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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

150

Gender

Male

Birthday

1915-02-12

Day of Death

1987-09-11 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Also Known As

Lyon Himan 'Chaim' Greene

Lorne Green

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

Known For

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

The Gift of Love

The Gift of Love

Acting

A Way Out of the Wilderness

1968

A Way Out of the Wilderness

as

Narrator

Death Follows a Psycho

1972

Death Follows a Psycho

as

Earthquake

1974

Earthquake

as

Sam Royce

The Buccaneer

1958

The Buccaneer

as

Mercier

Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack

1979

Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack

as

Cmdr. Adama

A Place in History

1970

A Place in History

as

Narrator

Autumn Leaves

1956

Autumn Leaves

as

Mr. Hanson

Peyton Place

1957

Peyton Place

as

District Attorney

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

1968

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

as

Self (uncredited)

The Silver Chalice

1954

The Silver Chalice

as

Peter

Conquest of the Earth

1980

Conquest of the Earth

as

Cmdr. Adama

Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera

1977

Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera

as

Self

The Trap

1959

The Trap

as

Davis

Heidi's Song

1982

Heidi's Song

as

Grandfather (voice)

Tight Spot

1955

Tight Spot

as

Benjamin Costain

Eye Witness No. 33

1951

Eye Witness No. 33

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

Global Air Routes

1944

Global Air Routes

as

Narrator (voice)

Look to the North

1944

Look to the North

as

Narrator (voice)

Our Northern Neighbour

1944

Our Northern Neighbour

as

Narrator (voice)

Social-Sex Attitudes in Adolescence

1953

Social-Sex Attitudes in Adolescence

as

narrator

White Fortress

1949

White Fortress

as

Self - Narrator

The Last of the Fast Guns

1958

The Last of the Fast Guns

as

Michael O'Reilly

Battlestar Galactica

1978

Battlestar Galactica

as

Cmdr. Adama

The Gift of Love

1958

The Gift of Love

as

Grant Allan

The Hard Man

1957

The Hard Man

as

Rice Martin

The Nutcracker: A Fantasy on Ice

1984

The Nutcracker: A Fantasy on Ice

as

Self - Narrator

The Case of the Baltimore Girls

1978

The Case of the Baltimore Girls

as

Wade Griffin

Warclouds in the Pacific

1941

Warclouds in the Pacific

as

Narrator (voice)

The Gifts

1970

The Gifts

as

Narrator

Klondike Fever

1980

Klondike Fever

as

Inspector Sam Steele

SST: Death Flight

1978

SST: Death Flight

as

Marshall Cole

Destiny of a Spy

1969

Destiny of a Spy

as

Peter Vanin

The Harness

1971

The Harness

as

Peter Randall

The Cliff Hangers

1950

The Cliff Hangers

as

Self - Narration (voice)

Man on the Outside

1975

Man on the Outside

as

Wade Griffin

The Bastard

1978

The Bastard

as

Bishop Francis

The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

1962

The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

as

Self

Wings in the Wilderness

1975

Wings in the Wilderness

as

Self

The Special London Bridge Special

1972

The Special London Bridge Special

as

Fiddler on the Roof

Christmas with Lorne Greene

1966

Christmas with Lorne Greene

as

Johnny at the Fair

1947

Johnny at the Fair

as

Wings of Youth

1940

Wings of Youth

as

Narrator (voice)

The Hangman

1959

The Hangman

as

Clem J. Cummings

A Man for Loving

1970

A Man for Loving

as

James Beal

Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter

1986

Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter

as

Theo

Farewell Oak Street

1953

Farewell Oak Street

as

Narrator

Fighting Norway

1943

Fighting Norway

as

Narrator (voice)

A Time for Miracles

1980

A Time for Miracles

as

Bishop John Carroll

Rowan & Martin at the Movies

1968

Rowan & Martin at the Movies

as

Self

Date of Birth

1950

Date of Birth

as

Narration (voice)

Front of Steel

1940

Front of Steel

as

Narrator

Noah's Ark

1986

Noah's Ark

as

Noah (voice)

Home Front

1940

Home Front

as

Narrator

Battle of Brains

1941

Battle of Brains

as

Narrator (voice)

Churchill's Island

1941

Churchill's Island

as

Narrator (voice)

Atlantic Patrol

1940

Atlantic Patrol

as

Narrator

Children from Overseas

1940

Children from Overseas

as

Narrator

Age of Turmoil

1953

Age of Turmoil

as

Narrator

Heroes of the Atlantic

1941

Heroes of the Atlantic

as

Narrator (voice)

The Canadian Conspiracy

1986

The Canadian Conspiracy

as

Self

The Little Brown Burro

1978

The Little Brown Burro

as

Storyteller (voice)

Ordeal by Ice

1945

Ordeal by Ice

as

Narrator (voice)

Bonanza: Ride the Wind

1966

Bonanza: Ride the Wind

as

Ben Cartwright

The Mask of Nippon

1942

The Mask of Nippon

as

Narrator (voice)

Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love

1974

Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love

as

Hercule

The Edge of Innocence

1957

The Edge of Innocence

as

Lowell Williams

Break-through

1944

Break-through

as

Himself - Narrator

Fighting Sea-Fleas

1944

Fighting Sea-Fleas

as

Narrator (voice)

Train Busters

1944

Train Busters

as

Narrator (voice)

Trans-Canada Express

1944

Trans-Canada Express

as

Narrator (voice)

Now—The Peace

1945

Now—The Peace

as

Narrator (uncredited)

High Country Calling

1975

High Country Calling

as

The Legend of Amaluk: An Arctic Journey

1972

The Legend of Amaluk: An Arctic Journey

as

Narrator

Gateway to Asia

1945

Gateway to Asia

as

Narrator (voice)

Suffer Little Children

1945

Suffer Little Children

as

Himself - Narrator

Headline Hunters

1945

Headline Hunters

as

Narrator (voice)

Mayerling

1957

Mayerling

as

Emperor's Aide

The War Is Over

1945

The War Is Over

as

Narrator

Meaning of Adolescence

1953

Meaning of Adolescence

as

Narrator

What's on Your Mind

1948

What's on Your Mind

as

Narrator

1984

1953

1984

as

O'Brien

The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory

1987

The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory

as

Gen. Sam Houston

Nevada Smith

1975

Nevada Smith

as

Jonas Cord

A Capital Plan

1949

A Capital Plan

as

Narrator

Tomorrow's Citizens

1947

Tomorrow's Citizens

as

Narrator

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

1979

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

as

Ben Cartwright (archive footage) (uncredited)

Aldo Leopold 1: His Life and Thought

Aldo Leopold 1: His Life and Thought

as

Aldo Leopold 2: A Sand County Almanac

Aldo Leopold 2: A Sand County Almanac

as

The Battle for Oil

1942

The Battle for Oil

as

Narrator

Pincers on Japan

1944

Pincers on Japan

as

Narrator

Wounded in Action

1944

Wounded in Action

as

Narrator (voice)

Sandy in Disneyland

1974

Sandy in Disneyland

as

Self

Tidal Wave

1975

Tidal Wave

as

Ambassador Warren Richards

Inside Fighting China

1942

Inside Fighting China

as

Narrator

Grierson

1973

Grierson

as

Self

Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica

as

Commander Adama

Cheyenne

Cheyenne

as

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Ben Cartwright

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Buck Hamilton

Highway to Heaven

Highway to Heaven

as

Fred Fusco

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

as

Self

Lorne Greene's New Wilderness

Lorne Greene's New Wilderness

as

Narrator

Omnibus

Omnibus

as

Donny & Marie

Donny & Marie

as

Self

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

as

Studio One

Studio One

as

Minister of Truth O'Brien

Galactica 1980

Galactica 1980

as

Commander Adama

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

as

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Mr. X

Vega$

Vega$

as

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as

Self

The Johnny Cash Show

The Johnny Cash Show

as

Self

Climax!

Climax!

as

Dr. Charles Saunders

Bronco

Bronco

as

The Dean Martin Show

The Dean Martin Show

as

Roots

Roots

as

Aloha Paradise

Aloha Paradise

as

Code Red

Code Red

as

Battalion Chief Joe Rorchek

Griff

Griff

as

The Third Man

The Third Man

as

To the Wild Country

To the Wild Country

as

Host

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

as

Self

Appointment With Destiny

Appointment With Destiny

as

Narrator

Police Squad!

Police Squad!

as

Stabbed Man

Siegfried and Roy - Superstars Of Magic

Siegfried and Roy - Superstars Of Magic

as

Reading Rainbow

Reading Rainbow

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers

Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers

as

George Quartermain

Folio

Folio

as

Beethoven

The Alan Thicke Show

The Alan Thicke Show

as

Folio

Folio

as

Patiomkin

V.I.P. Schaukel

V.I.P. Schaukel

as

Self

Studio One

Studio One

as

Minister of the Interior

Studio One

Studio One

as

Alexander Ferrando

Studio One

Studio One

as

Frank Leslie

Studio One

Studio One

as

Dr. Madison West

Bambi

Bambi

as

Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as

Self - Guest Host

Roots

Roots

as

John Reynolds

The Pet Set

The Pet Set

as

Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as

Self

Cheyenne

Cheyenne

as

Colonel Bell

Die Drehscheibe

Die Drehscheibe

as

Self

Suspicion

Suspicion

as

Monty

Kraft Music Hall

Kraft Music Hall

as

Self - Host

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Presenter

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

as

Self

Shirley Temple's Storybook

Shirley Temple's Storybook

as

King Bertrand

Sailor of Fortune

Sailor of Fortune

as

Capt. Grant 'Mitch' Mitchell

Dinah!

Dinah!

as

Self

The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald

The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald

as

Matthew Arnold Watson

Production

Crew

Directing