Lorne Greene (February 12, 1915 – September 11, 1987), was the stage name of Lyon Himan Green O.C., LL.D., a Canadian actor.
His television roles include Ben Cartwright on the long-running western Bonanza, and Commander Adama in the original science fiction TV Series Battlestar Galactica. He also worked on the award-winning Canadian television nature documentary series Lorne Greene's New Wilderness, and in television commercials as a dog food spo...
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Lorne Greene (February 12, 1915 – September 11, 1987), was the stage name of Lyon Himan Green O.C., LL.D., a Canadian actor.
His television roles include Ben Cartwright on the long-running western Bonanza, and Commander Adama in the original science fiction TV Series Battlestar Galactica. He also worked on the award-winning Canadian television nature documentary series Lorne Greene's New Wilderness, and in television commercials as a dog food spokesman.
Greene was born in Ottawa, Ontario to Russian Jewish immigrants, Daniel and Dora Green. He was called "Chaim" by his mother, and his name is shown as "Hyman" on his school report cards. In his biography, the author, his daughter Linda Greene Bennett, stated that it was not known when he began using "Lorne", nor when he added an "e" to Green.
Lorne Greene began acting while attending Queen's University in Kingston, where he also acquired a knack for broadcasting with the Radio Workshop of the university's Drama Guild on the campus...
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