7.5
TV
Acting
Lorne Greene
- Born
- Died
- (aged 72)
- Birthplace
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Credits
- 143 titles
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.
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Signature work
Known For
7.5
TV
7.9
TV
Police Squad!
6.1
Movie
Earthquake
7.1
TV
Battlestar Galactica
7.8
TV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.4
TV
Roots
6.9
Movie
Battlestar Galactica
7.4
TV
Highway to Heaven
6.2
TV
The Love Boat
6.1
TV
Galactica 1980
7.6
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
6.7
Movie
Peyton Place
7.0
Movie
Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack
7.0
Movie
Autumn Leaves
6.5
Movie
The Buccaneer
8.4
TV
Reading Rainbow
4.4
Movie
The Silver Chalice
6.5
Movie
The Hangman
Acting credits 143
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory Film | Gen. Sam Houston |
| 1986 | The Canadian Conspiracy Film | Self |
| 1986 | Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter Film | Theo |
| 1986 | Noah's Ark Film | Noah (voice) |
| 1984 | The Nutcracker: A Fantasy on Ice Film | Self - Narrator |
| 1984 | Highway to Heaven TV | Fred Fusco (1 ep) |
| 1983 | Reading Rainbow TV | Self - Narrator (voice) (1 ep) |
| 1982 | Heidi's Song Film | Grandfather (voice) |
| 1982 | Lorne Greene's New Wilderness TV | Narrator (104 ep) |
| 1982 | Police Squad! TV | Stabbed Man (1 ep) |
| 1981 | Code Red TV | Battalion Chief Joe Rorchek (21 ep) |
| 1981 | Aloha Paradise TV | (1 ep) |
| 1980 | Conquest of the Earth Film | Cmdr. Adama |
| 1980 | A Time for Miracles Film | Bishop John Carroll |
| 1980 | The Alan Thicke Show TV | (1 ep) |
| 1980 | Klondike Fever Film | Inspector Sam Steele |
| 1980 | Siegfried and Roy - Superstars Of Magic TV | (1 ep) |
| 1980 | Galactica 1980 TV | Commander Adama (10 ep) |
| 1979 | Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack Film | Cmdr. Adama |
| 1979 | A Walking Tour of Sesame Street Film | Ben Cartwright (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1978 | The Little Brown Burro Film | Storyteller (voice) |
| 1978 | Battlestar Galactica Film | Cmdr. Adama |
| 1978 | Vega$ TV | (2 ep) |
| 1978 | Battlestar Galactica TV | Commander Adama (21 ep) |
| 1978 | The Bastard TV | Bishop Francis (1 ep) |
| 1978 | SST: Death Flight Film | Marshall Cole |
| 1978 | The Case of the Baltimore Girls Film | Wade Griffin |
| 1977 | Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera Film | Self |
| 1977 | The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald TV | Matthew Arnold Watson (2 ep) |
| 1977 | The Love Boat TV | Buck Hamilton (3 ep) |
| 1977 | The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries TV | (2 ep) |
| 1977 | Roots TV | John Reynolds |
| 1976 | Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers TV | George Quartermain (4 ep) |
| 1976 | Donny & Marie TV | Self (2 ep) |
| 1975 | Man on the Outside Film | Wade Griffin |
| 1975 | Tidal Wave Film | Ambassador Warren Richards |
| 1975 | Nevada Smith Film | Jonas Cord |
| 1975 | Wings in the Wilderness Film | Self |
| 1975 | High Country Calling Film | |
| 1974 | Earthquake Film | Sam Royce |
| 1974 | Dinah! TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1974 | Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love Film | Hercule |
| 1974 | Sandy in Disneyland Film | Self |
| 1973 | Griff TV | (13 ep) |
| 1973 | The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1973 | Grierson Film | Self |
| 1972 | To the Wild Country TV | Host (1 ep) |
| 1972 | The Legend of Amaluk: An Arctic Journey Film | Narrator |
| 1972 | Death Follows a Psycho Film | |
| 1972 | The Special London Bridge Special Film | Fiddler on the Roof |
| 1971 | Appointment With Destiny TV | Narrator (3 ep) |
| 1971 | The Harness Film | Peter Randall |
| 1971 | V.I.P. Schaukel TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1971 | The Pet Set TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1970 | A Place in History Film | Narrator |
| 1970 | A Man for Loving Film | James Beal |
| 1970 | The Gifts Film | Narrator |
| 1970 | Swing Out, Sweet Land Film | George Washington |
| 1969 | Destiny of a Spy Film | Peter Vanin |
| 1969 | The Johnny Cash Show TV | Self (1 ep) |