Photo: Ronny Jaques / National Film Board of Canada / Library and Archives Canada / PA-116178 / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
What strikes me about Lorne Greene is how thoroughly he reinvented the idea of a TV patriarch. As Ben Cartwright on Bonanza, he was the steady moral center of one of the longest-running Westerns ever, then decades later he commanded the original Battlestar Galactica as Adama. That span tells me he had a voice and presence audiences simply trusted across genres. I also find it telling that this Ottawa-born actor started in journalism and radio before acting, and was honored as an Officer of the Order of Canada. He felt like a bridge between old-school broadcasting authority and modern genre television, and I respect that range.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Lorne Greene
- Name (Japanese)
- ローン・グリーン
- Reading
- ろーん・ぐりーん
- Born
- February 12, 1915 – September 11, 1987
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Rabbit
- Origin
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Occupation
- television actor / singer / journalist / actor / film actor
2. Background
- University
- Queen's University
Awards & achievements
- Officer of the Order of Canada
- 1970 Golden Plate Award
- 1987 Earle Grey Award
- 2015 Canada's Walk of Fame
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Lorne Greene born?
February 12, 1915 – September 11, 1987.
Where is Lorne Greene from?
Lorne Greene is from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
What does Lorne Greene do?
Lorne Greene works as television actor, singer, journalist, actor, film actor.
Television actor — see all → · Singer — see all → · More people from Canada →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.