Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 12, 1915
Place of Birth
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Also Known As
- Lyon Himan 'Chaim' Greene
- Lorne Green
Lorne Greene
Biography
Lyon Himan Green, OC (February 12, 1915 – September 11, 1987), known by his stage name Lorne Greene, was 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.
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Known For - Movies
Earthquake
as Sam Royce
Battlestar Galactica
as Cmdr. Adama
The Silver Chalice
as Peter
The Last of the Fast Guns
as Michael O'Reilly
The Buccaneer
as Mercier
Tight Spot
as Benjamin Costain
SST: Death Flight
as Marshall Cole
The Hangman
as Clem J. Cummings
The Trap
as Davis
The Case of the Baltimore Girls
as Wade Griffin
Known For - TV Shows
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self - Guest Host
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
Bonanza
as Ben Cartwright
The Love Boat
as Buck Hamilton
Climax!
as Dr. Charles Saunders
Cheyenne
Cheyenne
as Colonel Bell
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
Highway to Heaven
as Fred Fusco