Lorne Greene

Biography

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.

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Bonanza

The Love Boat

Golden Globe Awards

The Merv Griffin Show

Climax!

Cheyenne

All Movies (94)

• Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming1999 · as Commander Adama (archive footage)
• The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory1987 · as Gen. Sam Houston
• The Canadian Conspiracy1986 · as Self
• Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter1986 · as Theo
• Noah's Ark1986 · as Noah (voice)
• The Nutcracker: A Fantasy on Ice1984 · as Self - Narrator
• Heidi's Song1982 · as Grandfather (voice)
• Conquest of the Earth1980 · as Cmdr. Adama
• A Time for Miracles1980 · as Bishop John Carroll
• Klondike Fever1980 · as Inspector Sam Steele
• Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack1979 · as Cmdr. Adama
• A Walking Tour of Sesame Street1979 · as Ben Cartwright (archive footage) (uncredited)
• The Little Brown Burro1978 · as Storyteller (voice)
• Battlestar Galactica1978 · as Cmdr. Adama
• SST: Death Flight1978 · as Marshall Cole
• The Case of the Baltimore Girls1978 · as Wade Griffin
• Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera1977 · as Self
• Man on the Outside1975 · as Wade Griffin
• Tidal Wave1975 · as Ambassador Warren Richards
• Nevada Smith1975 · as Jonas Cord
• Wings in the Wilderness1975 · as Self
• High Country Calling1975
• Earthquake1974 · as Sam Royce
• Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love1974 · as Hercule
• Sandy in Disneyland1974 · as Self
• Grierson1973 · as Self
• The Legend of Amaluk: An Arctic Journey1972 · as Narrator
• Death Follows a Psycho1972
• The Special London Bridge Special1972 · as Fiddler on the Roof
• The Harness1971 · as Peter Randall
• A Place in History1970 · as Narrator
• A Man for Loving1970 · as James Beal
• The Gifts1970 · as Narrator
• Swing Out, Sweet Land1970 · as George Washington
• Destiny of a Spy1969 · as Peter Vanin
• The Dean Martin Christmas Show1968 · as Self (uncredited)
• A Way Out of the Wilderness1968 · as Narrator
• Rowan & Martin at the Movies1968 · as Self
• Christmas with Lorne Greene1966
• Bonanza: Ride the Wind1966 · as Ben Cartwright
• The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers1962 · as Self
• The Hangman1959 · as Clem J. Cummings
• The Trap1959 · as Davis
• The Buccaneer1958 · as Mercier
• The Last of the Fast Guns1958 · as Michael O'Reilly
• The Gift of Love1958 · as Grant Allan
• Peyton Place1957 · as District Attorney
• The Hard Man1957 · as Rice Martin
• The Edge of Innocence1957 · as Lowell Williams
• Mayerling1957 · as Emperor's Aide
• Autumn Leaves1956 · as Mr. Hanson
• Tight Spot1955 · as Benjamin Costain
• The Silver Chalice1954 · as Peter
• Social-Sex Attitudes in Adolescence1953 · as narrator
• 19841953 · as O'Brien
• Farewell Oak Street1953 · as Narrator
• Age of Turmoil1953 · as Narrator
• Meaning of Adolescence1953 · as Narrator
• Eye Witness No. 331951 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• The Cliff Hangers1950 · as Self - Narration (voice)
• Date of Birth1950 · as Narration (voice)
• White Fortress1949 · as Self - Narrator
• A Capital Plan1949 · as Narrator
• What's on Your Mind1948 · as Narrator
• Johnny at the Fair1947
• Tomorrow's Citizens1947 · as Narrator
• Headline Hunters1945 · as Narrator (voice)
• Gateway to Asia1945 · as Narrator (voice)
• Suffer Little Children1945 · as Himself - Narrator
• The War Is Over1945 · as Narrator
• Now—The Peace1945 · as Narrator (uncredited)
• Ordeal by Ice1945 · as Narrator (voice)
• Wounded in Action1944 · as Narrator (voice)
• Global Air Routes1944 · as Narrator (voice)
• Look to the North1944 · as Narrator (voice)
• Our Northern Neighbour1944 · as Narrator (voice)
• Pincers on Japan1944 · as Narrator
• Train Busters1944 · as Narrator (voice)
• Trans-Canada Express1944 · as Narrator (voice)
• Break-through1944 · as Himself - Narrator
• Fighting Sea-Fleas1944 · as Narrator (voice)
• Fighting Norway1943 · as Narrator (voice)
• The Mask of Nippon1942 · as Narrator (voice)
• The Battle for Oil1942 · as Narrator
• Inside Fighting China1942 · as Narrator
• Warclouds in the Pacific1941 · as Narrator (voice)
• Churchill's Island1941 · as Narrator (voice)
• Heroes of the Atlantic1941 · as Narrator (voice)
• Battle of Brains1941 · as Narrator (voice)
• Wings of Youth1940 · as Narrator (voice)
• Children from Overseas1940 · as Narrator
• Front of Steel1940 · as Narrator
• Home Front1940 · as Narrator
• Atlantic Patrol1940 · as Narrator

All TV Shows (57)

• Highway to Heaven1984 · as Fred Fusco
• Reading Rainbow1983 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Lorne Greene's New Wilderness1982 · as Narrator
• Police Squad!1982 · as Stabbed Man
• Code Red1981 · as Battalion Chief Joe Rorchek
• Aloha Paradise1981
• The Alan Thicke Show1980
• Siegfried and Roy - Superstars Of Magic1980
• Galactica 19801980 · as Commander Adama
• Vega$1978
• Battlestar Galactica1978 · as Commander Adama
• The Bastard1978 · as Bishop Francis
• The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald1977 · as Matthew Arnold Watson
• The Love Boat1977 · as Buck Hamilton
• The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries1977
• Roots1977
• Roots1977 · as John Reynolds
• Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers1976 · as George Quartermain
• Donny & Marie1976 · as Self
• Dinah!1974 · as Self
• Griff1973
• The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts1973 · as Self
• To the Wild Country1972 · as Host
• Appointment With Destiny1971 · as Narrator
• V.I.P. Schaukel1971 · as Self
• The Pet Set1971 · as Self
• The Johnny Cash Show1969 · as Self
• The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour1969 · as Self
• Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In1968 · as Self (uncredited)
• ITV Playhouse1967 · as James Beal
• The Dean Martin Show1965
• Die Drehscheibe1964 · as Self
• The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self - Guest Host
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• The Third Man1959
• Bonanza1959 · as Ben Cartwright
• Kraft Music Hall1958 · as Self - Host
• Bronco1958
• Shirley Temple's Storybook1958 · as King Bertrand
• Suspicion1957 · as Monty
• Sailor of Fortune1957 · as Capt. Grant 'Mitch' Mitchell
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · as Mr. X
• Folio1955 · as Beethoven
• Folio1955 · as Patiomkin
• Cheyenne1955
• Cheyenne1955 · as Colonel Bell
• Climax!1954 · as Dr. Charles Saunders
• Omnibus1952
• Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade1948
• Studio One1948 · as Minister of Truth O'Brien
• Studio One1948 · as Minister of the Interior
• Studio One1948 · as Alexander Ferrando
• Studio One1948 · as Frank Leslie
• Studio One1948 · as Dr. Madison West
• Bambi1948 · as Self
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Presenter