Personal Information

Known ForActing

GenderMale

Born / DiedFeb 12, 1915 (Died at 72)

Zodiac Sign♒Aquarius

Place of BirthOttawa, Ontario, Canada

Career Span1940 – 1987

Known Credits109 Titles

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ActingPopularity Score 1.6

Lorne Greene

Also known as:Lyon Himan 'Chaim' GreeneLorne Green Lyon Himan Green

Total Works

109

63 movies • 46 shows

Avg Rating

6.8 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

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Global Reach

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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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Top-rated highlights from Lorne Greene's career

7.5

Bonanza

1959•series

as Ben Cartwright

7.9

Police Squad!

1982•series

as Stabbed Man

6.1

Earthquake

1974•movie

as Sam Royce

7.1

Battlestar Galactica

1978•series

as Commander Adama

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 109 titles featuring Lorne Greene

7.5

431 eps

Bonanza

1959•series

as Ben Cartwright

7.9

1 eps

Police Squad!

1982•series

as Stabbed Man

6.1

Earthquake

1974•movie

as Sam Royce

7.1

21 eps

Battlestar Galactica

1978•series

as Commander Adama

7.8

1 eps

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955•series

as Mr. X

7.4

Roots

1977•series

6.9

Battlestar Galactica

1978•movie

as Cmdr. Adama

7.4

1 eps

Highway to Heaven

1984•series

as Fred Fusco

6.2

3 eps

The Love Boat

1977•series

as Buck Hamilton

6.1

10 eps

Galactica 1980

1980•series

as Commander Adama

7.6

1 eps

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962•series

as Self - Guest Host

6.7

Peyton Place

1957•movie

as District Attorney

7.0

Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack

1979•movie

as Cmdr. Adama

7.0

Autumn Leaves

1956•movie

as Mr. Hanson

6.5

The Buccaneer

1958•movie

as Mercier

8.4

1 eps

Reading Rainbow

1983•series

as Self - Narrator (voice)

4.4

The Silver Chalice

1954•movie

as Peter

6.5

The Hangman

1959•movie

as Clem J. Cummings

6.5

Tight Spot

1955•movie

as Benjamin Costain

6.8

3 eps

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1968•series

as Self (uncredited)

7.1

2 eps

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

1977•series

6.5

Conquest of the Earth

1980•movie

as Cmdr. Adama

6.2

1 eps

Cheyenne

1955•series

6.9

2 eps

Vega$

1978•series

7.0

2 eps

Golden Globe Awards

1944•series

as Self - Presenter

5.5

The Last of the Fast Guns

1958•movie

as Michael O'Reilly

7.4

1 eps

The Dean Martin Show

1965•series

6.9

The Trap

1959•movie

as Davis

6.1

The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory

1987•movie

as Gen. Sam Houston

5.4

1 eps

Studio One

1948•series

as Minister of Truth O'Brien

4.1

Social-Sex Attitudes in Adolescence

1953•movie

as narrator

6.8

2 eps

The Merv Griffin Show

1962•series

as Self

3.8

1 eps

Climax!

1954•series

as Dr. Charles Saunders

5.8

Klondike Fever

1980•movie

as Inspector Sam Steele

7.2

1 eps

The Third Man

1959•series

6.6

Churchill's Island

1941•movie

as Narrator (voice)

5.4

1 eps

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

1973•series

as Self

5.2

The Hard Man

1957•movie

as Rice Martin

5.6

Inside Fighting China

1942•movie

as Narrator

6.8

2 eps

Donny & Marie

1976•series

as Self

6.2

1 eps

Suspicion

1957•series

as Monty

5.4

SST: Death Flight

1978•movie

as Marshall Cole

6.0

1 eps

Bronco

1958•series

6.3

Heidi's Song

1982•movie

as Grandfather (voice)

7.3

The Gift of Love

1958•movie

as Grant Allan

7.3

Noah's Ark

1986•movie

as Noah (voice)

6.1

Mayerling

1957•movie

as Emperor's Aide

5.4

1 eps

Kraft Music Hall

1958•series

as Self - Host

3.0

Johnny at the Fair

1947•movie

5.7

Swing Out, Sweet Land

1970•movie

as George Washington

6.8

1 eps

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

1969•series

as Self

6.5

1 eps

Shirley Temple's Storybook

1958•series

as King Bertrand

6.4

A Way Out of the Wilderness

1968•movie

as Narrator

7.4

Bonanza: Ride the Wind

1966•movie

as Ben Cartwright

7.6

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

1968•movie

as Self (uncredited)

5.5

The Canadian Conspiracy

1986•movie

as Self

6.8

The Little Brown Burro

1978•movie

as Storyteller (voice)

7.0

1 eps

Omnibus

1952•series

6.5

1 eps

The Johnny Cash Show

1969•series

as Self

4.0

4 eps

Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers

1976•series

as George Quartermain

7.0

1 eps

Dinah!

1974•series

as Self

7.3

Grierson

1973•movie

as Self

8.0

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

1948•series

7.0

21 eps

Code Red

1981•series

as Battalion Chief Joe Rorchek

8.0

1 eps

V.I.P. Schaukel

1971•series

as Self

6.7

1 eps

The Pet Set

1971•series

as Self

7.0

1 eps

ITV Playhouse

1967•series

as James Beal

5.0

Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter

1986•movie

as Theo

4.5

Rowan & Martin at the Movies

1968•movie

as Self

8.0

A Time for Miracles

1980•movie

as Bishop John Carroll

5.5

1984

1953•movie

as O'Brien

7.0

Nevada Smith

1975•movie

as Jonas Cord

8.0

Sandy in Disneyland

1974•movie

as Self

8.5

104 eps

Lorne Greene's New Wilderness

1982•series

as Narrator

7.0

1 eps

Aloha Paradise

1981•series

7.0

The Gifts

1970•movie

as Narrator

9.0

Destiny of a Spy

1969•movie

as Peter Vanin

10.0

The Harness

1971•movie

as Peter Randall

8.0

The Cliff Hangers

1950•movie

as Self - Narration (voice)

8.0

Man on the Outside

1975•movie

as Wade Griffin

7.0

The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

1962•movie

as Self

8.0

The Special London Bridge Special

1972•movie

as Fiddler on the Roof

7.0

Farewell Oak Street

1953•movie

as Narrator

10.0

Fighting Norway

1943•movie

as Narrator (voice)

9.0

Home Front

1940•movie

as Narrator

9.0

Age of Turmoil

1953•movie

as Narrator

7.0

Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love

1974•movie

as Hercule

7.0

1 eps

To the Wild Country

1972•series

as Host

7.0

1 eps

Siegfried and Roy - Superstars Of Magic

1980•series

10.0

1 eps

Folio

1955•series

as Beethoven

9.0

1 eps

Bambi

1948•series

as Self

10.0

2 eps

The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald

1977•series

as Matthew Arnold Watson

7.0

1 eps

The Bastard

1978•series

as Bishop Francis

Death Follows a Psycho

1972•movie

Global Air Routes

1944•movie

as Narrator (voice)

The Case of the Baltimore Girls

1978•movie

as Wade Griffin

Christmas with Lorne Greene

1966•movie

Children from Overseas

1940•movie

as Narrator

Atlantic Patrol

1940•movie

as Narrator

The Edge of Innocence

1957•movie

as Lowell Williams

High Country Calling

1975•movie

The Legend of Amaluk: An Arctic Journey

1972•movie

as Narrator

Gateway to Asia

1945•movie

as Narrator (voice)

Meaning of Adolescence

1953•movie

as Narrator

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

1979•movie

as Ben Cartwright (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tidal Wave

1975•movie

as Ambassador Warren Richards

Wings on Her Shoulder

1943•movie

as Narrator (voice)

1 eps

The Alan Thicke Show

1980•series

26 eps

Sailor of Fortune

1957•series

as Capt. Grant 'Mitch' Mitchell