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.
Awards & recognition
- Canada's Walk of Fame · 2015
- Earle Grey Award · 1987
- Golden Plate Award · 1970
- Officer of the Order of Canada
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Filmography32 titles
Reading Rainbow
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Bonanza
Highway to Heaven
Roots
Battlestar Galactica
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
Autumn Leaves
Battlestar Galactica
The Trap
The Little Brown Burro
Peyton Place
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
The Pet Set
Churchill's Island
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
The Hangman
The Buccaneer
Tight Spot
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Heidi's Song
The Love Boat
Galactica 1980
Earthquake
Cheyenne
Klondike Fever
The Last of the Fast Guns
SST: Death Flight
The Hard Man
The Silver Chalice