joe Rorchek
- 1981 · Aloha Paradise as
- 1980 · Conquest of the Earth as Adama
- 1980 · A Time for Miracles as Bishop John Carroll
- 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
- 1979 · Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack as Cmdr. Adama
- 1979 · A Walking Tour of Sesame Street as Ben Cartwright (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1978 · The Little Brown Burro as Storyteller (voice)
- 1978 · Vega$ as
- 1978 · Battlestar Galactica as Commander Adama
- 1978 · Battlestar Galactica as Commander Adama
- 1978 · The Bastard as Bishop Francis
- 1978 · The Case of the Baltimore Girls as Wade Griffin
- 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 · SST: Death Flight as Marshall Cole
- 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 · Nevada Smith as Jonas Cord
- 1975 · Wings in the Wilderness as Self
- 1975 · High Country Calling as
- 1974 · Earthquake as Sam Royce
- 1974 · Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love as Hercule
- 1973 · Griff as
- 1973 · The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts as Self
- 1972 · To the Wild Country as Host
- 1972 · The Legend of Amaluk: An Arctic Journey as Narrator
- 1972 · The Special London Bridge Special as Fiddler on the Roof
- 1972 · Death Follows a Psycho as
- 1971 · Appointment With Destiny as Narrator
- 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 · A Man for Loving as James Beal
- 1970 · The Gifts as Narrator
- 1969 · Destiny of a Spy as Peter Vanin
- 1969 · The Johnny Cash Show as Self
- 1968 · The Dean Martin Christmas Show as Self (uncredited)
- 1968 · A Way Out of the Wilderness as Narrator
- 1968 · Rowan & Martin at the Movies as Self
- 1967 · Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self
- 1966 · Christmas with Lorne Greene as
- 1966 · Goldene Kamera Verleihung as Self
- 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
- 1959 · The Trap as Davis
- 1958 · The Buccaneer as Mercier
- 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
- 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 · Mayerling as Emperor's Aide
- 1956 · Autumn Leaves as Mr. Hanson
- 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 · 1984 as O'Brien
- 1953 · Farewell Oak Street as Narrator
- 1953 · Meaning Of Adolescence as Narrator
- 1953 · Age of Turmoil as Narrator
- 1952 · Omnibus as
- 1951 · Eye Witness No. 33 as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1950 · The Cliff Hangers as Self - Narration (voice)
- 1950 · Date of Birth as Narration (voice)
- 1949 · White Fortress as Self - Narrator
- 1949 · A Capital Plan as Narrator
- 1948 · What's on Your Mind 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 Awards as Self
- 1947 · Johnny at the Fair as
- 1947 · Tomorrow's Citizens as Narrator
- 1945 · Headline Hunters as Narrator (voice)
- 1945 · Suffer Little Children as Himself - Narrator
- 1945 · Gateway to Asia as Narrator (voice)
- 1945 · The War Is Over as Narrator
- 1945 · Now—The Peace as Narrator (uncredited)
- 1945 · Ordeal by Ice as Narrator (voice)
- 1944 · Global Air Routes as Narrator (voice)
- 1944 · Our Northern Neighbour as Narrator (voice)
- 1944 · Look to the North as Narrator (voice)
- 1944 · Train Busters as Narrator (voice)
- 1944 · Trans-Canada Express as Narrator (voice)
- 1944 · Fighting Sea-Fleas as Narrator (voice)
- 1944 · Break-through as Himself - Narrator
- 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)
- 1941 · Battle of Brains as Narrator (voice)
- 1941 · Churchill's Island as Narrator (voice)
- 1940 · Wings of Youth as Narrator (voice)
- 1940 · Children from Overseas as Narrator
- 1940 · Atlantic Patrol as Narrator
- 1940 · Home Front as Narrator
- 1940 · Front of Steel as Narrator
- Future · The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour: Christmas Special (December 20, 1970) as self
- Future · Aldo Leopold 1: His Life and Thought as
- Future · Aldo Leopold 2: A Sand County Almanac as