Lorne Greene
Lorne Greene was born on Feb 12, 1915 in Canada. Lorne Greene's big-screen debut came with The Silver Chalice directed by Victor Saville in 1954, strarring Peter. Lorne Greene is known for Police Squad! directed by Joe Dante, Leslie Nielsen stars as Det. Frank Drebin and Alan North as Capt. Ed Hocken. Lorne Greene has got 7 awards and 1 nominations so far. The most recent award Lorne Greene achieved is Gemini Awards. The upcoming new movie Lorne Greene plays is The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory which will be released on Jan 26, 1987.
Lorne Greene was born Lyon Himan "Chaim" Green on February 12, 1915, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He 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 1950s 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 science-fiction series Galactica (1978). In 1969 he was awarded Officer of the Order of Canada for his services to the performing arts and community.Lorne Greene died at age 72 of pneumonia following heart surgery on September 11, 1987, in Santa Monica, CA.
Birthday
Feb 12, 1915Place of Birth
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Known For
Awards
7 wins & 1 nominations
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