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Lorne Greene

Who

Lorne Greene · Arts & Literature

What

Actor known for Bonanza and Battlestar Galactica

When

1915, Ottawa, Canada — 1987, Santa Monica, California, USA

Where

Canada · United States

Biography

Lorne Greene is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Actor known for Bonanza and Battlestar Galactica

How & why

Lorne Greene was a Canadian-American actor and broadcaster best known as patriarch Ben Cartwright in the long-running western 'Bonanza' and as Commander Adama in the original 'Battlestar Galactica'. A wartime CBC newsreader before Hollywood, he became one of television's most recognizable figures. He was the son of Russian Jewish immigrants and Jewish.

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Actor known for Bonanza and Battlestar Galactica

1915

Source: IMDb / Wikipedia