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"Battlestar Galactica" (1978): Season 1: Episode 20 -- Starbuck runs into his long-lost love, Aurora, who is involved with a group trying to free the electronics ship Celestra from its supposedly dictatorial captain.
Battlestar Galactica (1978) -- Clip: Movie Intro
"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955): Season 1: Episode 27 -- A man gets a mysterious job in an office working alone for someone he never meets, until one day his boss appears and asks him to commit murder.
"Battlestar Galactica" (1978): Season 1: Episode 17 -- The exciting conclusion - When Apollo and Starbuck find a primitive sleeper ship carrying a man, a woman, and four children, speculation spreads in the fleet that the people are from Earth.
"Battlestar Galactica" (1978): Season 1: Episode 15 -- While the fleet is plagued by the Ship of Lights, Apollo, Starbuck and Sheba find the remains of a spaceship.

Overview

Date of Death:
11 September 1987, Santa Monica, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Canadian-born Lorne Greene began acting while attending Canada's Queen's... more
Trivia:
He was awarded the O.C. (Officer of the Order of Canada) on June 27, 1969... more
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 7 wins more
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Filmography

Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory (1987) (TV) Gen. Sam Houston 1987 - 6.3 (244)
- 2. Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter (1986)   Theo Marshall 1986 - 3.1 (47)
AKAs:
  • Vasectomy
- 3. Noah's Ark (1986) (V)   (voice) Noah 1986 - 7.0 (17)
AKAs:
  • The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible - Noah's Ark (USA: series title)
- 4. "Highway to Heaven" (1984)   Fred Fusco (1 episode, 1985) 1985 - 6.4 (525)
- 5. "The Love Boat" (1977)   Buddy Bowers / Buck Hamilton (3 episodes, 1979-1982) 1982 - 5.6 (1,087)
- 6. Heidi's Song (1982) (voice) Grandfather 1982 - 5.1 (95)
- 7. "Police Squad!" (1982)   Stabbed Man (1 episode, 1982) 1982 - 8.7 (2,290)
- 8. "Code Red" (1981)   Battalion Chief Joe Rorchek (12 episodes, 1981-1982) 1982 - 6.5 (26)
12 TV episodes: 7 episodes not shown.
- 9. Ozu no mahôtsukai (1982)   (voice) The Wizard 1982 - 6.6 (90)
AKAs:
  • The Wizard of Oz (USA)
- 10. Code Red (1981) (TV) Captain Joe Rorchek 1981 - 5.4 (47)
- 11. A Gift of Music (1981) (TV)   Host 1981 - -
AKAs:
  • A Gift of Music: The 200th Anniversary of Los Angeles (USA: alternative title)
- 12. "Aloha Paradise" (1981)   Businessman (1 episode, 1981) 1981 - -
- 13. A Time for Miracles (1980) (TV) Bishop John Carroll 1980 - 6.5 (32)
- 14. "Vega$" (1978)   Emil Remick (2 episodes, 1980) 1980 - 7.1 (182)
- 15. Living Legend: The King of Rock and Roll (1980) 1980 - 5.4 (5)
- 16. "Galactica 1980" (1980)   Commander Adama (10 episodes, 1980) 1980 - 5.1 (550)
- 17. Klondike Fever (1980)   Sam Steele 1980 - 5.3 (40)
AKAs:
  • Jack London's Klondike Fever
- 18. "Battlestar Galactica" (1978)   Commander Adama (21 episodes, 1978-1979) 1979 - 7.2 (1,778)
- 19. The Little Brown Burro (1978) (TV)   (voice) Storyteller 1978 - 6.5 (23)
AKAs:
  • The Little Christmas Burro (USA: informal title)
- 20. Battlestar Galactica (1978) (TV) Cmdr. Adama 1978 - 6.2 (3,481)
- 21. The Bastard (1978) (TV)   Bishop Francis 1978 - 7.0 (109)
AKAs:
  • The Kent Chronicles
- 22. The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald (1977) (TV) Matthew Arnold Watson 1977 - 6.7 (56)
- 23. "The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries" (1977)   Inspector Hans Stavlin (2 episodes, 1977) 1977 - 7.1 (251)
- 24. SST: Death Flight (1977) (TV)   Marshall Cole 1977 - 3.7 (181)
AKAs:
  • Death Flight
  • Flight of the Maiden (USA: alternative title)
  • SST: Disaster in the Sky (USA: reissue title)
- 25. "Roots" (1977)   John Reynolds (2 episodes, 1977) 1977 - 8.7 (3,614)
AKAs:
  • Alex Haley's Roots (Australia)
- 26. "Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers" (1976)   George Quartermain 1976 - 6.5 (52)
AKAs:
  • The Moneychangers
- 27. Man on the Outside (1975) (TV) Wade Griffin 1975 - -
- 28. "Griff" (1973)   Wade Griffin (13 episodes, 1973-1975) 1975 - -
- 29. Nevada Smith (1975) (TV) Jonas Cord 1975 - 5.8 (11)
- 30. Earthquake (1974) Sam Royce 1974 - 5.7 (4,721)
- 31. Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love (1974) (TV)   Hercule 1974 - 6.5 (11)
AKAs:
  • Short Stories of Love
  • Short Story
  • Three Faces of Love
- 32. "Appointment with Destiny" (1971)   Narrator (3 episodes, 1972-1973) 1973 - -
- 33. "Bonanza" (1959)   Ben Cartwright / Bradley Meredith (430 episodes, 1959-1973) 1973 - 7.3 (1,145)
- 34. Nippon chinbotsu (1973)   Ambassador Warren Richards 1973 - 5.0 (120)
AKAs:
  • Japan Sinks
  • Submersion of Japan
  • Tidal Wave (USA)
- 35. The Special London Bridge Special (1972) (TV) Fiddler on the Roof 1972 - 5.8 (25)
- 36. The Harness (1971) (TV) Peter Randall 1971 - 6.8 (11)
- 37. Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970) (TV)   George Washington 1970 - 7.7 (50)
AKAs:
  • John Wayne's Tribute to America (USA: DVD box title)
- 38. Destiny of a Spy (1969) (TV)   Peter Vanin 1969 - 6.5 (22)
AKAs:
  • The Gaunt Woman
- 39. "Cheyenne" (1955)   Colonel Bell (2 episodes, 1960) 1960 - 8.4 (203)
- 40. "Mike Hammer" (1956)   Carl Kunard / Emmett Gates (2 episodes, 1959) 1959 - 8.4 (44)
AKAs:
  • Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (USA: complete title)
- 41. "Bronco" (1958)   Capt. Amos Carr (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 6.9 (70)
1 TV episode:
- 42. "Wagon Train" (1957)   Christopher Webb (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 7.6 (210)
AKAs:
  • Major Adams, Trail Master
1 TV episode:
- 43. "The Gale Storm Show" (1956)   Constable Barnaby (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 8.0 (43)
AKAs:
  • Oh! Susanna
1 TV episode:
- 44. "The Third Man" (1959)   (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 8.4 (30)
- 45. The Trap (1959)   Davis 1959 - 7.1 (76)
AKAs:
  • The Baited Trap (UK)
- 46. The Buccaneer (1958) Mercier 1958 - 6.3 (882)
- 47. "Shirley Temple's Storybook" (1958)   King Bertrand (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - 8.2 (31)
AKAs:
  • Shirley Temple Storybook Collection (USA: DVD box title)
  • The Shirley Temple Show (USA: second season title)
  • The Shirley Temple Theatre (USA: third season title)
- 48. "Suspicion" (1957)   (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - 8.3 (101)
- 49. "Sailor of Fortune" (1955)   Capt. Grant 'Mitch' Mitchell (1955) / 3 characters not shown (26 episodes, 1955-1958) 1958 - 4.5 (10)
- 50. The Last of the Fast Guns (1958) Michael O'Reilly 1958 - 5.5 (40)
- 51. The Gift of Love (1958) Grant Allan 1958 - 6.2 (112)
- 52. The Hard Man (1957) Rice Martin 1957 - 5.9 (50)
- 53. Peyton Place (1957) Prosecutor 1957 - 7.2 (1,906)
- 54. "Studio One" (1948)   Big Brother / 4 characters not shown (5 episodes, 1953-1957) 1957 - 8.5 (50)
AKAs:
  • Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
  • Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
  • Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
  • Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
  • Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
- 55. "Playhouse 90" (1956)   Lowell Williams (1 episode, 1957) 1957 - 8.5 (67)
1 TV episode:
- 56. "Kraft Television Theatre" (1947)   Colonel Matthews (1 episode, 1957) 1957 - 8.2 (28)
AKAs:
  • Kraft Mystery Theatre (USA: new title)
  • Kraft Theatre (USA: new title)
- 57. "Producers' Showcase" (1954)   Gorgas / Julius Caesar (3 episodes, 1955-1957) 1957 - 8.5 (20)
- 58. "The United States Steel Hour" (1953)   Dallas (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 8.4 (32)
AKAs:
  • The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
- 59. "Armstrong Circle Theatre" (1950)   Angelina (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 8.0 (20)
- 60. "The Alcoa Hour" (1955)   Sheriff Gash (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 6.4 (14)
1 TV episode:
- 61. Autumn Leaves (1956) Mr. Hanson 1956 - 6.6 (559)
- 62. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955)   Mr. X (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 8.8 (1,223)
- 63. "Studio 57" (1954)   Gentry Morton (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 8.1 (24)
AKAs:
  • Heinz Studio 57 (USA: alternative title)
1 TV episode:
- 64. "The Elgin Hour" (1954)   Vernon Dyall (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 5.9 (6)
1 TV episode:
- 65. "Climax!" (1954)   Dr. Charles Saunders (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 7.8 (40)
AKAs:
  • Climax Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title)
1 TV episode:
- 66. Tight Spot (1955) Benjamin Costain 1955 - 6.8 (339)
- 67. "You Are There" (1953)   Charles Stewart Parnell / Ludwig van Beethoven (3 episodes, 1954-1955) 1955 - 8.8 (35)
- 68. The Silver Chalice (1954) Saint Peter 1954 - 4.6 (435)
- 69. "Danger" (1950)   Stranger (1 episode, 1954) 1954 - 7.2 (14)
- 70. "Omnibus" (1952)   Ed Bailey (1 episode, 1953) 1953 - 8.8 (40)
1 TV episode:
- 71. "The Philip Morris Playhouse" (1953)   Joe (1 episode, 1953) 1953 - 7.8 (5)
AKAs:
  • P.M. Playhouse
- 72. The Vigil (1953) (TV) Saul of Tarsus 1953 - -
- 73. "Ford Television Theatre" (1952)   Othello (2 episodes, 1953) 1953 - -
Producer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "New Wilderness" (1982)   (producer) 1982 - 7.5 (14)
AKAs:
  • Lorne Greene's New Wilderness (Canada: English title: complete title)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Life and Times" (1996)   Himself (1 episode, 1998) 1998 - 7.1 (17)
- 2. NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration (1986) (TV) Himself 1986 - 4.6 (26)
- 3. The Canadian Conspiracy (1985) (TV) Himself 1985 - 7.1 (87)
- 4. "This Is Your Life" (1955)   Himself (1 episode, 1984) 1984 - 6.6 (29)
- 5. "Reading Rainbow" (1983)   Himself (1 episode, 1984) 1984 - 8.1 (414)
1 TV episode:
- 6. The Nutcracker: A Fantasy on Ice (1983) (TV) Himself - Narrator 1983 - 8.0 (11)
- 7. "New Wilderness" (1982)   Host 1982 - 7.5 (14)
AKAs:
  • Lorne Greene's New Wilderness (Canada: English title: complete title)
- 8. Cycling Through China (1982) Himself 1982 - -
- 9. "Pink Lady" (1980)   Himself (1 episode, 1980) 1980 - 5.2 (28)
AKAs:
  • Pink Lady and Jeff
1 TV episode:
- 10. "Captain Kangaroo" (1955)   Himself (1 episode, 1977) 1977 - 8.3 (139)
1 TV episode:
- 11. "The Hollywood Squares" (1965)   Guest Appearance (3 episodes, 1976-1977) 1977 - 6.6 (115)
- 12. That's Country (1977) (voice) Himself - Narrator 1977 - 8.0 (6)
- 13. "Happy Days" (1974)   Himself (1 episode, 1977) 1977 - 7.7 (2,580)
AKAs:
  • Happy Days Again (USA: syndication title)
1 TV episode:
- 14. "The Mike Douglas Show" (1961)   Himself (2 episodes, 1974-1977) 1977 - 7.6 (80)
- 15. Wings in the Wilderness (1975) (voice) Narrator 1975 - -
- 16. Sandy in Disneyland (1974) (TV) Himself 1974 - 8.1 (5)
- 17. "The Dean Martin Show" (1965)   Himself (3 episodes, 1968-1974) 1974 - 8.4 (138)
AKAs:
  • The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (USA: new title)
- 18. "Last of the Wild" (1974)   Host 1974 - -
AKAs:
  • Lorne Greene's Last of the Wild (USA: complete title)
- 19. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962)   Himself (4 episodes, 1970-1973) 1973 - 8.3 (462)
- 20. "The Electric Company" (1971)   Himself (3 episodes, 1972-1973) 1973 - 8.1 (312)
- 21. Grierson (1973) Himself 1973 - 8.5 (14)
- 22. "To the Wild Country" (1972) Host 1972 - -
- 23. "The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour" (1971)   Himself (2 episodes, 1972) 1972 - 6.8 (97)
- 24. "V.I.P.-Schaukel" (1971)   Himself (1 episode, 1971) 1971 - 7.5 (23)
1 TV episode:
- 25. "New York, New York" (1967)   Himself (1 episode, 1971) 1971 - -
1 TV episode:
- 26. "Sesame Street" (1969)   Himself (2 episodes, 1970-1971) 1971 - 8.5 (1,827)
AKAs:
  • Open Sesame (New Zealand: English title: new syndication title)
  • Sesame Street Unpaved (USA: syndication title)
  • The New Sesame Street (USA: new syndication title)
2 TV episodes:
- 27. "The Andy Williams Show" (1969)   Himself (2 episodes, 1970-1971) 1971 - 8.9 (23)
- 28. Wildfire! (1971) Narrator 1971 - 5.7 (9)
- 29. "The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour" (1969)   Himself (1 episode, 1970) 1970 - 5.3 (25)
- 30. "The Johnny Cash Show" (1969)   Himself (1 episode, 1970) 1970 - 7.7 (47)
1 TV episode:
- 31. "The Merv Griffin Show" (1962)   Himself (1 episode, 1970) 1970 - 7.3 (95)
- 32. "The David Frost Show" (1969)   Himself (1 episode, 1970) 1970 - 8.5 (25)
1 TV episode:
- 33. Movin' (1970) (TV) Himself 1970 - -
- 34. "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" (1967)   Himself (3 episodes, 1968-1969) 1969 - 8.1 (333)
- 35. People Who Care (1969) (voice) Himself - Narrator 1969 - -
- 36. A Matter of Fat (1969)   (voice) Narrator 1969 - -
AKAs:
  • Qui perd gagne (Canada: French title)
- 37. The World of Animals: Big Cats, Little Cats (1968) (TV) Narrator 1968 - -
- 38. The World of Animals: The World of Horses (1968) (TV) Narrator 1968 - -
- 39. Rowan & Martin at the Movies (1968) Himself 1968 - 6.2 (65)
- 40. Talking Pictures (1968) (TV) Himself 1968 - -
- 41. "The Kraft Music Hall" (1967)   Himself - Host (1 episode, 1967) 1967 - 5.5 (17)
1 TV episode:
- 42. The World of Animals: It's a Dog's World (1966) (TV) Narrator 1966 - -
- 43. "The London Palladium Show" (1966)   (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - -
- 44. Funnyland (1965) (TV) Himself 1965 - -
- 45. 76th Annual Tournament of Roses Parade (1965) (TV) Himself 1965 - -
- 46. Chevrolet's Bewitching Bonanza (1964) Himself 1964 - -
- 47. "The Andy Williams Show" (1962)   Himself (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 7.3 (37)
- 48. "Actuality Specials" (1962) 1962 - -
- 49. The Errand Boy (1961) (uncredited) Himself 1961 - 6.1 (555)
- 50. "Here's Hollywood" (1960)   Himself (1 episode, 1961) 1961 - 7.6 (22)
1 TV episode:
- 51. "Producers' Showcase" (1954)   Himself (1 episode, 1957) 1957 - 8.5 (20)
1 TV episode:
- 52. "Kraft Television Theatre" (1947)   Himself (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 8.2 (28)
AKAs:
  • Kraft Mystery Theatre (USA: new title)
  • Kraft Theatre (USA: new title)
- 53. Age of Turmoil (1953) (voice) Himself - Narrator 1953 - 5.9 (7)
- 54. Social-Sex Attitudes in Adolescence (1953) Himself - Narrator 1953 - 5.9 (27)
- 55. Farewell Oak Street (1953) (voice) Himself - Narrator 1953 - -
- 56. "Newsmagazine" (1952) Narrator 1952 - -
- 57. Eye Witness No. 32 (1951)   (voice) Himself - Narrator 1951 - -
AKAs:
  • Coup d'oeil nº 32 (Canada: French title)
- 58. A Capital Plan (1949)   (voice) Narrator 1949 - -
AKAs:
  • Plan de la capitale (Canada: French title)
- 59. Valley of Gold (1949) Narrator 1949 - -
- 60. What's on Your Mind (1948) (voice) Narrator 1948 - -
- 61. Johnny at the Fair (1947) (voice) Himself - Narrator 1947 - 2.2 (152)
- 62. Ordeal by Ice (1945)   (voice) Narrator 1945 - -
AKAs:
  • L'épreuve du froid (Canada: French title)
- 63. Gateway to Asia (1945)   (voice) Narrator 1945 - -
AKAs:
  • Au seuil du pacifique (Canada: French title)
- 64. Keep Your Mouth Shut (1944) (voice) (uncredited) (unconfirmed) Himself 1944 - 6.8 (24)
- 65. Our Northern Neighbour (1944) (voice) Narrator 1944 - -
- 66. Break-through (1944) Himself - Narrator 1944 - -
- 67. Fighting Sea-Fleas (1944) (voice) Narrator 1944 - -
- 68. Trans-Canada Express (1944) (voice) Narrator 1944 - -
- 69. Train Busters (1944)   (voice) Narrator 1944 - -
AKAs:
  • La guerre des airs (Canada: French title)
- 70. Look to the North (1944)   (voice) Narrator 1944 - -
AKAs:
  • Vers le nord (Canada: French title)
- 71. The War for Men's Minds (1943) (voice) Narrator 1943 - -
- 72. Fighting Norway (1943) (voice) Narrator 1943 - -
- 73. Fighting Dutch (1943) (voice) Narrator 1943 - -
- 74. The Mask of Nippon (1942)   (voice) Narrator 1942 - -
AKAs:
  • Les nazis jaunes (Canada: French title)
- 75. The Battle for Oil (1942)   Narrator 1942 - -
AKAs:
  • World in Action: The Battle for Oil (USA: alternative title)
- 76. Voice of Action (1942)   (voice) Narrator 1942 - -
AKAs:
  • Dynamisme des ondes (Canada: French title)
- 77. Inside Fighting China (1942) (voice) Narrator 1942 - -
- 78. War Clouds in the Pacific (1941) (voice) Narrator 1941 - 6.5 (5)
- 79. Churchill's Island (1941)   (voice) Narrator 1941 - 7.8 (31)
AKAs:
  • La forteresse de Churchill (Canada: French title)
- 80. Battle of Brains (1941) (voice) Narrator 1941 - 4.6 (6)
- 81. Wings of Youth (1940) (voice) Narrator 1940 - -
- 82. Front of Steel (1940) (voice) Narrator 1940 - -
- 1. Remembering 'Battlestar Galactica' (2004) (V) (uncredited) Commander Adama
- 2. Working with the Daggit of 'Battlestar Galactica' (2004) (V) (uncredited) Commander Adama
- 3. Glen Larson on the Creation of 'Battlestar Galactica' (2004) (V) (uncredited) Commander Adama
- 4. The Making of 'Midway' (2001) (V) Royce (scene from "Earthquake")
- 5. War at Sea: The Black Pit (1995) (voice) (uncredited) Narrator (of wartime documentary)
- 6. Back to Bonanza (1993) (TV) Ben Cartwright
- 7. The Wayne and Shuster Years (1991) (TV)
- 8. "Quantum Leap"  
1 TV episode:
- 9. Conquest of the Earth (1980) (TV) Adama
- 10. Has Anybody Here Seen Canada? A History of Canadian Movies 1939-1953 (1979) (TV) (uncredited) Himself (in recording studio, at CFRB microphone)
- 11. Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack (1978) (TV) Cmdr. Adama
- 12. Turn of the Tide (1962) Himself

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Lorne Greene hosted a tv show in the 1980's called "Lorne Greene's New Wilderness". He also did a number of commercials for "Alpo Dog Food" in the late 1970's and early 1980's. more
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