Lorne Greene : Biography, Pictures, Photos, Trivia, Address, Filmography (Battlestar Galactica, Bonanza)

Attended Lisgar Collegiate, Ottawa, Ontario

Had a #1 hit in the U.S. with his 1960's recording "Ringo", a spoken word song.

When he was an announcer for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in the early years of World War II, he was nicknamed "The Voice of Doom" for the combination of his deep voice and the usually gloomy news reports about the war he had to read.

Interred at Hillside Memorial Park, Culver City, California, USA.

Just before his death, Greene had signed on to reprise the role of Ben Cartwright in a TV-movie revival of "Bonanza."

He was the Monday night host for CBS Radio's "Sears Mystery Theater" (1979). He was still Monday's host when it became "The Mutual Radio Theater" on Mutual Radio (1980).

Founded Toronto's Academy of Radio Arts.

Invited to play Ben Cartwright after a well-received performance as Big Brother in a CBS production of Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Served, along with Betty White, as co-host of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC-TV for almost a decade, 1963-72.

Ben Cartwright, Greene's character on "Bonanza" (1959), was ranked #2 by TV Guide in its list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue].

Died the same day as Peter Tosh.