Born: February 12, 1915 - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Canadian-born
Lorne Greene began acting while attending Canada's
Queen's University, and after graduation got a job
in radio broadcasting. His rich, deep, authoritarian
voice quickly propelled him to prominence as Canada's
top newscaster. He left Canada in the early '50s for
a film career in Hollywood, and soon began appearing
regularly in television, films and on radio. His greatest
successes came in two television series, the long-running
Western "Bonanza" (1959), in which he played
the patriarch of a wealthy frontier family, and the
sci-fi series "Battlestar Galactica" (1978).
Marriages:
Nancy Deale (17 December 1961 - 11 September 1987)
(his death) 1 child
Rita Hands (1938 - 1960) (divorced) 2 children
Notiable
Awards:
1 Golden Globe Nomination
Some
of her most notable film rolls include:
Bonanza
(1959-1973) .... Ben Cartwright
Earthquake (1974) .... Sam Royce
Roots (1977) (mini) TV Series .... John Reynolds
Battlestar Galactica (1978-1980) (TV) ....
Cmdr. Adama
