Attended Lisgar Collegiate, Ottawa, Ontario.
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].
Best remembered by the public for his starring role as father Ben Cartwright on "Bonanza" (1959).
Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives." Volume Two, 1986-1990, pages 355-356. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999.
Close friend of John Colicos.
Died the same day as Peter Tosh.
Founded Toronto's Academy of Radio Arts.
Had a #1 hit in the US with his 1960s recording of "Ringo," a spoken-word song.
Has two children, Belinda Susan Bennet (née Greene) and Charles Greene (both b. 1945), from his first marriage.
He is the only actor to appear in every episode of both "Battlestar Galactica" (1978) and "Galactica 1980" (1980).
He was awarded the O.C. (Officer of the Order of Canada) on June 27, 1969 for his services to the performing arts and community.
He was scheduled to appear in a flashback scene using archival footage on the new Battlestar Galactica TV series, but the plan fell through.
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).
His daughter Gillian Greene (b. 1968), is married to director Sam Raimi. One of the Raimis' sons is named Lorne, after him.
Interred at Hillside Memorial Park, Culver City, California, USA.
Invited to play Ben Cartwright after a well-received performance as Big Brother in a CBS production of 1984 on "Studio One in Hollywood" (1948).
Just before his death, Greene had signed on to reprise the role of "Ben Cartwright" in a TV-movie revival of "Bonanza" (1959).
Once played George Wahington in a short film produced for the National Park Service.
Pictured (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.
Served, along with Betty White, as co-host of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC-TV for almost a decade, 1963-72.