Cliff Lyons
Jul 5, 1901 — Jan 6, 1974 (72 years)
Clarno Township, Lake County, South Dakota, USA
68 Movies
1 Series
Cliff Lyons is a American actor. He appears in the film 'Bend of the River' as Willie.
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68Movies
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Cliff Lyons
68 Movies
1 Series
Cliff Lyons is a American actor. He appears in the film 'Bend of the River' as Willie.
72 R.I.P.
R.I.P.
68
Movies
1
Series
Movies
Ben-Hur
1959
Spartacus
1960
3 Godfathers
1948
Chisum
1970
The Alamo
1960
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949
The War Wagon
1967
The Horse Soldiers
1959
The Green Berets
1968
Rio Grande
1950
7 Men from Now
1956
Major Dundee
1965
Two Rode Together
1961
Bend of the River
1952
The Wings of Eagles
1957
Sergeant Rutledge
1960
The Red Badge of Courage
1951
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
Wagon Master
1950
The Prodigal
1955
The Young Land
1959
The Young Land
1959
The Lawless Nineties
1936
When Willie Comes Marching Home
1950
The Painted Desert
1931
The Last Days of Pompeii
1935
North of the Rio Grande
1937
The Eagle's Brood
1935
Colt Comrades
1943
Renegade Trail
1939
Hollywood Round-Up
1937
The Oklahoma Cyclone
1930
Apache Warrior
1957
The Silver Bullet
1942
The Silver Bullet
1942
The Devil Horse
1932
Black Aces
1937
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Chisum
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Chisum
Wrangler (uncredited)
1970
Film
The Green Berets
Hugh Parkinson (uncredited)
1968
Film
The War Wagon
Outrider (uncredited)
1967
Film
Major Dundee
Trooper (uncredited)
1965
Film
Two Rode Together
William McCandless (uncredited)
1961
Film
The Alamo
Bowie's Man (uncredited)
1960
Film
Spartacus
Soldier (uncredited)
1960
Film
Sergeant Rutledge
Sam Beecher (uncredited)
1960
Film
Ben-Hur
The Lubian (uncredited)
1959
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Cliff Lyons still alive?
Cliff Lyons passed away on January 6, 1974 at age 72.
What are the most famous roles of Cliff Lyons?
Cliff Lyons is best known for roles in Ben-Hur, Spartacus, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon.
How many movies has Cliff Lyons been in?
Over a 49-year career (since 1925), Cliff Lyons has appeared in 86 movies and 1 TV shows.
What was Cliff Lyons's first movie?
The career of Cliff Lyons began with Wild Horse Canyon (1925).
What is Cliff Lyons's most recent movie or series?
Cliff Lyons's most recent release is Chisum, which premiered on July 23, 1970.
What TV shows has Cliff Lyons appeared in?
On television, Cliff Lyons has appeared in Wagon Train.
Cliff Lyons
1901-07-05 · Clarno Township, Lake County, South Dakota, USA
Cliff Lyons was an American actor, stuntman and second-unit director, primarily of Westerns, particularly the films of John Ford and John Wayne. Lyons, the son of Garrett Thomas Lyons and Wilhamena Johnson Lyons, was raised on a South Dakota farm, though his family lived for a time in Memphis, TN, where he attended business school. An expert horseman, he gave up the notion of a business career and opted for the rodeo arena instead, touring the country;y and eventually reaching Los Angeles at the age of 21. With accomplished cowboys in great demand, Lyons quickly became involved in movies, working both as a stuntman and an actor. After only a couple of bit parts, he was signed by producer Bud Barsky to do seven inexpensive Westerns directed by Paul Hurst, with Lyons and Al Hoxie alternating as the hero and the heavy. Lyons and Hoxie alternated in another Western series produced by Morris R. Schlank, and, as Cliff 'Tex' Lyons, he seemed headed for minor stardom as a B-Western lead. However, Lyons' voice was not well-suited for sound and the talkie revolution confined him to small roles. As his small shot at stardom faded, however, his career as a stunt double for stars big and small was on the rise. He doubled such cowboy stars as Tom Mix, Ken Maynard, Buck Jones and Johnny Mack Brown. In 1936 he worked with John Wayne for the first and struck up a personal and business relationship that would remain strong for three decades. Wayne was influential in getting Lyons his first work as a second-unit director and in introducing Lyons to John Ford, for whom Lyons would do some of his finest work. Lyons' reputation as a stunt coordinator is comparable to that of acknowledged master Yakima Canutt, with whom Lyons partnered on numerous occasions. Perhaps Lyons' most impressive work was the massive and dynamic battle sequences of Wayne's The Alamo (1960). He was married from 1938 to 1955 to actress Beth Marion, with whom he had two sons. Cliff Lyons died in 1974 at 72, not long after coordinating stunts for Wayne's The Train Robbers (1973).
Date of Birth 4 July 1901, near Clarno Township, Lake County, South Dakota
Date of Death 6 January 1974, Los Angeles, California