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Lorne Greene

1915 - 1987

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Lorne Hyman Greene (born Lyon Himan Green; February 12, 1915 – September 11, 1987) was a Canadian actor, singer, and radio personality. His notable television roles include Ben Cartwright on the Western Bonanza and Commander Adama in the original science-fiction television series Battlestar Galactica and Galactica 1980. He also worked on the Canadian television nature documentary series Lorne Greene's New Wilderness and in television commercials. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lorne Greene is the 2,164th most popular actor (down from 1,631st in 2019), the 180th most popular biography from Canada (down from 126th in 2019) and the 47th most popular Canadian Actor.

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Among actors, Lorne Greene ranks 2,164 out of 13,578. Before him are Gedeon Burkhard, Ed Begley, Carola Neher, William B. Davis, Robert Davi, and Annette Stroyberg. After him are Véra Clouzot, Shu Qi, Candice King, Simonetta Stefanelli, Beren Saat, and Sibel Kekilli.

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Among people born in 1915, Lorne Greene ranks 107. Before him are Alicia Rhett, C. W. Ceram, Edmond O'Brien, Mariano Rumor, Albert Ghiorso, and Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington. After him are J. C. R. Licklider, Herman Wouk, Sergio Bertoni, Caterina Boratto, Hanns Martin Schleyer, and Artur London. Among people deceased in 1987, Lorne Greene ranks 97. Before him are Anatoli Papanov, Zeca Afonso, Alessandro Blasetti, Yves Allégret, Clarence Brown, and Cornelis Vreeswijk. After him are Edgar P. Jacobs, Asim Ferhatović, Gustav Fröhlich, Donn F. Eisele, Salim Ali, and Nobuhito, Prince Takamatsu.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Lorne Greene ranks 180 out of 1,622. Before him are Norman L. Bowen (1887), James Gosling (1955), Joanna Shimkus (1943), Robert D. Hare (1934), Ethel Smith (1907), and William B. Davis (1938). After him are Nelly Furtado (1978), Christian Cage (1973), Brian Kernighan (1942), Evangeline Lilly (1979), Wilfrid Laurier (1841), and Frances Oldham Kelsey (1914).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, Lorne Greene ranks 47. Before him are Tom Cavanagh (1963), Michael Ontkean (1946), Fay Wray (1907), Deanna Durbin (1921), Joanna Shimkus (1943), and William B. Davis (1938). After him are Evangeline Lilly (1979), Vanity (1959), Henry Czerny (1959), Marie Dressler (1868), Katheryn Winnick (1977), and Joseph Wiseman (1918).

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