How rich was Battlestar Galacatica actor Lorne Greene? His Wiki: Net Worth, Wife, Cause of Dea

Lorne Greene net worth is
$10 million

Lorne Greene Wiki Biography

Lyon Himan Greene was born on 12th February 1915 in Ottawa, Canada, of Russian-Jewish origin, and was an actor, who became known worldwide for his role of Ben Cartwright in the television series “Bonanza”. Green was active in the entertainment industry from 1939 to 1987. Lorne passed away in 1987.

How much was the net worth of Lorne Greene? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the overall size of his wealth is as much was $10 million, converted to the present day. Film and television were the major sources of Greene’s modest fortune.

Lorne Greene Net Worth $10 million

To begin with, there is no information about his early childhood, until he graduated from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario.

Concerning his professional career, Greene began his acting while studying at university. His sonorous voice also helped him to work as a news anchor on the Canadian radio station CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation), where he soon became chief spokesman and the most popular newsreader in Canada – during the Second World War he was called The Voice of Canada. Additionally, he was a narrator for documentary films, an activity that accompanied him throughout his career. In the 1950s, he moved to the US to pursue a career in Hollywood as a film actor. At first he took minor roles, but he eventually got his big chance with a television series that was one of the most successful in the history of US television: in 1959 he was offered the role of Ben Cartwright in the television series “Bonanza”. With the role of the father of the Cartwright family, which he played until the end of the series in 1973, Greene became one of the most well-known faces on TV, including internationally, and which boosted his net worth considerably.

In 1964, the album “Welcome to the Ponderosa” was released – for the album, Lorne Greene recorded the song “Ringo”, scoring an international bestseller, as well as topping the charts in the US. In the 1960s, Greene recorded many music albums of country-western and folk songs, in which he played a mix of speaker and singer, adding to his net worth.

In the 1980s he turned his energies to wildlife and the environment. He was the host and narrator of Lorne Greene’s series “New Wilderness”, a program that promoted awareness about the environment. Moreover, Greene was known as a contributor to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade of NBC. He is also deeply remembered as the founder of Toronto’s Academy of Radio Arts.

Meantime, the actor continued successfully with the TV series “Battlestar Galactica” (1978-1980) and in the feature film “Galactica 1980”. His last role was in the episode “The Appearance” in the television series” An Angel on Earth” (1985), once again starring with Michael Landon, his son in “Bonanza”. With his white hair, sonorous voice, and calm, superior charisma, Greene specialized in presenting morally infallible authority figures.

Finally, in the personal life of the actor, Greene was married to Rita Hands from 1938 to 1960, and they had two children. In 1961, he married Nancy Deale, with whom he had another child. He was close friend of the actors Dan Blocker and Michael Landon, two of his sons in “Bonanza”. His daughter Linda Greene Bennett wrote a biography of him entitled “My Father’s Voice: The Biography of Lorne Greene”. Lorne Greene died on 11th September 1987 in Santa Monica, California, at the age of 72, suffering from pneumonia. He was buried at Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in Culver City, California.


Full NameLorne Greene
Net Worth$10 million
Date Of Birth12 February 1915
Died11 September 1987, Santa Monica, California, United States
Place Of BirthOttawa, Canada
Height1.84 m
ProfessionActor
EducationQueen's University
NationalityCanadian
SpouseNancy Deale (m. 1961–1987), Rita Hands (m. 1938–1960)
ChildrenGillian Greene, Belinda Susan Bennet, Charles Greene
ParentsDaniel Greene, Dora Greene
IMDBhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001296/
AwardsEarle Grey Award
NominationsGolden Globe Award for Best TV Star - Male
MoviesThe Hard Man, Peyton Place, The Silver Chalice, Autumn Leaves, Earthquake, Tight Spot, Heidi's Song, The Buccaneer, Saga of a Star World, The Gift of Love, Klondike Fever, The Bastard, SST: Death Flight, The Last of the Fast Guns, A Time for Miracles, Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter, The Alamo: 13 Days...
TV ShowsBonanza, Battlestar Galactica, Galactica 1980, Roots, Code Red, Griff, Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera, The Moneychangers, To the Wild Country, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
#Trademark
1Deep smooth commanding voice
TitleSalary
Bonanza (1959)$11,000 /week (1966)
#Quote
1[on-air mistake during his radio days newscasts]: Western farmers are expecting their biggest crap in years.
2[on playing the role of a father to his sons on Bonanza (1959)]: It takes discipline not to retreat to the same reactions every time. After all, how many ways can you give a boy advice?
#Fact
1Following his death, he was interred at Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in Culver City, California.
2He was the original inventor of the count-down clock that allowed a show, in filming, to know how much time was remaining in each segment of filming and in the total length of the show. This allowed the directors and actors to know how much time they had in which to complete a program or segment. His patent was the source of some wealth in the pre-computer era of filming.
3He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1559 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California on February 12, 1985 (his 70th birthday).
4Close friends with John Colicos, with whom he did a 1952 Canadian radio performance of Joseph Conrad's novel "Heart of Darkness".
5He was the only actor to appear in every episode of both Battlestar Galactica (1978) and Galactica 1980 (1980).
6Once played George Washington in a short film produced for the National Park Service.
7He was scheduled to appear in a flashback scene using archival footage on the new Battlestar Galactica television series, but the plan fell through.
8Best remembered by the public for his starring role as father Ben Cartwright on Bonanza (1959).
9He was awarded the OC (Officer of the Order of Canada) by the Governor General of Canada on June 27, 1969 for his services to the performing arts and community.
10Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives." Volume Two, 1986-1990, pages 355-356. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999.
11Pictured (as Ben Cartwright, his character on Bonanza (1959)) on one of four 51¢ Canadian commemorative postage stamps honoring "Canadians in Hollywood", issued 22 May 2006. Others honored in this set are John Candy, Fay Wray and Mary Pickford.
12Has two children: Belinda Susan Bennet (née Greene) and Charles Greene (both born 1945), from his first marriage.
13Died the same day as Peter Tosh.
14His daughter Gillian Greene (born 1968), is married to director Sam Raimi. One of the Raimis' sons is named Lorne, after him.
15Ben 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" [June 20, 2004 issue].
16Served, along with Betty White, as co-host of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC-TV for almost a decade, 1963-1972.
17Invited to play Ben Cartwright after a well-received performance as Big Brother in a CBS production of 1984 on Studio One in Hollywood (1948).
18Founded Toronto's Academy of Radio Arts.
19He 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).
20Just before his death, Greene had signed on to reprise the role of Ben Cartwright in a television-movie revival of Bonanza (1959).
21Had a #1 hit in the United States with his 1964 recording of "Ringo", a spoken-word song.
22When 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.
23Received his Bachelor's degree from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario in 1937. He later received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the university in 1971.
24Attended and graduated from Lisgar Collegiate Institute in Ottawa, Ontario.

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Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory1987TV MovieGen. Sam Houston
Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter1986Theo Marshall
Noah's Ark1986Video shortNoah (voice)
Highway to Heaven1985TV SeriesFred Fusco
The Love Boat1979-1982TV SeriesBuddy Bowers / Buck Hamilton
Heidi's Song1982Grandfather (voice)
Code Red1981-1982TV SeriesBattalion Chief Joe Rorchek
The Wizard of Oz1982The Wizard (voice)
Police Squad!1982TV SeriesStabbed Man
Aloha Paradise1981TV SeriesBusinessman
A Time for Miracles1980TV MovieBishop John Carroll
Vega$1980TV SeriesEmil Remick
Living Legend: The King of Rock and Roll1980
Galactica 19801980TV SeriesCommander Adama
Klondike Fever1980Sam Steele
Battlestar Galactica1978-1979TV SeriesCommander Adama
The Little Brown Burro1978TV MovieStoryteller (voice)
Battlestar Galactica1978Commander Adama
The Bastard1978TV MovieBishop Francis
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald1977TV MovieMatthew Arnold Watson
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries1977TV SeriesInspector Hans Stavlin
SST: Death Flight1977TV MovieMarshall Cole
Roots1977TV Mini-SeriesJohn Reynolds
Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers1976TV Mini-SeriesGeorge Quartermain
Man on the Outside1975TV MovieWade Griffin
Nevada Smith1975TV MovieJonas Cord
Earthquake1974Royce
Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love1974TV MovieHercule
Griff1973-1974TV SeriesWade Griffin
Tidal Wave1973Ambassador Warren Richards
Appointment with Destiny1972-1973TV SeriesNarrator
Bonanza1959-1973TV SeriesBen Cartwright / Bradley Meredith
The Legend of Amaluk: An Arctic Odyssey1972Narrator
The Special London Bridge Special1972TV MovieFiddler on the Roof
Norman Corwin Presents1972TV Series
The Harness1971TV MoviePeter Randall
Swing Out, Sweet Land1970TV MovieGeorge Washington
ITV Playhouse1970TV SeriesJames Beal
Destiny of a Spy1969TV MoviePeter Vanin
The Errand Boy1961Ben Cartwright - Cameo (uncredited)
Cheyenne1960TV SeriesColonel Bell / Col. Jonathan Bell
Mike Hammer1959TV SeriesCarl Kunard / Emmett Gates
Bronco1959TV SeriesCapt. Amos Carr
Wagon Train1959TV SeriesChristopher Webb
The Hangman1959Marshal Clum Cummings
The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna1959TV SeriesConstable Barnaby
The Third Man1959TV SeriesMarcel Genet
The Trap1959Davis
The Buccaneer1958Mercier
Shirley Temple's Storybook1958TV SeriesKing Bertrand
Suspicion1958TV SeriesMonty
Sailor of Fortune1955-1958TV SeriesCapt. Grant 'Mitch' Mitchell
Encounter1952-1958TV SeriesCasey / Captain Marshall / Tony Hartman / ...
The Last of the Fast Guns1958Michael O'Reilly
Folio1956-1958TV SeriesPatiomkin / Henri / Beethoven
The Gift of Love1958Grant Allan
The Hard Man1957Rice Martin
Peyton Place1957Prosecutor
Studio One in Hollywood1953-1957TV SeriesMinister of the Interior / Dr. Madison West / Frank Leslie / ...
Playhouse 901957TV SeriesLowell Williams
Kraft Theatre1957TV SeriesCol. Matthews
The United States Steel Hour1956TV SeriesDallas
Armstrong Circle Theatre1956TV SeriesAngelo
The Alcoa Hour1956TV SeriesSheriff Gash
Autumn Leaves1956Mr. Hanson
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1956TV SeriesMr. X
Studio 571955TV SeriesGentry Morton
Star Stage1955TV Series
Producers' Showcase1955TV SeriesJulius Caesar / Gorgas
The Elgin Hour1955TV SeriesVernon Dyall
Climax!1955TV SeriesDr. Charles Saunders
Tight Spot1955Benjamin Costain
You Are There1954-1955TV SeriesLudwig van Beethoven William Pitt Charles Stewart Parnell
The Silver Chalice1954Peter
Danger1954TV SeriesStranger
Omnibus1953TV SeriesEd Bailey
The Philip Morris Playhouse1953TV SeriesJoe
Playbill1953TV Series
Johnny at the Fair1947ShortNarrator (voice)
Headline Hunters1945ShortNarrator (voice)

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Little Brown Burro1978TV Movie performer: "I Have a Feeing I Can't Explain"
The Johnny Cash Show1970TV Series performer - 1 episode
Waco1966performer: "Waco"

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
New Wilderness1982TV Series documentary producer

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration1986TV Special documentaryHimself
The Canadian Conspiracy1985TV MovieHimself
The 37th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards1985TV SpecialHimself
This Is Your Life1984TV Series documentaryHimself
Reading Rainbow1984TV SeriesHimself
The Nutcracker: A Fantasy on Ice1983TV MovieHimself - Narrator
Cycling Through China1982DocumentaryHimself
New Wilderness1982TV Series documentaryHost
Barbara Woodhouse Goes to Beverly Hills1981TV Movie documentaryHimself
A Gift of Music1981TV SpecialHimself - Host
92nd Tournament of Roses Parade1981TV MovieHimself
CBS Tournament of Roses Parade1981TV SpecialHimself
Pink Lady1980TV SeriesHimself
The 16th Annual Humanitarian Awards Dinner of National Conference of Christians and Jews1979TV SpecialHimself
The Mike Douglas Show1962-1979TV SeriesHimself - Actor / Himself
The 5th Annual People's Choice Awards1979TV SpecialHimself - Accepting Award for Favourite New Dramatic Television Program
Everyday1979TV SeriesHimself
Good Morning America1979TV SeriesHimself
Donny and Marie1976-1978TV SeriesHimself
Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Suzanne Somers1978TV SpecialHimself
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: George Burns1978TV SpecialHimself
Captain Kangaroo1977-1978TV SeriesHimself
The Hollywood Squares1976-1978TV SeriesHimself - Panelist
The Redd Foxx Special1978TV SpecialHimself
Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera1977TV MovieHimself
That's Country1977Himself - Narrator (voice)
Happy Days1977TV SeriesHimself
Dinah!1974-1976TV SeriesHimself
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Michael Landon1975TV SpecialHimself
Wings in the Wilderness1975DocumentaryNarrator (voice)
Last of the Wild1974TV Series documentaryHost
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1963-1974TV SeriesHimself - Guest / Himself / Himself - Guest Host
Sandy in Disneyland1974TV SpecialHimself
The Dean Martin Show1968-1974TV SeriesHimself
Grierson1973DocumentaryHimself
The Electric Company1972-1973TV SeriesHimself
NBC Children's Theatre1973TV SeriesHimself - Narrator
Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Circus - 103th Edition1973TV MovieHimself - Host
To the Wild Country1972TV Series documentaryHost
The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour1972TV SeriesHimself
Zenith Presents: A Salute to Television's 25th Anniversary1972TV SpecialHimself
Wildfire!1971DocumentaryNarrator
V.I.P.-Schaukel1971TV Series documentaryHimself
New York, New York1971TV SeriesHimself
Sesame Street1970-1971TV SeriesHimself
The Andy Williams Show1970-1971TV SeriesHimself
The Gifts1970Documentary shortNarrator
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour1970TV SeriesHimself
The David Frost Show1970TV SeriesHimself
The Johnny Cash Show1970TV SeriesHimself - Singer
The Merv Griffin Show1963-1970TV SeriesHimself / Himself - Guest
The Young Americans1970TV MovieHimself
Movin'1970TV MovieHimself
A Matter of Fat1970DocumentaryHimself - Narrated by (voice)
People Who Care1969ShortHimself - Narrator (voice)
Jimmy Durante Presents the Lennon Sisters1969TV SeriesHimself
Laugh-In1968-1969TV SeriesHimself
The Brass Are Comin'1969TV SpecialHimself
The Joey Bishop Show1968-1969TV SeriesHimself
Die Drehscheibe1969TV SeriesHimself
The First Step1969TV Movie documentaryNarrator
Rowan & Martin at the Movies1968Documentary shortHimself
The World of Animals: Big Cats, Little Cats1968TV Movie documentaryNarrator
The Don Rickles Show1968TV SeriesHimself
The World of Animals: The World of Horses1968TV Movie documentaryNarrator
Talking Pictures1968TV MovieHimself
First Annual All-Star Celebrity Baseball Game1967TV SpecialHimself - Celebrity
The Kraft Music Hall1967TV SeriesHimself - Host
The World of Animals: It's a Dog's World1966TV Movie documentaryNarrator
The London Palladium Show1966TV SeriesHimself
I'll Bet1965TV SeriesHimself
Lorne Greene's American West1965TV MovieHimself
The Jack Paar Program1965TV SeriesHimself
The Journals of Lewis and Clark1965DocumentaryHimself - - Narrator
Funnyland1965TV SpecialHimself
76th Annual Tournament of Roses Parade1965TV MovieHimself
What's This Song?1964TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Chevrolet's Bewitching Bonanza1964ShortHimself
Telescope1963TV Series documentaryHimself
The 15th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards1963TV SpecialHimself - Presenter
The Andy Williams Show1963TV SeriesHimself
Actuality Specials1962TV Series documentary
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers1962TV SpecialHimself
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall1962TV SeriesGeorge Washington
Here's Hollywood1961TV SeriesHimself
The Big Picture1959TV Series documentaryHimself (narrator)
Producers' Showcase1957TV SeriesHimself
Kraft Theatre1955TV SeriesHimself
Age of Turmoil1953ShortHimself - Narrator (voice)
Farewell Oak Street1953ShortHimself - Narrator (voice)
Social-Sex Attitudes in Adolescence1953ShortHimself - Narrator
Eye Witness No. 391952Documentary shortHimself - Narrator
Newsmagazine1952TV Series documentaryNarrator
Eye Witness No. 321951ShortHimself - Narrator (voice)
Eye Witness No. 331951ShortHimself - Narrator (voice)
Date of Birth1950ShortHimself - Narrator
Unto the Hundredth Generation1950Documentary shortHimself - Narrator
The Cliff Hangers1950Documentary shortHimself - Narration (voice)
Valley of Gold1949Short documentaryNarrator
White Fortress1949Documentary shortHimself - Narrator
A Capital Plan1949Documentary shortNarrator (voice)
What's on Your Mind1948Documentary shortNarrator (voice)
Gateway to Asia1945Short documentaryNarrator (voice)
Ordeal by Ice1945Short documentaryNarrator (voice)
Fighting Sea-Fleas1944Documentary shortNarrator (voice)
Keep Your Mouth Shut1944ShortHimself (voice, unconfirmed, uncredited)
Look to the North1944Documentary shortNarrator (voice)
Our Northern Neighbour1944Documentary shortNarrator (voice)
Train Busters1944DocumentaryNarrator (voice)
Trans-Canada Express1944Documentary shortNarrator (voice)
Break-through1944Documentary shortHimself - Narrator
Fighting Dutch1943Documentary shortNarrator (voice)
Fighting Norway1943Documentary shortNarrator (voice)
The War for Men's Minds1943Documentary shortNarrator (voice)
Inside Fighting China1942Documentary shortNarrator (voice)
Voice of Action1942Documentary shortNarrator (voice)
The Mask of Nippon1942DocumentaryNarrator (voice)
The Battle for Oil1942Documentary shortNarrator
Battle of Brains1941Documentary shortNarrator (voice)
Churchill's Island1941Documentary shortNarrator (voice)
Warclouds in the Pacific1941Documentary shortNarrator (voice)
Front of Steel1940DocumentaryNarrator (voice)
Wings of Youth1940Documentary shortNarrator (voice)
Life and Times1998TV Series documentaryHimself
Star's Table1986TV SeriesHimself

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Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1987Earle Grey AwardGemini Awards
1986Award of ExcellenceBanff Television Festival
1985Star on the Walk of FameWalk of FameTelevisionOn 12 February 1985. At 1551 Vine Street.
1983Honorary Camera '30 Years of TV'Golden Camera, Germany
1970Bronze WranglerWestern Heritage AwardsFictional Television DramaBonanza (1959)
1969BambiBambi AwardsTV Series InternationalBonanza (1959)
1964Golden AppleGolden Apple AwardsMost Cooperative Actor

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1964Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest TV Star - MaleBonanza (1959)

Known for movies


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