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
The Buccaneer
(1958)
Mercier
Tight Spot
(1955)
Benjamin Costain
The Silver Chalice
(1954)
Peter
The Trap
(1959)
Davis
The Bastard
(1978)
Bishop Francis
Full Filmography
Acting
Atlantic Patrol
(1940)
Narrator
Wings of Youth
(1940)
Narrator (voice)
Front of Steel
(1940)
Narrator
Children from Overseas
(1940)
Narrator
Home Front
(1940)
Narrator
Churchill's Island
(1941)
Narrator (voice)
Battle of Brains
(1941)
Narrator (voice)
Heroes of the Atlantic
(1941)
Narrator (voice)
Warclouds in the Pacific
(1941)
Narrator (voice)
The Mask of Nippon
(1942)
Narrator (voice)
Train Busters
(1944)
Narrator (voice)
Look to the North
(1944)
Narrator (voice)
Break-through
(1944)
Himself - Narrator
Our Northern Neighbour
(1944)
Narrator (voice)
Global Air Routes
(1944)
Narrator (voice)
Fighting Sea-Fleas
(1944)
Narrator (voice)
Trans-Canada Express
(1944)
Narrator (voice)
Ordeal by Ice
(1945)
Narrator (voice)
Suffer Little Children
(1945)
Himself - Narrator
Headline Hunters
(1945)
Narrator (voice)
The War Is Over
(1945)
Narrator
Gateway to Asia
(1945)
Narrator (voice)
Now—The Peace
(1945)
Narrator (uncredited)
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)
Meaning Of Adolescence
(1953)
Narrator
1984
(1953)
O'Brien
Social-Sex Attitudes in Adolescence
(1953)
narrator
Farewell Oak Street
(1953)
Narrator
Age of Turmoil
(1953)
Narrator
The Silver Chalice
(1954)
Peter
Tight Spot
(1955)
Benjamin Costain
Autumn Leaves
(1956)
Mr. Hanson
The Edge of Innocence
(1957)
Lowell Williams
The Hard Man
(1957)
Rice Martin
Mayerling
(1957)
Emperor's Aide
Peyton Place
(1957)
District Attorney
The Gift of Love
(1958)
Grant Allan
The Last of the Fast Guns
(1958)
Michael O'Reilly
The Buccaneer
(1958)
Mercier
The Hangman
(1959)
Clem J. Cummings
The Trap
(1959)
Davis
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
A Man for Loving
(1970)
James Beal
A Place in History
(1970)
Narrator
The Gifts
(1970)
Narrator
Ride the Wind
(1970)
Ben Cartwright
The Harness
(1971)
Peter Randall
The Special London Bridge Special
(1972)
Fiddler on the Roof
Death Follows a Psycho
(1972)
The Legend of Amaluk: An Arctic Journey
(1972)
Narrator
Earthquake
(1974)
Sam Royce
Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love
(1974)
Hercule
Man on the Outside
(1975)
Wade Griffin
Nevada Smith
(1975)
Jonas Cord
High Country Calling
(1975)
Wings in the Wilderness
(1975)
Self
SST: Death Flight
(1977)
Marshall Cole
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
(1977)
Matthew Arnold Watson
Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera
(1977)
Self
The Little Brown Burro
(1978)
Storyteller (voice)
The Bastard
(1978)
Bishop Francis
Battlestar Galactica
(1978)
Commander Adama
The Case of the Baltimore Girls
(1978)
Wade Griffin
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
(1979)
Ben Cartwright (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack
(1979)
Cmdr. Adama
A Time for Miracles
(1980)
Bishop John Carroll
Klondike Fever
(1980)
Inspector Sam Steele
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