Lorne Greene

Acting • 1915-02-12 • Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lorne Greene, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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1987
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to GloryFilm
Gen. Sam Houston
★ 6.1
1986
Noah's ArkFilm
Noah (voice)
★ 7.3
1986
The Canadian ConspiracyFilm
Self
★ 5.5
1986
Vasectomy: A Delicate MatterFilm
Theo
★ 5.0
1984
Highway to HeavenTV
Fred Fusco • 1 episodes
★ 7.4
1984
The Nutcracker: A Fantasy on IceFilm
Self - Narrator
★ 7.4
1983
Reading RainbowTV
Self - Narrator (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 8.4
1982
Police Squad!TV
Stabbed Man • 1 episodes
★ 7.9
1982
Heidi's SongFilm
Grandfather (voice)
★ 6.3
1982
Lorne Greene's New WildernessTV
Narrator • 104 episodes
★ 8.5
1981
Code RedTV
Battalion Chief Joe Rorchek • 21 episodes
★ 7.0
1981
Aloha ParadiseTV
★ 7.0
1980
Galactica 1980TV
Commander Adama • 10 episodes
★ 6.1
1980
Conquest of the EarthFilm
Cmdr. Adama
★ 6.5
1980
Klondike FeverFilm
Inspector Sam Steele
★ 5.8
1980
A Time for MiraclesFilm
Bishop John Carroll
★ 8.0
1980
Siegfried and Roy - Superstars Of MagicTV
★ 7.0
1980
The Alan Thicke ShowTV
1979
Mission Galactica: The Cylon AttackFilm
Cmdr. Adama
★ 7.0
1979
A Walking Tour of Sesame StreetFilm
Ben Cartwright (archive footage) (uncredited)
1978
Battlestar GalacticaTV
Commander Adama • 21 episodes
★ 7.1
1978
Battlestar GalacticaFilm
Cmdr. Adama
★ 6.9
1978
Vega$TV
★ 7.0
1978
SST: Death FlightFilm
Marshall Cole
★ 5.4
1978
The Little Brown BurroFilm
Storyteller (voice)
★ 6.8
1978
The BastardTV
Bishop Francis • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1978
The Case of the Baltimore GirlsFilm
Wade Griffin
1977
The Love BoatTV
Buck Hamilton • 3 episodes
★ 6.3
1977
RootsTV
★ 7.4
1977
RootsTV
John Reynolds • 2 episodes
★ 7.4
1977
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew MysteriesTV
★ 7.1
1977
The Trial of Lee Harvey OswaldTV
Matthew Arnold Watson • 2 episodes
★ 10.0
1977
Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-BarberaFilm
Self
1976
Donny & MarieTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 6.7
1976
Arthur Hailey's The MoneychangersTV
George Quartermain • 4 episodes
★ 4.0
1975
Nevada SmithFilm
Jonas Cord
★ 7.0
1975
Man on the OutsideFilm
Wade Griffin
★ 8.0
1975
Wings in the WildernessFilm
Self
★ 7.0
1975
Tidal WaveFilm
Ambassador Warren Richards
1975
High Country CallingFilm
1974
EarthquakeFilm
Sam Royce
★ 6.1
1974
Dinah!TV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1974
Sandy in DisneylandFilm
Self
★ 8.0
1974
Rex Harrison Presents Stories of LoveFilm
Hercule
★ 7.0
1973
The Dean Martin Celebrity RoastsTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.4
1973
GriersonFilm
Self
★ 7.3
1973
GriffTV
★ 6.5
1972
The Special London Bridge SpecialFilm
Fiddler on the Roof
★ 8.0
1972
The Legend of Amaluk: An Arctic JourneyFilm
Narrator
★ 8.0
1972
To the Wild CountryTV
Host • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1972
Death Follows a PsychoFilm
1971
V.I.P. SchaukelTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1971
The Pet SetTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1971
Appointment With DestinyTV
Narrator • 3 episodes
★ 10.0
1971
The HarnessFilm
Peter Randall
★ 10.0
1970
Swing Out, Sweet LandFilm
George Washington
★ 5.6
1970
The GiftsFilm
Narrator
★ 7.0
1970
A Man for LovingFilm
James Beal
1970
A Place in HistoryFilm
Narrator
1969
The Glen Campbell Goodtime HourTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1969
The Johnny Cash ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1969
Destiny of a SpyFilm
Peter Vanin
★ 9.0
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InTV
Self (uncredited) • 3 episodes
★ 6.8
1968
The Dean Martin Christmas ShowFilm
Self (uncredited)
★ 7.6
1968
A Way Out of the WildernessFilm
Narrator
★ 6.4
1968
Rowan & Martin at the MoviesFilm
Self
★ 4.5
1967
ITV PlayhouseTV
James Beal • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1966
Bonanza: Ride the WindFilm
Ben Cartwright
★ 7.4
1966
Christmas with Lorne GreeneFilm
1965
The Dean Martin ShowTV
★ 7.4
1964
Die DrehscheibeTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTV
Self - Guest Host • 1 episodes
★ 7.6
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTV
Self • 3 episodes
★ 7.6
1962
The Merv Griffin ShowTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 6.8
1962
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene StealersFilm
Self
★ 7.0
1959
BonanzaTV
Ben Cartwright • 431 episodes
★ 7.5
1959
The HangmanFilm
Clem J. Cummings
★ 6.5
1959
The Third ManTV
★ 7.2
1959
The TrapFilm
Davis
★ 6.8
1958
The BuccaneerFilm
Mercier
★ 6.5
1958
Kraft Music HallTV
Self - Host • 1 episodes
★ 5.4
1958
BroncoTV
★ 6.0
1958
The Last of the Fast GunsFilm
Michael O'Reilly
★ 5.5
1958
Shirley Temple's StorybookTV
King Bertrand • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1958
The Gift of LoveFilm
Grant Allan
★ 7.3
1957
Peyton PlaceFilm
District Attorney
★ 6.7
1957
SuspicionTV
Monty • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1957
The Hard ManFilm
Rice Martin
★ 5.2
1957
MayerlingFilm
Emperor's Aide
★ 6.1
1957
Sailor of FortuneTV
Capt. Grant 'Mitch' Mitchell • 26 episodes
1957
The Edge of InnocenceFilm
Lowell Williams
1956
Autumn LeavesFilm
Mr. Hanson
★ 7.0
1955
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsTV
Mr. X • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
1955
CheyenneTV
★ 6.2
1955
CheyenneTV
Colonel Bell • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1955
Tight SpotFilm
Benjamin Costain
★ 6.6
1955
FolioTV
Beethoven • 1 episodes
★ 10.0
1955
FolioTV
Patiomkin • 2 episodes
★ 10.0
1954
Climax!TV
Dr. Charles Saunders • 1 episodes
★ 3.8
1954
The Silver ChaliceFilm
Peter
★ 4.4
1953
Social-Sex Attitudes in AdolescenceFilm
narrator
★ 4.1
1953
Age of TurmoilFilm
Narrator
★ 9.0
1953
1984Film
O'Brien
★ 5.5
1953
Farewell Oak StreetFilm
Narrator
★ 7.0
1953
Meaning of AdolescenceFilm
Narrator
1952
OmnibusTV
★ 7.0
1951
Eye Witness No. 33Film
Self - Narrator (voice)
1950
Date of BirthFilm
Narration (voice)
★ 8.0
1950
The Cliff HangersFilm
Self - Narration (voice)
★ 8.0
1949
A Capital PlanFilm
Narrator
★ 7.0
1949
White FortressFilm
Self - Narrator
★ 7.0
1948
Studio OneTV
Minister of Truth O'Brien • 1 episodes
★ 5.4
1948
Studio OneTV
Minister of the Interior • 1 episodes
★ 5.4
1948
Studio OneTV
Alexander Ferrando • 1 episodes
★ 5.4
1948
Studio OneTV
Frank Leslie • 1 episodes
★ 5.4
1948
Studio OneTV
Dr. Madison West • 1 episodes
★ 5.4
1948
BambiTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 9.0
1948
Macy's Thanksgiving Day ParadeTV
★ 8.0
1948
What's on Your MindFilm
Narrator
★ 8.0
1947
Johnny at the FairFilm
★ 3.0
1947
Tomorrow's CitizensFilm
Narrator
1945
Ordeal by IceFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 7.0
1945
Suffer Little ChildrenFilm
Himself - Narrator
1945
The War Is OverFilm
Narrator
1945
Now—The PeaceFilm
Narrator (uncredited)
1945
Headline HuntersFilm
Narrator (voice)
1945
Gateway to AsiaFilm
Narrator (voice)
1944
Golden Globe AwardsTV
Self - Presenter • 2 episodes
★ 7.0
1944
Look to the NorthFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 10.0
1944
Break-throughFilm
Himself - Narrator
★ 10.0
1944
Fighting Sea-FleasFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 9.0
1944
Our Northern NeighbourFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 8.0
1944
Trans-Canada ExpressFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 8.0
1944
Train BustersFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 7.0
1944
Global Air RoutesFilm
Narrator (voice)
1944
Wounded in ActionFilm
Narrator (voice)
1944
Pincers on JapanFilm
Narrator
1943
Fighting NorwayFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 10.0
1943
Wings on Her ShoulderFilm
Narrator (voice)
1942
Inside Fighting ChinaFilm
Narrator
★ 5.6
1942
The Mask of NipponFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 10.0
1942
The Battle for OilFilm
Narrator
1941
Churchill's IslandFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 6.6
1941
Warclouds in the PacificFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 6.1
1941
Battle of BrainsFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 9.0
1941
Heroes of the AtlanticFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 7.0
1940
Home FrontFilm
Narrator
★ 9.0
1940
Wings of YouthFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 8.0
1940
Front of SteelFilm
Narrator
★ 7.0
1940
Atlantic PatrolFilm
Narrator
1940
Children from OverseasFilm
Narrator

Known For

Bonanza

The Love Boat

Battlestar Galactica

Earthquake

Battlestar Galactica

Galactica 1980

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