Lorne Greene

Lorne Greene

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lorne Greene, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

1987

The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
as Gen. Sam Houston
Movie - Released: 11/11/1987

1986

Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter
Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter
as Theo
Movie - Released: 1/1/1986
Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark
as Noah (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1986
The Canadian Conspiracy
The Canadian Conspiracy
Movie - Released: 6/8/1986

1984

Movie
The Nutcracker: A Fantasy on Ice
as Self - Narrator
Movie - Released: 11/28/1984
Highway to Heaven
Highway to Heaven
as Fred Fusco
TV - Released: 9/19/1984

1983

Reading Rainbow
Reading Rainbow
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 6/6/1983

1982

Heidi's Song
Heidi's Song
as Grandfather (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/19/1982
Lorne Greene's New Wilderness
Lorne Greene's New Wilderness
as Narrator
TV - Released: 9/14/1982
Police Squad!
Police Squad!
as Stabbed Man
TV - Released: 3/4/1982

1981

Aloha Paradise
Aloha Paradise
TV - Released: 2/25/1981
Code Red
Code Red
as Battalion Chief Joe Rorchek
TV - Released: 9/20/1981

1980

Conquest of the Earth
Conquest of the Earth
as Cmdr. Adama
Movie - Released: 12/31/1980
Klondike Fever
Klondike Fever
as Inspector Sam Steele
Movie - Released: 1/12/1980
A Time for Miracles
A Time for Miracles
as Bishop John Carroll
Movie - Released: 12/21/1980
Galactica 1980
Galactica 1980
as Commander Adama
TV - Released: 1/27/1980
The Alan Thicke Show
The Alan Thicke Show
TV - Released: 9/15/1980

1979

Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack
Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack
as Cmdr. Adama
Movie - Released: 8/9/1979
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
as Ben Cartwright (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/1/1979

1978

Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica
as Cmdr. Adama
Movie - Released: 9/16/1978
The Case of the Baltimore Girls
The Case of the Baltimore Girls
as Wade Griffin
Movie - Released: 1/23/1978
The Bastard
The Bastard
as Bishop Francis
Movie - Released: 5/22/1978
The Little Brown Burro
The Little Brown Burro
as Storyteller (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/15/1978
Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica
as Commander Adama
TV - Released: 9/17/1978
Vega$
Vega$
TV - Released: 9/20/1978

1977

Movie
Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/24/1977
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
as Matthew Arnold Watson
Movie - Released: 9/30/1977
SST: Death Flight
SST: Death Flight
as Marshall Cole
Movie - Released: 2/25/1977
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
as Buck Hamilton
TV - Released: 9/24/1977
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
TV - Released: 1/30/1977
Roots
Roots
TV - Released: 1/23/1977
Roots
Roots
as John Reynolds
TV - Released: 1/23/1977

1976

Donny & Marie
Donny & Marie
as Self
TV - Released: 1/23/1976
Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers
Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers
as George Quartermain
TV - Released: 12/4/1976

1975

Man on the Outside
Man on the Outside
as Wade Griffin
Movie - Released: 6/29/1975
Movie
Wings in the Wilderness
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/17/1975
High Country Calling
High Country Calling
Movie - Released: 1/1/1975
Nevada Smith
Nevada Smith
as Jonas Cord
Movie - Released: 5/3/1975
Tidal Wave
Tidal Wave
as Ambassador Warren Richards
Movie - Released: 5/28/1975

1974

Earthquake
Earthquake
as Sam Royce
Movie - Released: 11/15/1974
Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love
Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love
as Hercule
Movie - Released: 5/1/1974
Sandy in Disneyland
Sandy in Disneyland
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/10/1974

1973

TV
Griff
TV - Released: 9/29/1973
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self
TV - Released: 9/14/1973

1972

Death Follows a Psycho
Death Follows a Psycho
Movie - Released: 1/1/1972
Movie
The Special London Bridge Special
as Fiddler on the Roof
Movie - Released: 1/1/1972
The Legend of Amaluk: An Arctic Journey
The Legend of Amaluk: An Arctic Journey
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 10/6/1972
To the Wild Country
To the Wild Country
as Host
TV - Released: 11/19/1972

1971

The Harness
The Harness
as Peter Randall
Movie - Released: 11/12/1971
TV
Appointment With Destiny
as Narrator
TV - Released: 11/19/1971
TV
V.I.P. Schaukel
as Self
TV - Released: 5/9/1971
The Pet Set
The Pet Set
as Self
TV - Released: 1/25/1971

1970

Movie
A Place in History
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 10/14/1970
The Gifts
The Gifts
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/1970
Movie
A Man for Loving
as James Beal
Movie - Released: 1/12/1970

1969

Destiny of a Spy
Destiny of a Spy
as Peter Vanin
Movie - Released: 10/27/1969
The Johnny Cash Show
The Johnny Cash Show
as Self
TV - Released: 6/7/1969
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
as Self
TV - Released: 1/22/1969

1968

A Way Out of the Wilderness
A Way Out of the Wilderness
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/1968
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
as Self (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/19/1968
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self
TV - Released: 1/22/1968

1966

Christmas with Lorne Greene
Christmas with Lorne Greene
Movie - Released: 12/1/1966
Bonanza: Ride the Wind
Bonanza: Ride the Wind
as Ben Cartwright
Movie - Released: 1/1/1966
TV
Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show
TV - Released: 2/10/1966

1965

The Dean Martin Show
The Dean Martin Show
TV - Released: 9/16/1965

1964

TV
Die Drehscheibe
as Self
TV - Released: 4/1/1964

1962

The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/6/1962
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self - Guest Host
TV - Released: 10/1/1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962

1959

The Trap
The Trap
as Davis
Movie - Released: 1/28/1959
The Hangman
The Hangman
as Clem J. Cummings
Movie - Released: 6/17/1959
Bonanza
Bonanza
as Ben Cartwright
TV - Released: 9/12/1959
The Third Man
The Third Man
TV - Released: 10/2/1959

1958

The Buccaneer
The Buccaneer
as Mercier
Movie - Released: 12/11/1958
The Last of the Fast Guns
The Last of the Fast Guns
as Michael O'Reilly
Movie - Released: 7/1/1958
The Gift of Love
The Gift of Love
as Grant Allan
Movie - Released: 2/11/1958
Bronco
Bronco
TV - Released: 9/23/1958
Kraft Music Hall
Kraft Music Hall
as Self - Host
TV - Released: 10/8/1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Shirley Temple's Storybook
as King Bertrand
TV - Released: 1/12/1958

1957

Peyton Place
Peyton Place
as District Attorney
Movie - Released: 12/13/1957
The Hard Man
The Hard Man
as Rice Martin
Movie - Released: 12/1/1957
The Edge of Innocence
The Edge of Innocence
as Lowell Williams
Movie - Released: 10/31/1957
Mayerling
Mayerling
as Emperor's Aide
Movie - Released: 2/4/1957
Suspicion
Suspicion
as Monty
TV - Released: 9/30/1957
Sailor of Fortune
Sailor of Fortune
as Capt. Grant 'Mitch' Mitchell
TV - Released: 5/26/1957

1956

Autumn Leaves
Autumn Leaves
as Mr. Hanson
Movie - Released: 8/1/1956

1955

Tight Spot
Tight Spot
as Benjamin Costain
Movie - Released: 3/19/1955
Cheyenne
Cheyenne
TV - Released: 9/20/1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Mr. X
TV - Released: 10/2/1955
Folio
Folio
as Beethoven
TV - Released: 9/25/1955
Folio
Folio
as Patiomkin
TV - Released: 9/25/1955
Cheyenne
Cheyenne
as Colonel Bell
TV - Released: 9/20/1955

1954

The Silver Chalice
The Silver Chalice
as Peter
Movie - Released: 12/20/1954
Climax!
Climax!
as Dr. Charles Saunders
TV - Released: 10/7/1954

1953

Social-Sex Attitudes in Adolescence
Social-Sex Attitudes in Adolescence
as narrator
Movie - Released: 12/31/1953
Farewell Oak Street
Farewell Oak Street
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 6/15/1953
Age of Turmoil
Age of Turmoil
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/1953
Meaning of Adolescence
Meaning of Adolescence
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/1953
1984
1984
as O'Brien
Movie - Released: 9/21/1953

1952

Omnibus
Omnibus
TV - Released: 11/9/1952

1951

Movie
Eye Witness No. 33
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 7/7/1951

1950

The Cliff Hangers
The Cliff Hangers
as Self - Narration (voice)
Movie - Released: 8/20/1950
Movie
Date of Birth
as Narration (voice)
Movie - Released: 8/12/1950

1949

Movie
White Fortress
as Self - Narrator
Movie - Released: 7/12/1949
Movie
A Capital Plan
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/1949

1948

Movie
What's on Your Mind
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 12/25/1948
Studio One
Studio One
as Minister of Truth O'Brien
TV - Released: 11/7/1948
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
TV - Released: 11/25/1948
Studio One
Studio One
as Minister of the Interior
TV - Released: 11/7/1948
Studio One
Studio One
as Alexander Ferrando
TV - Released: 11/7/1948
Studio One
Studio One
as Frank Leslie
TV - Released: 11/7/1948
Studio One
Studio One
as Dr. Madison West
TV - Released: 11/7/1948
BAMBI Awards
BAMBI Awards
as Self
TV - Released: 1/1/1948

1947

Johnny at the Fair
Johnny at the Fair
Movie - Released: 1/1/1947
Movie
Tomorrow's Citizens
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/1947

1945

Movie
Ordeal by Ice
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1945
Movie
Now—The Peace
as Narrator (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/18/1945
Gateway to Asia
Gateway to Asia
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/3/1945
Movie
Suffer Little Children
as Himself - Narrator
Movie - Released: 12/3/1945
Movie
Headline Hunters
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/10/1945
Movie
The War Is Over
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 9/1/1945

1944

Movie
Global Air Routes
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 7/10/1944
Movie
Look to the North
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 7/10/1944
Movie
Our Northern Neighbour
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 7/10/1944
Movie
Break-through
as Himself - Narrator
Movie - Released: 3/13/1944
Movie
Fighting Sea-Fleas
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/13/1944
Movie
Trans-Canada Express
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/14/1944
Movie
Train Busters
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/14/1944
Movie
Pincers on Japan
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 4/6/1944
Movie
Wounded in Action
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/5/1944
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 1/20/1944

1943

Fighting Norway
Fighting Norway
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1943

1942

Movie
The Mask of Nippon
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/18/1942
Movie
The Battle for Oil
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 3/23/1942
Inside Fighting China
Inside Fighting China
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/1942

1941

Movie
Warclouds in the Pacific
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/24/1941
Churchill's Island
Churchill's Island
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1941
Movie
Battle of Brains
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 2/14/1941
Movie
Heroes of the Atlantic
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 2/23/1941

1940

Movie
Wings of Youth
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 7/27/1940
Movie
Front of Steel
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/1940
Home Front
Home Front
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/1940
Children from Overseas
Children from Overseas
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 7/15/1940
Atlantic Patrol
Atlantic Patrol
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/1940