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Lorne Greene(1915-1987)

  • Actor
  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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"Bonanza" Lorne Greene circa 1964
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Battlestar Galactica (1978–1979)
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Lorne Greene was born Lyon Himan "Chaim" Green 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. He left Canada in the early 1950s for a film career in Hollywood, and soon began appearing regularly in television, films and on radio. His greatest successes came in two television series, the long-running Western Bonanza (1959), in which he played the patriarch of a wealthy frontier family, and the science-fiction series Battlestar Galactica (1978). In 1969 he was awarded Officer of the Order of Canada for his services to the performing arts and community.

Lorne Greene died at age 72 of pneumonia following heart surgery on September 11, 1987, in Santa Monica, CA.
BornFebruary 12, 1915
DiedSeptember 11, 1987(72)
BornFebruary 12, 1915
DiedSeptember 11, 1987(72)
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  • Awards
    • 7 wins & 1 nomination total

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Known for

Bonanza (1959)
Bonanza
7.3
TV Series
  • Ben Cartwright
  • Bradley Meredith
Battlestar Galactica (1978)
Battlestar Galactica
6.7
  • Commander Adama
  • 1978
Noah Hathaway, Lorne Greene, Dirk Benedict, Richard Hatch, Maren Jensen, and Laurette Spang in Battlestar Galactica (1978)
Battlestar Galactica
7.2
TV Series
  • Adama
Charlton Heston, Victoria Principal, Geneviève Bujold, Ava Gardner, Lorne Greene, George Kennedy, Marjoe Gortner, Lloyd Nolan, Richard Roundtree, and Barry Sullivan in Earthquake (1974)
Earthquake
5.9
  • Sam Royce
  • 1974

Credits

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Actor



  • The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory (1987)
    The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Gen. Sam Houston
    • 1987
  • Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter (1986)
    Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter
    3.2
    • Theo Marshall
    • 1986
  • Noah's Ark (1986)
    Noah's Ark
    6.7
    Video
    • Noah (voice)
    • 1986
  • Michael Landon in Highway to Heaven (1984)
    Highway to Heaven
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Fred Fusco
    • 1985
  • The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible (1985)
    The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Noah (voice)
    • 1985
  • Lorne Greene, Andrew Stevens, Julie Adams, and Sam J. Jones in Code Red (1981)
    Code Red
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Battalion Chief Joe Rorchek
    • 1981–1982
  • Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Gavin MacLeod, and Lauren Tewes in The Love Boat (1977)
    The Love Boat
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Buck Hamilton
    • Buddy Bowers
    • 1979–1982
  • Heidi's Song (1982)
    Heidi's Song
    6.1
    • Grandfather (voice)
    • 1982
  • The Wizard of Oz (1982)
    The Wizard of Oz
    6.6
    • The Wizard (voice)
    • 1982
  • Leslie Nielsen in Police Squad! (1982)
    Police Squad!
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Stabbed Man
    • 1982
  • Aloha Paradise (1981)
    Aloha Paradise
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Businessman
    • 1981
  • A Time for Miracles (1980)
    A Time for Miracles
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Bishop John Carroll
    • 1980
  • Tony Curtis, Robert Urich, Phyllis Davis, and Judy Landers in Vega$ (1978)
    Vega$
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Emil Remick
    • 1980
  • Living Legend: The King of Rock and Roll (1980)
    Living Legend: The King of Rock and Roll
    5.5
    • 1980
  • Galactica 1980 (1980)
    Galactica 1980
    5.4
    TV Series
    • Adama
    • 1980

Producer



  • New Wilderness
    8.0
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1982

Additional Crew



  • The 27th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    TV Special
    • host
    • 1975

Videos9

Bonanza: The Official First Season
Clip 1:39
Bonanza: The Official First Season
Bonanza: The Official First Season
Clip 0:37
Bonanza: The Official First Season
Bonanza: The Official First Season
Clip 0:37
Bonanza: The Official First Season
Battlestar Galactica: The Movie
Clip 2:30
Battlestar Galactica: The Movie
Trailer
Trailer 1:33
Trailer
Earthquake
Trailer 1:03
Earthquake
Galactica 1980
Trailer 0:32
Galactica 1980

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Lorne Green
  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)
  • Born
    • February 12, 1915
    • Carleton, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  • Died
    • September 11, 1987
    • Santa Monica, California, USA(pneumonia following heart surgery)
  • Spouses
      Nancy DealeDecember 17, 1961 - September 11, 1987 (his death, 1 child)
  • Children
      Gillian Greene
  • Parents
      Daniel Greene
  • Relatives
      Emma Raimi(Grandchild)
  • Other works
    (1970s-80s) TV commercials: Alpo dog food.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 6 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    His daughter Gillian Greene (born 1968), is married to director Sam Raimi. One of the Raimis' sons is named Lorne, after him.
  • Quotes
    [on playing the role of a father to his sons on Bonanza (1959)]: It takes discipline not to retreat to the same reactions every time. After all, how many ways can you give a boy advice?
  • Trademarks
      Deep smooth commanding voice
  • Nicknames
    • The Voice of Doom
    • The Voice of Canada
  • Salary
    • Bonanza
      (1959)
      $11,000 /week (1966)

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