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.
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Known For
Earthquake
(1974)
Sam Royce
Battlestar Galactica
(1978)
Commander Adama
Peyton Place
(1957)
District Attorney
Autumn Leaves
(1956)
Mr. Hanson
Full Filmography
Acting
Wings of Youth
(1940)
Narrator (voice)
Front of Steel
(1940)
Narrator
Home Front
(1940)
Narrator
Children from Overseas
(1940)
Narrator
Atlantic Patrol
(1940)
Narrator
Warclouds in the Pacific
(1941)
Narrator (voice)
Churchill's Island
(1941)
Narrator (voice)
Battle of Brains
(1941)
Narrator (voice)
Heroes of the Atlantic
(1941)
Narrator (voice)
The Mask of Nippon
(1942)
Narrator (voice)
Break-through
(1944)
Himself - Narrator
Fighting Sea-Fleas
(1944)
Narrator (voice)
Trans-Canada Express
(1944)
Narrator (voice)
Train Busters
(1944)
Narrator (voice)
Global Air Routes
(1944)
Narrator (voice)
Look to the North
(1944)
Narrator (voice)
Our Northern Neighbour
(1944)
Narrator (voice)
Ordeal by Ice
(1945)
Narrator (voice)
Now—The Peace
(1945)
Narrator (uncredited)
Suffer Little Children
(1945)
Himself - Narrator
Gateway to Asia
(1945)
Narrator (voice)
Headline Hunters
(1945)
Narrator (voice)
The War Is Over
(1945)
Narrator
Johnny at the Fair
(1947)
Tomorrow's Citizens
(1947)
Narrator
What's on Your Mind
(1948)
Narrator
A Capital Plan
(1949)
Narrator
White Fortress
(1949)
Self - Narrator
The Cliff Hangers
(1950)
Self - Narration (voice)
Eye Witness No. 33
(1951)
Self - Narrator (voice)
Social-Sex Attitudes in Adolescence
(1953)
narrator
Farewell Oak Street
(1953)
Narrator
Age of Turmoil
(1953)
Narrator
Meaning Of Adolescence
(1953)
Narrator
1984
(1953)
O'Brien
The Silver Chalice
(1954)
Peter
Tight Spot
(1955)
Benjamin Costain
Autumn Leaves
(1956)
Mr. Hanson
Peyton Place
(1957)
District Attorney
The Hard Man
(1957)
Rice Martin
The Edge of Innocence
(1957)
Lowell Williams
Mayerling
(1957)
Emperor's Aide
The Buccaneer
(1958)
Mercier
The Last of the Fast Guns
(1958)
Michael O'Reilly
The Gift of Love
(1958)
Grant Allan
The Trap
(1959)
Davis
The Hangman
(1959)
Clem J. Cummings
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
(1962)
Self
Christmas with Lorne Greene
(1966)
Rowan & Martin At the Movies
(1968)
Self
A Way Out of the Wilderness
(1968)
Narrator
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
(1968)
Self (uncredited)
Destiny of a Spy
(1969)
Peter Vanin
The Gifts
(1970)
Narrator
Ride the Wind
(1970)
Ben Cartwright
A Place in History
(1970)
Narrator
A Man for Loving
(1970)
James Beal
The Harness
(1971)
Peter Randall
The Special London Bridge Special
(1972)
Fiddler on the Roof
The Legend of Amaluk: An Arctic Journey
(1972)
Narrator
Death Follows a Psycho
(1972)
Earthquake
(1974)
Sam Royce
Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love
(1974)
Hercule
High Country Calling
(1975)
Nevada Smith
(1975)
Jonas Cord
Man on the Outside
(1975)
Wade Griffin
Wings in the Wilderness
(1975)
Self
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
(1977)
Matthew Arnold Watson
SST: Death Flight
(1977)
Marshall Cole
Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera
(1977)
Self
Battlestar Galactica
(1978)
Commander Adama
The Bastard
(1978)
Bishop Francis
The Little Brown Burro
(1978)
Storyteller (voice)
The Case of the Baltimore Girls
(1978)
Wade Griffin
Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack
(1979)
Cmdr. Adama
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
(1979)
Ben Cartwright (archive footage) (uncredited)
Klondike Fever
(1980)
Inspector Sam Steele
A Time for Miracles
(1980)
Bishop John Carroll
Conquest of the Earth
(1981)
Adama
Heidi's Song
(1982)
Grandfather (voice)
The Nutcracker: A Fantasy on Ice
(1983)
Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter
(1986)
Theo
Noah's Ark
(1986)
Noah (voice)
The Canadian Conspiracy
(1986)
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
(1987)
Gen. Sam Houston