Lorne Greene was a Canadian actor and singer who started his entertainment career as a radio broadcaster for ‘Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.’ During his radio career, Lorne worked as a newsreader and narrator of various documentary films. He was nicknamed as ‘the voice of Canada’ by ‘BBC’ but later came to be known as ‘the voice of Doom’ since he often announced the tragedy that hit the surrounding areas during the ‘World War II.’ He soon shifted his focus on ‘Broadway.’ After doing theatre, he made his film debut in ‘The Prescott Proposals,’ in1953. He was also seen in films such as ‘The Silver Chalice’ (1954), ‘The Wizard of Oz’ (1980), ‘The Trap’ (1959) and ‘The Hangman’ (1959). He also appeared in many TV shows, including ‘Bonanza’ (1959-1973), ‘Griff’(1973-1974), ‘Roots’ (1977), ‘Galactica 1980’ (1980) and ‘Code Red’ (1981-1982). His last appearance came in the film ‘The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory’ in 1987.Â