One of my television western heroes from my younger days........
Lorne Greene was born in Canada on 12 February, 1915. He died at 72 in 1987.
He was an actor, singer and radio personality.
He appeared in the long-running TV western series Bonanza, 430 episodes from 1959 to 1973, as Ben Cartwright boss of the Ponderosa ranch and father to sons Adam (Pernell Roberts), Hoss (Dan Blocker) and Little Joe (Michael Landon).
He made many TV and film appearances. Apart from Bonanza, he is known for 21 episodes of Battlestar Galactica as Commander Adama.
Greene was also a successful recording artist with his talking/singing distinctive deep voice. His biggest hit was Ringo, a number one in Canada and the US in 1964. Here's a YouTube link to the record:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-rsTAD0B78
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