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Lorne Greene
Acting
Born: February 12, 1915
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Biography
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.
Known For
Earthquake
as Sam Royce
Battlestar Galactica
as Cmdr. Adama
Peyton Place
as District Attorney
The Buccaneer
as Mercier
The Bastard
as Bishop Francis
The Silver Chalice
as Peter
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
as Gen. Sam Houston
SST: Death Flight
as Marshall Cole
Tight Spot
as Benjamin Costain
Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack
as Cmdr. Adama
