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Lorne Greene (1915–1987)


Lorne Greene was born Lyon Himan "Chaim" Greene on February 12, 1915 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He began acting while attending Canada's Queen's University, and after graduation got a job in radio broadcasting. His rich, deep, authoritarian voice quickly propelled him to prominence as Canada's top newscaster... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActor (74 titles)
1986 Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter
Theo Marshall
 
1986 Noah's Ark (video short)
Noah (voice)
 
1985 Highway to Heaven (TV series)
Fred Fusco
The Smile in the Third Row (1985) … Fred Fusco
 
1982 Heidi's Song
Grandfather (voice)
 
1981-1982 Code Red (TV series)
Battalion Chief Joe Rorchek / Chief Joe Rorchek
Fire Below (1982) … Chief Joe Rorchek
No Escape (1982) … Chief Joe Rorchek
Riddle in the Flames (1982) … Chief Joe Rorchek
 
1982 Police Squad! (TV series)
Stabbed Man
A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise) (1982) … Stabbed Man
 
1982 The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard (voice)
 
1981 Aloha Paradise (TV series)
Businessman
Alex and Annie/Blue Honeymoon/Another Thing (1981) … Businessman
 
1980 A Time for Miracles (TV movie)
Bishop John Carroll
 
1980 Vega$ (TV series)
Emil Remick
Aloha, You're Dead: Part 1 (1980) … Emil Remick
Aloha, You're Dead: Part 2 (1980) … Emil Remick
 
1980 Klondike Fever
Sam Steele
 
1978-1979 Battlestar Galactica (TV series)
Commander Adama / Cmdr. Adama
 
1978 The Little Brown Burro (TV movie)
Storyteller (voice)
 
1978 The Bastard (TV movie)
Bishop Francis
 
1977 The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald (TV movie)
Matthew Arnold Watson
 
1977 The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (TV series)
Inspector Hans Stavlin
Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Meet Dracula: Part 2 (1977) … Inspector Hans Stavlin
Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Meet Dracula (1977) … Inspector Hans Stavlin
 
1977 SST: Death Flight (TV movie)
Marshall Cole
 
1977 Roots (TV mini-series)
John Reynolds
Episode #1.3 (1977) … John Reynolds
Part Four (1977) … John Reynolds
 
1976 Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers (TV mini-series)
George Quartermain
 
1975 Man on the Outside (TV movie)
Wade Griffin
 
1973-1975 Griff (TV series)
Wade Griffin
Man on the Outside (1975) … Wade Griffin
Fugitive from Fear (1974) … Wade Griffin
Isolate and Destroy (1973) … Wade Griffin
Hammerlock (1973) … Wade Griffin
Her Name Was Nancy (1973) … Wade Griffin
 
1975 Nevada Smith (TV movie)
Jonas Cord
 
1974 Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love (TV movie)
Hercule
 
1972-1973 Appointment with Destiny (TV series)
Narrator
Peary's Race for the North Pole (1973) … Narrator
Showdown at O.K. Corral (1972) … Narrator
 
1959-1973 Bonanza (TV series)
Ben Cartwright / Bradley Meredith
The Hunter (1973) … Ben Cartwright
The Witness (1973) … Ben Cartwright
First Love (1972) … Ben Cartwright
 
1973 Tidal Wave
Ambassador Warren Richards
 
1972 Norman Corwin Presents (TV series)
A Foreign Field (1972)
 
1971 The Harness (TV movie)
Peter Randall
 
1970 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
James Beal
A Man for Loving (1970) … James Beal
 
1969 Destiny of a Spy (TV movie)
Peter Vanin
 
1960 Cheyenne (TV series)
Col. Bell
Gold, Glory and Custer - Requiem (1960) … Col. Bell
Gold, Glory and Custer - Prelude (1960) … Col. Bell
 
1959 Mike Hammer (TV series)
Carl Kunard / Emmett Gates
A Haze on the Lake (1959) … Carl Kunard
Swing Low, Sweet Harriet (1959) … Emmett Gates
 
1959 Bronco (TV series)
Capt. Amos Carr
Prairie Skipper (1959) … Capt. Amos Carr
 
1959 Wagon Train (TV series)
Christopher Webb
The Vivian Carter Story (1959) … Christopher Webb
 
1959 The Hangman
Marshal Clum Cummings (uncredited)
 
1959 The Gale Storm Show: Oh, Susanna! (TV series)
Constable Barnaby
Jailmates (1959) … Constable Barnaby
 
1959 The Third Man (TV series)
Marcel Genet
The Hollywood Incident (1959) … Marcel Genet
 
1959 The Trap
Davis
 
1958 Shirley Temple's Storybook (TV series)
King Bertrand
The Little Lame Prince (1958) … King Bertrand
 
1958 Suspicion (TV series)
 
1958 The Last of the Fast Guns
Michael O'Reilly
 
1958 The Gift of Love
Grant Allan
 
1957 The Hard Man
Rice Martin
 
1957 Peyton Place
Prosecutor
 
1953-1957 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Dr. Madison West / Frank Leslie / Minister of the Interior / …
Twenty-Four Hours (1957) … Minister of the Interior
The Cliff (1954) … Dr. Madison West
A Handful of Diamonds (1954) … Frank Leslie
1984 (1953) … O'Brien
Rendezvous (1953)
 
1957 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Lowell Williams
The Edge of Innocence (1957) … Lowell Williams
 
1957 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
Col. Matthews
The Medallion (1957) … Col. Matthews
 
1956 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Dallas
Survival (1956) … Dallas
 
1956 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
Angelo
Flare-Up (1956) … Angelo
 
1956 The Alcoa Hour (TV series)
Sheriff Gash
Key Largo (1956) … Sheriff Gash
 
1956 Autumn Leaves
Mr. Hanson
 
1956 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Mr. X
Help Wanted (1956) … Mr. X
 
1955 Studio 57 (TV series)
Gentry Morton
Death Dream (1955) … Gentry Morton
 
1953-1955 Encounter (TV series)
Othello / Saul of Tarsus / Tony
The Big Leap (1955) … Tony
Ebb Tide (1953)
The Vigil (1953) … Saul of Tarsus
Othello (1953) … Othello
 
1955 Star Stage (TV series)
The Toy Lady (1955)
 
1955 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
Gorgas / Julius Caesar
Yellow Jack (1955) … Gorgas
 
1955 The Elgin Hour (TV series)
Vernon Dyall
Driftwood (1955) … Vernon Dyall
 
1955 Climax! (TV series)
Dr. Charles Saunders
Private Worlds (1955) … Dr. Charles Saunders
 
1955 Tight Spot
Benjamin Costain
 
1954-1955 You Are There (TV series)
Charles Stewart Parnell / Ludwig van Beethoven / William Pitt
 
1954 Danger (TV series)
Stranger
Experiment with Death (1954) … Stranger
 
1953 Omnibus (TV series)
Ed Bailey
The Sojourner (1953) … Ed Bailey
 
1953 The Philip Morris Playhouse (TV series)
Joe
Journey to Nowhere (1953) … Joe
 
1947 Johnny at the Fair (short)
Narrator (voice)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
1978 The Little Brown Burro (TV movie) (performer: "I Have a Feeing I Can't Explain")
 
1970 The Johnny Cash Show (TV series)
Episode #2.9 (1970) (performer: "Way Out West in the Old Days")
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1982 New Wilderness (TV series documentary) (producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (110 titles)
1998 Life and Times (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1986 NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1985 The 37th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1985 The Canadian Conspiracy (TV movie)
Himself
 
1984 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
Patrick Macnee (1984) … Himself
 
1984 Reading Rainbow (TV series)
Himself
Ox-Cart Man (1984) … Himself (voice)
 
1983 The Nutcracker: A Fantasy on Ice (TV movie)
Himself - Narrator
 
1982 New Wilderness (TV series documentary)
Host
 
1982 Cycling Through China (documentary)
Himself
 
1981 A Gift of Music (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1981 CBS Tournament of Roses Parade (TV movie)
Himself
 
1981 92nd Tournament of Roses Parade (TV movie)
Himself
 
1980 Pink Lady (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.4 (1980) … Himself
 
1979 The 5th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Accepting Award for Favourite New Dramatic Television Program
 
1979 Everyday (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 19 February 1979 (1979) … Himself
 
1979 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 19 February 1979 (1979) … Himself
 
1978 Donny and Marie (TV series)
Himself
Episode #4.6 (1978) … Himself
 
1976-1978 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 17 April 1978 (1978) … Himself
Episode dated 2 January 1978 (1978) … Himself
Episode dated 24 October 1977 (1977) … Himself
Episode dated 7 March 1977 (1977) … Himself
Episode dated 11 October 1976 (1976) … Himself
 
1978 The Redd Foxx Special (TV special)
Himself
 
1977 Captain Kangaroo (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 24 October 1977 (1977) … Himself
 
1977 That's Country
Himself - Narrator (voice)
 
1977 Happy Days (TV series)
Himself
Hollywood: Part 1 (1977) … Himself (uncredited)
 
1974-1977 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 30 August 1977 (1977) … Himself
Episode dated 19 September 1974 (1974) … Himself
 
1976 Dinah! (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.155 (1976) … Himself
 
1975 Wings in the Wilderness (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1974 Sandy in Disneyland (TV movie)
Himself
 
1968-1974 The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
Celebrity Roast: Don Rickles (1974) … Himself
1968 Christmas Show (1968) … Himself (uncredited)
Episode dated 3 October 1968 (1968) … Himself
Episode dated 8 February 1968 (1968) … Himself
 
1974 Last of the Wild (TV series documentary)
Host
 
1970-1973 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 14 June 1973 (1973) … Himself
Episode dated 22 November 1972 (1972) … Himself
Episode dated 10 October 1972 (1972) … Himself
Episode dated 4 March 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1972-1973 The Electric Company (TV series)
Himself
223 (1973) … Himself
181 (1973) … Himself
150 (1972) … Himself
 
1973 Grierson (documentary)
Himself
 
1972 To the Wild Country (TV series documentary)
Host
 
1972 The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.8 (1972) … Himself
Episode #2.5 (1972) … Himself
 
1971 V.I.P.-Schaukel (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode #1.3 (1971) … Himself
 
1971 New York, New York (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 25 July 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1970-1971 Sesame Street (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.96 (1971) … Himself
Episode #2.1 (1970) … Himself
 
1970-1971 The Andy Williams Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 16 January 1971 (1971) … Himself
Episode dated 17 October 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1971 Wildfire! (documentary)
Narrator
 
1970 The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.14 (1970) … Himself
 
1970 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.39 (1970) … Himself
Episode #2.184 (1970) … Himself
 
1970 The Johnny Cash Show (TV series)
Himself - Singer
Episode #2.9 (1970) … Himself - Singer
 
1963-1970 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 17 November 1970 (1970) … Himself
Episode #1.124 (1963) … Himself
 
1970 The Brass Are Comin' (TV movie)
Himself
 
1970 The Young Americans (TV movie)
Himself
 
1970 Movin' (TV movie)
Himself
 
1970 The Gifts (documentary short)
Narrator
 
1968-1969 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.14 (1969) … Himself
Episode #1.3 (1968) … Himself (uncredited)
Episode #1.1 (1968) … Himself
 
1968-1969 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #4.40 (1969) … Himself
Episode #2.167 (1968) … Himself
 
1969 People Who Care (short)
Himself - Narrator (voice)
 
1969 A Matter of Fat (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1968 The World of Animals: Big Cats, Little Cats (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1968 The Don Rickles Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.5 (1968) … Himself
 
1968 The World of Animals: The World of Horses (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1968 Talking Pictures (TV movie)
Himself
 
1968 Rowan & Martin at the Movies (documentary short)
Himself
 
1967 The Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
Himself - Host
How the West Was Swung (1967) … Himself - Host
 
1966 The World of Animals: It's a Dog's World (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1966 The London Palladium Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.1 (1966) … Himself
 
1965 Lorne Greene's American West (TV movie)
Himself
 
1965 The Jack Paar Program (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.28 (1965) … Himself
 
1965 The Journals of Lewis and Clark (documentary)
Himself - - Narrator
 
1965 Funnyland (TV movie)
Himself
 
1965 76th Annual Tournament of Roses Parade (TV movie)
Himself
 
1964 Chevrolet's Bewitching Bonanza (short)
Himself
 
1963 The 15th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1963 The Andy Williams Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.18 (1963) … Himself
 
1962 Actuality Specials (TV series documentary)
 
1961 The Errand Boy
Himself - Cameo Appearance as Ben Cartwright (uncredited)
 
1961 Here's Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 18 August 1961 (1961) … Himself
 
1959 The Big Picture (TV series documentary)
Himself (narrator)
Prelude to Taps (1959) … Himself (narrator) (voice)
 
1957 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
Himself
Mayerling (1957) … Himself
 
1955 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
Himself
Day of Judgment (1955) … Himself
 
1953 Social-Sex Attitudes in Adolescence (short)
Himself - Narrator
 
1953 Age of Turmoil (short)
Himself - Narrator (voice)
 
1953 Farewell Oak Street (short)
Himself - Narrator (voice)
 
1952 Newsmagazine (TV series documentary)
Narrator
 
1952 Eye Witness No. 39 (documentary short)
Himself - Narrator
 
1951 Eye Witness No. 32 (short)
Himself - Narrator (voice)
 
1950 Cliff Hangers (documentary short)
Himself - Narrator
 
1950 Date of Birth (short)
Himself - Narrator
 
1950 Unto the Hundredth Generation (documentary short)
Himself - Narrator
 
1949 A Capital Plan (documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1949 White Fortress (documentary short)
Himself - Narrator
 
1949 Valley of Gold (documentary short)
Narrator
 
1948 What's on Your Mind (documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1945 Ordeal by Ice (documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1945 Gateway to Asia (documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1944 Break-through (documentary short)
Himself - Narrator
 
1944 Trans-Canada Express (documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1944 Fighting Sea-Fleas (documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1944 Our Northern Neighbour (documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1944 Look to the North (documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1944 Train Busters (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1944 Keep Your Mouth Shut (short)
Himself (voice) (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
 
1943 The War for Men's Minds (documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1943 Fighting Dutch (documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1943 Fighting Norway (documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1942 The Mask of Nippon (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1942 The Battle for Oil (documentary short)
Narrator
 
1942 Voice of Action (documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1942 Inside Fighting China (documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1941 Warclouds in the Pacific (documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1941 Battle of Brains (documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1941 Churchill's Island (documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1940 Wings of Youth (documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1940 Front of Steel (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (15 titles)
2011 Citizen Gangster
Himself: CBC Reporter (1952)
 
2011 Pioneers of Television (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2004 Working with the Daggit of 'Battlestar Galactica' (video documentary short)
Commander Adama (uncredited)
 
2004 Glen Larson on the Creation of 'Battlestar Galactica' (video documentary short)
Commander Adama (uncredited)
 
2004 Remembering 'Battlestar Galactica' (video documentary)
Commander Adama (uncredited)
 
2001 The Making of 'Midway' (video documentary short)
Royce (scene from "Earthquake")
 
1999 Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming (short)
Commander Adama (uncredited)
 
1995 War at Sea: The Black Pit (documentary)
Narrator of Wartime Documentary (archive sound) (uncredited)
 
1993 Back to Bonanza (TV movie)
Ben Cartwright
 
1991 The Wayne and Shuster Years (TV documentary)
 
1989 Quantum Leap (TV series)
 
1981 Conquest of the Earth (TV movie)
Adama
 
1979 Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack (TV movie)
Cmdr. Adama
 
1979 Has Anybody Here Seen Canada? A History of Canadian Movies 1939-1953 (TV documentary)
Himself - In Recording Studio (uncredited)
 
1962 Turn of the Tide (documentary short)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1970s-1980s) TV commercials: Alpo dog food. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 2 Articles  | See more »

Height:

6' 0½" (1.84 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[On-air mistake during his radio days newscasts]: Western farmers are expecting their biggest crap in years. See more »

Trivia:

Interred at Hillside Memorial Park, Culver City, California, USA. See more »

Trademark:

Smooth, commanding bass voice See more »

Nickname:

The Voice of Doom See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius