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Lorne Greene

Lorne Greene (February 12, 1915 – September 11, 1987), was the stage name of Lyon Himan Green, OC, 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.


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Born:
Feb 12, 1915 In Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Movie/TV Credits:
95
First Appeared:
In the movie Atlantic Patrol 1940-01-01
Latest Project:
Movie The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory 1987-11-11
Known For
Poster of The Nutcracker: A Fantasy on Ice
Poster of Johnny at the Fair
Poster of Headline Hunters
Poster of Suffer Little Children
Filmography
Movie The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory Gen. Sam Houston 1987-11-11
Movie Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter Theo 1986-01-01
Movie Noah's Ark Noah (voice) 1986-01-01
Movie The Canadian Conspiracy 1986-06-08
Series Highway to Heaven Unknown 1984-09-19
Movie The Nutcracker: A Fantasy on Ice 1984-11-28
Series Police Squad! Stabbed Man 1982-03-04
Movie Heidi's Song Grandfather (voice) 1982-11-19
Movie The Wizard of Oz The Wizard 1982-10-06
Series Aloha Paradise Unknown 1981-02-25
Series Code Red Battalion Chief Joe Rorchek 1981-09-20
Movie Klondike Fever Inspector Sam Steele 1980-01-12
Series Galactica 1980 Commander Adama 1980-01-27
Movie Conquest of the Earth Cmdr. Adama 1980-12-31
Movie A Time for Miracles Bishop John Carroll 1980-12-21
Movie A Walking Tour of Sesame Street Ben Cartwright (archive footage) (uncredited) 1979-03-01
Movie Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack Cmdr. Adama 1979-08-09
Movie The Bastard Bishop Francis 1978-05-22
Movie Battlestar Galactica Cmdr. Adama 1978-09-16
Series Vega$ Unknown 1978-09-20
Series Battlestar Galactica Commander Adama 1978-09-17
Movie The Little Brown Burro Storyteller (voice) 1978-12-15
Series Roots John Reynolds 1977-01-23
Series The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries Unknown 1977-01-30
Movie The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald Matthew Arnold Watson 1977-09-30
Movie SST: Death Flight Marshall Cole 1977-02-25
Series The Love Boat Buddy Bowers 1977-09-24
Series Donny & Marie Unknown 1976-01-23
Series Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers George Quartermain 1976-12-04
Movie High Country Calling 1975-01-01
Movie Nevada Smith Jonas Cord 1975-05-03
Movie Earthquake Sam Royce 1974-11-15
Movie Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love Hercule 1974-05-01
Series Griff 1973-09-29
Series The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts Unknown 1973-09-14
Movie Submersion of Japan Ambassador Warren Richards 1973-12-29
Movie The Special London Bridge Special Fiddler on the Roof 1972-01-01
Movie The Legend of Amaluk: An Arctic Journey Narrator 1972-10-06
Series V.I.P. Schaukel Unknown 1971-05-09
Movie The Harness Peter Randall 1971-11-12
Movie The Gifts Narrator 1970-01-01
Movie Destiny of a Spy Peter Vanin 1969-10-27
Series The Johnny Cash Show Unknown 1969-06-07
Movie Rowan & Martin at the Movies Self 1968-01-01
Movie The Dean Martin Christmas Show Self (uncredited) 1968-12-19
Series Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Unknown 1967-09-09
Movie Bonanza: Ride the Wind Ben Cartwright 1966-01-01
Series Goldene Kamera Verleihung Himself 1966-01-25
Series The Dean Martin Show Unknown 1965-09-16
Movie The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers Self 1962-01-06
Movie The Trap Davis 1959-01-28
Movie The Hangman Clem J. Cummings 1959-06-17
Series The Third Man Unknown 1959-10-02
Series Bonanza Ben Cartwright 1959-09-12
Movie The Last of the Fast Guns Michael O'Reilly 1958-07-01
Movie The Gift of Love Grant Allan 1958-02-11
Series Bronco Unknown 1958-09-23
Movie The Buccaneer Mercier 1958-12-11
Movie Mayerling Emperor's Aide 1957-02-04
Movie The Edge of Innocence Lowell Williams 1957-10-31
Movie Peyton Place District Attorney 1957-12-13
Movie The Hard Man Rice Martin 1957-12-01
Movie Autumn Leaves Mr. Hanson 1956-08-01
Series Alfred Hitchcock Presents Unknown 1955-10-02
Movie Tight Spot Benjamin Costain 1955-03-19
Series Cheyenne Unknown 1955-09-20
Series Climax! Unknown 1954-10-07
Movie The Silver Chalice Peter 1954-12-20
Movie Farewell Oak Street Narrator 1953-06-15
Movie Age of Turmoil Narrator 1953-01-01
Movie Social-Sex Attitudes in Adolescence narrator 1953-12-31
Series Omnibus Unknown 1952-11-09
Series Bambi Awards himself 1948-01-01
Series Studio One Unknown 1948-11-07
Series Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 1948-11-25
Movie Johnny at the Fair 1947-01-01
Movie Ordeal by Ice Narrator (voice) 1945-01-01
Movie Now—The Peace Narrator (uncredited) 1945-05-18
Movie Headline Hunters Narrator (voice) 1945-12-10
Movie Suffer Little Children Himself - Narrator 1945-12-03
Movie Gateway to Asia Narrator (voice) 1945-12-03
Movie Break-through Himself - Narrator 1944-03-13
Movie Fighting Sea-Fleas Narrator (voice) 1944-03-13
Movie Trans-Canada Express Narrator (voice) 1944-03-14
Movie Train Busters Narrator (voice) 1944-03-14
Movie The Mask of Nippon Narrator (voice) 1942-10-18
Movie Battle of Brains Narrator (voice) 1941-02-14
Movie Churchill's Island Narrator (voice) 1941-01-01
Movie Heroes of the Atlantic Narrator (voice) 1941-02-23
Movie Warclouds in the Pacific Narrator (voice) 1941-12-24
Movie Home Front Narrator 1940-01-01
Movie Atlantic Patrol Narrator 1940-01-01
Movie Children from Overseas Narrator 1940-07-15
Movie Wings of Youth Narrator (voice) 1940-07-27
Movie Front of Steel Narrator 1940-01-01