Lorne Greene

Known For	Acting
Birthday	Feb 12, 1915
Died	Sep 11, 1987 (72)
Birthplace	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Popularity	0.9 (history)
Updated	Aug 10, 2025
Entry Date	Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Lorne Greene 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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Filmography

The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory

1987

as Gen. Sam Houston

Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter

1986

as Theo

Noah's Ark

1986

as Noah (voice)

Heidi's Song

1982

as Grandfather (voice)

Conquest of the Earth

1981

as Adama

Klondike Fever

1980

as Inspector Sam Steele

A Time for Miracles

1980

as Bishop John Carroll

Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack

1979

as Cmdr. Adama

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

1979

as Ben Cartwright (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Little Brown Burro

1978

as Storyteller (voice)

The Case of the Baltimore Girls

1978

as Wade Griffin

Battlestar Galactica

1978

as Cmdr. Adama

The Bastard

1978

as Bishop Francis

The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald

1977

as Matthew Arnold Watson

SST: Death Flight

1977

as Marshall Cole

Man on the Outside

1975

as Wade Griffin

Nevada Smith

1975

as Jonas Cord

Earthquake

1974

as Sam Royce

Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love

1974

as Hercule

The Special London Bridge Special

1972

as Fiddler on the Roof

The Harness

1971

as Peter Randall

Ride the Wind

1970

as Ben Cartwright

The Gifts

1970

as Narrator

A Man for Loving

1970

as James Beal

A Place in History

1970

as Narrator

Destiny of a Spy

1969

as Peter Vanin

A Way Out of the Wilderness

1968

as Narrator

The Trap

1959

as Davis

The Hangman

1959

as Clem J. Cummings

The Gift of Love

1958

as Grant Allan

The Last of the Fast Guns

1958

as Michael O'Reilly

The Buccaneer

1958

as Mercier

The Hard Man

1957

as Rice Martin

The Edge of Innocence

1957

as Lowell Williams

Mayerling

1957

as Emperor's Aide

Peyton Place

1957

as District Attorney

Autumn Leaves

1956

as Mr. Hanson

Tight Spot

1955

as Benjamin Costain

The Silver Chalice

1954

as Peter

Social-Sex Attitudes in Adolescence

1953

as narrator

Age of Turmoil

1953

as Narrator

1984

1953

as O'Brien

Farewell Oak Street

1953

as Narrator

A Capital Plan

1949

as Narrator

What's on Your Mind

1948

as Narrator

Headline Hunters

1945

as Narrator (voice)

Ordeal by Ice

1945

as Narrator (voice)

Gateway to Asia

1945

as Narrator (voice)

Look to the North

1944

as Narrator (voice)

Our Northern Neighbour

1944

as Narrator (voice)

Trans-Canada Express

1944

as Narrator (voice)

Fighting Sea-Fleas

1944

as Narrator (voice)

Global Air Routes

1944

as Narrator (voice)

The Mask of Nippon

1942

as Narrator (voice)

Battle of Brains

1941

as Narrator (voice)

Churchill's Island

1941

as Narrator (voice)

Warclouds in the Pacific

1941

as Narrator (voice)

Heroes of the Atlantic

1941

as Narrator (voice)

Children from Overseas

1940

as Narrator

Wings of Youth

1940

as Narrator (voice)

Front of Steel

1940

as Narrator

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Organization	Category	Movie

Bonanza

as Ben Cartwright

Episodes: 431

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

Lorne Greene's New Wilderness

as Narrator

Episodes: 104

First Aired: Sep 14, 1982

Sailor of Fortune

as Capt. Grant 'Mitch' Mitchell

Episodes: 26

First Aired: May 26, 1957

Battlestar Galactica

as Commander Adama

Episodes: 21

First Aired: Sep 17, 1978

Code Red

as Battalion Chief Joe Rorchek

Episodes: 21

First Aired: Sep 20, 1981

Galactica 1980

as Commander Adama

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Jan 27, 1980

Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers

as George Quartermain

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Dec 04, 1976

The Love Boat

as Buck Hamilton

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 24, 1977

Appointment With Destiny

as Narrator

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Nov 19, 1971

Folio

as Patiomkin

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 25, 1955

Roots

as John Reynolds

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 23, 1977

Highway to Heaven

as Fred Fusco

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1984

Studio One

as Minister of Truth O'Brien

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Mr. X

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1955

Climax!

as Dr. Charles Saunders

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

Police Squad!

as Stabbed Man

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 04, 1982

Folio

as Beethoven

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1955

Studio One

as Minister of the Interior

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

Studio One

as Alexander Ferrando

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

Studio One

as Frank Leslie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

Studio One

as Dr. Madison West

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

Cheyenne

as Colonel Bell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1955

Suspicion

as Monty

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1957

Shirley Temple's Storybook

as King Bertrand

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1958

Griff

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Sep 29, 1973

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 09, 1967

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

Donny & Marie

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 23, 1976

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 30, 1977

Vega$

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 20, 1978

Cheyenne

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1955

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

Omnibus

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 09, 1952

The Johnny Cash Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 07, 1969

Bronco

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1958

The Dean Martin Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1965

Aloha Paradise

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 25, 1981

The Third Man

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1959

To the Wild Country

as Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 19, 1972

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1973

Siegfried and Roy - Superstars Of Magic

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1980

Reading Rainbow

as Himself - Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 06, 1983

The Alan Thicke Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1980

V.I.P. Schaukel

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 09, 1971

Goldene Kamera Verleihung

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 25, 1966

Bambi Awards

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 1948

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self - Guest Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

The Pet Set

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 25, 1971

Die Drehscheibe

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1964

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour: Christmas Special (December 20, 1970)

as self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Unknown

Kraft Music Hall

as Self - Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 08, 1958

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 22, 1969

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Episodes: 0

First Aired: Nov 25, 1948

Roots

Episodes: 0

First Aired: Jan 23, 1977

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