Lorne Greene

Canadian actor, musician, singer, and radio personality (1915–1987)

Person human Q550784

Lorne Greene — Ronny Jaques / National Film Board of Canada / Library and Archives Canada / PA-116178 · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

29 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[24]
Date of birth: February 12, 1915
Date of death: September 11, 1987
Place of birth: Ottawa
Place of death: Santa Monica
Country of citizenship: Canada^[12]
Ethnic group: Jewish people^[13]
Occupation: television actor, singer, journalist, actor, film actor, radio personality, musician^[14]^[15]
Employer: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation^[16]
Educated at: Queen's University, Lisgar Collegiate Institute^[17]^[18]
Award received: Officer of the Order of Canada, Golden Plate Award, Earle Grey Award, Canada's Walk of Fame, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23]
Child: Charles Greene^[11]
Genre: Western^[25]
Cause of death: pneumonia^[27]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[33]
Birth name: Lyon Himan Green^[34]
End of work period: 1987^[37]
Family name: Greene^[28]
Given name: Lorne^[29]
Height: +183^[38]
Instrument: voice^[32]
Manner of death: natural causes^[31]
Number of children: +3^[35]

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P14750: BA75-017F-669F-4D85-B8EA
Place of burial: Hillside Memorial Park^[10]
Record label: RCA Victor^[26]
Relative: Sam Raimi^[30]
Start of work period: 1941^[36]

🏷️ Also known as

en Lorne Hyman Greene en Lorne Greene en Lyon Himan Green ar لورني غريني el Λορν Γκριν es Lorne Hyman Greene fa لورن گرین he לורן חיים גרין he לורן גרין he ליון חיים גרין ja ローン・グリーン ko 론 그린 pl Lorne Hyman Greene ru Лорн Грин sv Greene zh 洛恩·格林 zh-hant 洛恩・格林

🔖 Identifiers · 100

ISNI: 0000000107843498
VIAF cluster ID: 79172961
Library of Congress authority ID: n80015812
GND ID: 134830423
AllMovie person ID: p28546
AllMusic artist ID: mn0000284263
American Film Institute person ID: 100487
Apple Music artist ID: 216282
Awards & Winners artist ID: 018ry5
BAnQ authority ID: 0000362877
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 14024939m, 15715721c
Billboard artist ID: lorne-greene

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CANTIC ID: 981058526461206706
CONOR.SI ID: 216437347
Canadian Encyclopedia article ID: lorne-greene
Canadiana Authorities ID (former scheme): 0055D9349
Canadiana Name Authority ID: ncf10235342
CineMagia person ID: 43744
Cinémathèque québécoise person ID: 9796
DBC author ID: 87097990850520
Deezer artist ID: 76710
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 134830423
Discogs artist ID: 521651
Elonet person ID: 228430
Europeana entity: agent/base/147694
FAST ID: 50037
FamilySearch person ID: LTM6-QFP
Fandango person ID: 259291
Film.ru person ID: lorni-grin
Filmweb.pl person ID: 51919
Find a Grave memorial ID: 417
Freebase ID: /m/018ry5
GTAA ID: 104356
Geni.com profile ID: 6000000006763717227
Genius artist ID: Lorne-greene
Google Play Music artist ID (former scheme): Avtnghdjeumt7itm2h6cuipbxie
Hoopla artist ID: 501879056
IHeart artist ID: 121089
IMDb ID: nm0001296
ISzDb person ID: 54806
IdRef ID: 181700204
Internet Broadway Database person ID: 43013
Jaxsta profile ID: f24cd120-62eb-4f42-8a9e-1e27906923a0
Jewish Virtual Library ID: lorne-greene
Kinobox person ID: 95995
Last.fm ID: Lorne+Greene
LdiF person ID: 80621
Libraries Australia ID: 35137896
LibraryThing author ID: greenelorne
Listal ID: lorne-greene
LittleSis people ID: 219066
LyricsTranslate ID: lorne-greene-lyrics.html
MYmovies person ID: 5543
Metacritic ID: person/lorne-greene
Movie Walker Press person ID: 8730
Munzinger person ID: 00000012457
MusicBrainz artist ID: e9d0b534-f1ed-4260-8e95-2b3b191d14c4
Musik-Sammler.de artist ID: 39239
Muziekweb performer ID: M00000030221
NLA Trove people ID: 838562
NLP ID: a0000002705854
NUKAT ID: n2021120504
National Library of Israel ID (old): 004314397
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007347351305171
National Library of Korea ID: KAC2020P5274
National Library of Lithuania ID: LNB:BZqV;=B5
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810551683105606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0): XX1507301
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 073925535
Notable Names Database ID: 767/000023698
Open Media Database person ID: 40181
Order of Canada recipient ID: 146-2805
PORT person ID: 120286
Pandora artist ID: miR162839
Playbill person ID: lorne-greene-vault-0000091370
Plex person key: 5d77682f2e80df001ebdd9bb
Rate Your Music artist ID: lorne_greene
Rotten Tomatoes ID: celebrity/lorne_greene
SNAC ARK ID: w6b86b3f
Setlist.fm artist ID: 5bd75f30
Shazam artist ID: 216282
Sinemalar person ID: 87078
Spotify artist ID: 7CHyTolf8RTuUaW4yYV52d
TCM Movie Database person ID: 76133|100487
TMDB person ID: 40181
TV Guide person ID (former scheme): 162742
TV Tropes ID: Creator/LorneGreene
TV.com ID: people/lorne-greene
The Numbers person ID: 57980401
Tidal artist ID: 2134
Trading Card Database name ID: 83186
U.S. National Archives Identifier: 10582136
University of Barcelona authority ID: 981058526461206706
WhoSampled artist ID: Lorne-Greene
WikiTree person ID: Green-25766
Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["MusicAct", "LorneGreene::bzc2t"]
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJcC4rqwrx3GFcfTwvbGHC
Yale LUX ID: person/48794ec5-223a-4243-8926-d04c257e354d
Yandex Music artist ID: 192646
ČSFD person ID: 77623

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Occupation 6

actor, journalist, singer, film actor, radio personality, television actor

Award received 3

Canada's Walk of Fame, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Golden Plate Award

Educated at 2

Queen's University, Lisgar Collegiate Institute

Cause of death 1

pneumonia

Country of citizenship 1

Canada

Employer 1

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Family name 1

Greene

Genre 1

Western

Instance of 1

human

Instrument 1

voice

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Manner of death 1

natural causes

Place of birth 1

Ottawa

Place of burial 1

Hillside Memorial Park

Place of death 1

Santa Monica

Record label 1

RCA Victor

Relative 1

Sam Raimi

Sex or gender 1

male

← Performer 1

O'Brien

← Relative 1

Sam Raimi

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Summary

Lorne Greene was born on February 12, 1915^[1], in Ottawa^[2]. He died on September 11, 1987^[3], in Santa Monica^[4]. He worked as a television actor^[5], singer^[6], journalist^[7], actor^[8], and film actor^[9].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

Type: Person^[39]
Country: CA^[40]
Began / founded: 1915-02-12^[41]
Ended / dissolved: 1987-09-11^[42]
Genre(s): folk^[43]
Community tags: american folk music, cowboy, folk^[44]
MusicBrainz ID: e9d0b534-f1ed-4260-8e95-2b3b191d14c4^[45]

FAQs

Where was Lorne Greene born?

Lorne Greene's place of birth was Ottawa^[2].

Where did Lorne Greene die?

Lorne Greene passed away in Santa Monica^[4].

What did Lorne Greene do for work?

Lorne Greene worked as a television actor^[5], singer^[6], journalist^[7], actor^[8], and film actor^[9].

Where did Lorne Greene go to school?

Lorne Greene was educated at Queen's University^[17] and Lisgar Collegiate Institute^[18].

What awards did Lorne Greene receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of Canada^[19], Golden Plate Award^[20], Earle Grey Award^[21], and Canada's Walk of Fame^[22].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Lorne Greene — place of birth (P19): Ottawa. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-06-25. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Lorne Greene — place of death (P20): Santa Monica. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-12-31. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Lorne Greene — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Lorne Greene — country of citizenship (P27): Canada. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Lorne Greene — child (P40): Charles Greene. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Lorne Greene — educated at (P69): Queen's University. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Lorne Greene — educated at (P69): Lisgar Collegiate Institute. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Lorne Greene — occupation (P106): television actor. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Lorne Greene — occupation (P106): singer. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Lorne Greene — occupation (P106): journalist. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Lorne Greene — occupation (P106): actor. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Lorne Greene — occupation (P106): film actor. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Lorne Greene — occupation (P106): radio personality. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Lorne Greene — occupation (P106): musician. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Lorne Greene — employer (P108): Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Lorne Greene — place of burial (P119): Hillside Memorial Park. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Lorne Greene — genre (P136): Western. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Lorne Greene — award received (P166): Officer of the Order of Canada. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Lorne Greene — award received (P166): Golden Plate Award. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Lorne Greene — award received (P166): Earle Grey Award. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Lorne Greene — award received (P166): Canada's Walk of Fame. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Lorne Greene — award received (P166): star on Hollywood Walk of Fame. Retrieved 2021-06-06. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Lorne Greene — ethnic group (P172): Jewish people. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Lorne Greene — record label (P264): RCA Victor. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Lorne Greene — cause of death (P509): pneumonia. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Lorne Greene — date of birth (P569): February 12, 1915. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-05-03. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Lorne Greene — date of death (P570): September 11, 1987. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-05-03. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Lorne Greene — family name (P734): Greene. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Lorne Greene — given name (P735): Lorne. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Lorne Greene — relative (P1038): Sam Raimi. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Lorne Greene — manner of death (P1196): natural causes. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Lorne Greene — instrument (P1303): voice. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Lorne Greene — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Lorne Greene — birth name (P1477): Lyon Himan Green. wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Lorne Greene — number of children (P1971): 3. wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ Lorne Greene — start of work period (P2031): 1941. wikidata.org.
[37] ↑ Lorne Greene — end of work period (P2032): 1987. wikidata.org.
[38] ↑ Lorne Greene — height (P2048): 183 cm. wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

[39] ↑ Lorne Greene — Type: Person. MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
[40] ↑ Lorne Greene — Country: CA. MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
[41] ↑ Lorne Greene — Began / founded: 1915-02-12. MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
[42] ↑ Lorne Greene — Ended / dissolved: 1987-09-11. MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
[43] ↑ Lorne Greene — Genre(s): folk. MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
[44] ↑ Lorne Greene — Community tags: american folk music, cowboy, folk. MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
[45] ↑ Lorne Greene — MusicBrainz ID: e9d0b534-f1ed-4260-8e95-2b3b191d14c4. MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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