Lorne Greene

Born: 1915-02-12, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Died: 1987-09-11

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.

Filmography

• The Love Boat (1977)
• Bonanza (1959)
• Studio One (1948)
• Climax! (1954)
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
• The Dean Martin Show (1965)
• Bronco (1958)
• The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
• Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958)
• Suspicion (1957)
• Folio (1955)
• Roots (1977)
• Police Squad! (1982)
• Galactica 1980 (1980)
• Earthquake (1974)
• The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald (1977)
• The Buccaneer (1958)
• Peyton Place (1957)
• The Silver Chalice (1954)
• Heidi's Song (1982)
• Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack (1979)
• Conquest of the Earth (1980)
• The Last of the Fast Guns (1958)
• Atlantic Patrol (1940)
• Ride the Wind (1966)
• Fighting Norway (1943)
• SST: Death Flight (1978)
• The Hard Man (1957)
• The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory (1987)
• A Time for Miracles (1980)