Lorne Greene
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.
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Known For
Acting History
1987
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory as Gen. Sam Houston
1986The Canadian Conspiracy as Self
1986Noah's Ark as Noah (voice)
1986Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter as Theo
1984The Nutcracker: A Fantasy on Ice as Self - Narrator
1984Highway to Heaven as Fred Fusco
1983Reading Rainbow as Self - Narrator (voice)
1982Heidi's Song as Grandfather (voice)
1982Lorne Greene's New Wilderness as Narrator
1982Police Squad! as Stabbed Man
1981Code Red as Battalion Chief Joe Rorchek
1981Aloha Paradise
1980Conquest of the Earth as Cmdr. Adama
1980A Time for Miracles as Bishop John Carroll
1980The Alan Thicke Show
1980Siegfried and Roy - Superstars Of Magic
1980Galactica 1980 as Commander Adama
1980Klondike Fever as Inspector Sam Steele
1979Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack as Cmdr. Adama
1979A Walking Tour of Sesame Street as Ben Cartwright (archive footage) (uncredited)
1978The Little Brown Burro as Storyteller (voice)
1978Battlestar Galactica as Cmdr. Adama
1978Vega$
1978Battlestar Galactica as Commander Adama
1978The Bastard as Bishop Francis
1978SST: Death Flight as Marshall Cole
1978The Case of the Baltimore Girls as Wade Griffin
1977Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera as Self
1977The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald as Matthew Arnold Watson
1977The Love Boat as Buck Hamilton
1977The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977Roots
1977Roots as John Reynolds
1976Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers as George Quartermain
1976Donny & Marie as Self
1975Man on the Outside as Wade Griffin
1975Tidal Wave as Ambassador Warren Richards
1975Nevada Smith as Jonas Cord
1975Wings in the Wilderness as Self
1975High Country Calling
1974Earthquake as Sam Royce
1974Dinah! as Self
1974Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love as Hercule
1974Sandy in Disneyland as Self
1973Griff
1973The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts as Self
1973Grierson as Self
1972To the Wild Country as Host
1972The Legend of Amaluk: An Arctic Journey as Narrator
1972The Special London Bridge Special as Fiddler on the Roof
1972Death Follows a Psycho
1971Appointment With Destiny as Narrator
1971The Harness as Peter Randall
1971V.I.P. Schaukel as Self
1971The Pet Set as Self
1970A Place in History as Narrator
1970A Man for Loving as James Beal
1970The Gifts as Narrator
1969Destiny of a Spy as Peter Vanin
1969The Johnny Cash Show as Self
1969The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour as Self
1968The Dean Martin Christmas Show as Self (uncredited)
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self (uncredited)
1968Rowan & Martin at the Movies as Self
1968A Way Out of the Wilderness as Narrator
1966Christmas with Lorne Greene
1966Bonanza: Ride the Wind as Ben Cartwright
1965The Dean Martin Show
1964Die Drehscheibe as Self
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self - Guest Host
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1962The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1962The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers as Self
1959The Third Man
1959Bonanza as Ben Cartwright
1959The Hangman as Clem J. Cummings
1959The Trap as Davis
1958The Buccaneer as Mercier
1958Kraft Music Hall as Self - Host
1958Bronco
1958The Last of the Fast Guns as Michael O'Reilly
1958The Gift of Love as Grant Allan
1958Shirley Temple's Storybook as King Bertrand
1957Peyton Place as District Attorney
1957The Hard Man as Rice Martin
1957The Edge of Innocence as Lowell Williams
1957Suspicion as Monty
1957Sailor of Fortune as Capt. Grant 'Mitch' Mitchell
1957Mayerling as Emperor's Aide
1956Autumn Leaves as Mr. Hanson
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Mr. X
1955Folio as Beethoven
1955Folio as Patiomkin
1955Cheyenne
1955Cheyenne as Colonel Bell
1955Tight Spot as Benjamin Costain
1954The Silver Chalice as Peter
1954Climax! as Dr. Charles Saunders
1953Social-Sex Attitudes in Adolescence as narrator
19531984 as O'Brien
1953Farewell Oak Street as Narrator
1953Meaning of Adolescence as Narrator
1953Age of Turmoil as Narrator
1952Omnibus
1951Eye Witness No. 33 as Self - Narrator (voice)
1950The Cliff Hangers as Self - Narration (voice)
1950Date of Birth as Narration (voice)
1949White Fortress as Self - Narrator
1949A Capital Plan as Narrator
1948What's on Your Mind as Narrator
1948Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
1948Studio One as Minister of Truth O'Brien
1948Studio One as Minister of the Interior
1948Studio One as Alexander Ferrando
1948Studio One as Frank Leslie
1948Studio One as Dr. Madison West
1948Bambi as Self
1947Johnny at the Fair
1947Tomorrow's Citizens as Narrator
1945Headline Hunters as Narrator (voice)
1945Suffer Little Children as Himself - Narrator
1945Gateway to Asia as Narrator (voice)
1945The War Is Over as Narrator
1945Now—The Peace as Narrator (uncredited)
1945Ordeal by Ice as Narrator (voice)
1944Wounded in Action as Narrator (voice)
1944Global Air Routes as Narrator (voice)
1944Our Northern Neighbour as Narrator (voice)
1944Look to the North as Narrator (voice)
1944Pincers on Japan as Narrator
1944Train Busters as Narrator (voice)
1944Trans-Canada Express as Narrator (voice)
1944Break-through as Himself - Narrator
1944Fighting Sea-Fleas as Narrator (voice)
1944Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter
1943Fighting Norway as Narrator (voice)
1942The Mask of Nippon as Narrator (voice)
1942The Battle for Oil as Narrator
1942Inside Fighting China as Narrator
1941Warclouds in the Pacific as Narrator (voice)
1941Heroes of the Atlantic as Narrator (voice)
1941Battle of Brains as Narrator (voice)
1941Churchill's Island as Narrator (voice)
1940Wings of Youth as Narrator (voice)
1940Children from Overseas as Narrator
1940Home Front as Narrator
1940Atlantic Patrol as Narrator
1940Front of Steel as Narrator
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