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Cliff Lyons‌

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Cliff Lyons

Clarno Township, Lake County, South Dakota, USA

Cliff Lyons

Clarno Township, Lake County, South Dakota, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1901-07-05

Popularity

star1.4

Biography

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

Movie Credits

Covered Wagon Trails

Covered Wagon Trails‌
star0.0
calendar 1930

Firebrand Jordan

Firebrand Jordan‌
star0.0
calendar 1930

The Canyon of Missing Men

The Canyon of Missing Men‌
star0.0
calendar 1930

The Cheyenne Kid

The Cheyenne Kid‌
star0.0
calendar 1930

Stormy

Stormy‌
star0.0
calendar 1935

7 Men from Now

7 Men from Now‌
star6.8
calendar 1956

Desert Greed

Desert Greed‌
star0.0
calendar 1926

The Arizona Kid

The Arizona Kid‌
star0.0
calendar 1929

Under Texas Skies

Under Texas Skies‌
star4.0
calendar 1930

The Oklahoma Sheriff

The Oklahoma Sheriff‌
star0.0
calendar 1930

The Hunted Men

The Hunted Men‌
star0.0
calendar 1930

Breezy Bill

Breezy Bill‌
star0.0
calendar 1930

Western Honor

Western Honor‌
star0.0
calendar 1930

The Man from Nowhere

The Man from Nowhere‌
star0.0
calendar 1930

Law of the Plains

Law of the Plains‌
star0.0
calendar 1929

Wagon Master

Wagon Master‌
star6.7
calendar 1950

Bullets and Justice

Bullets and Justice‌
star0.0
calendar 1929

Manhattan Cowboy

Manhattan Cowboy‌
star0.0
calendar 1928

Hell Hounds of the Plains

Hell Hounds of the Plains‌
star0.0
calendar 1927

The Young Land

The Young Land‌
star6.4
calendar 1959

The Last Days of Pompeii

The Last Days of Pompeii‌
star5.6
calendar 1935

Apache Warrior

Apache Warrior‌
star4.6
calendar 1957

The Lawless Nineties

The Lawless Nineties‌
star5.3
calendar 1936

The Green Berets

The Green Berets‌
star5.7
calendar 1968

Major Dundee

Major Dundee‌
star6.7
calendar 1965

The Night Rider

The Night Rider‌
star0.0
calendar 1932

Red Fork Range

Red Fork Range‌
star0.0
calendar 1931

The Painted Desert

The Painted Desert‌
star5.0
calendar 1931

The Rainbow Trail

The Rainbow Trail‌
star0.0
calendar 1932

The Last of the Duanes

The Last of the Duanes‌
star3.0
calendar 1930

Chisum

Chisum‌
star6.7
calendar 1970

Blue Streak O'Neil

Blue Streak O'Neil‌
star0.0
calendar 1926

Canyon Hawks

Canyon Hawks‌
star1.0
calendar 1930

The Last Roundup

The Last Roundup‌
star0.0
calendar 1929

Code of the West

Code of the West‌
star0.0
calendar 1929

Hollywood Round-Up

Hollywood Round-Up‌
star4.4
calendar 1937

Sergeant Rutledge

Sergeant Rutledge‌
star7.1
calendar 1960

The Young Land

The Young Land‌
star6.4
calendar 1959

Gordon of Ghost City

Gordon of Ghost City‌
star4.0
calendar 1933

Bend of the River

Bend of the River‌
star6.8
calendar 1952

When Willie Comes Marching Home

When Willie Comes Marching Home‌
star7.0
calendar 1950

Wagon Tracks West

Wagon Tracks West‌
star0.0
calendar 1943

Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur‌
star7.9
calendar 1959

Riders of the Purple Sage

Riders of the Purple Sage‌
star0.0
calendar 1931

Spartacus

Spartacus‌
star7.5
calendar 1960

Black Aces

Black Aces‌
star5.2
calendar 1937

The Voice from the Sky

The Voice from the Sky‌
star0.0
calendar 1929

Renegade Trail

Renegade Trail‌
star5.0
calendar 1939

The Eagle's Brood

The Eagle's Brood‌
star5.0
calendar 1935

Call of the Desert

Call of the Desert‌
star0.0
calendar 1930

North of the Rio Grande

North of the Rio Grande‌
star6.0
calendar 1937

The Devil Horse

The Devil Horse‌
star2.0
calendar 1932

Wild Horse Canyon

Wild Horse Canyon‌
star0.0
calendar 1925

The Road Agent

The Road Agent‌
star0.0
calendar 1925

Winners of the West

Winners of the West‌
star0.0
calendar 1940

Across the Plains

Across the Plains‌
star0.0
calendar 1928

Rio Grande

Rio Grande‌
star6.8
calendar 1950

The Red Badge of Courage

The Red Badge of Courage‌
star6.4
calendar 1951

Trailin' West

Trailin' West‌
star0.0
calendar 1936

Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan‌
star5.9
calendar 1965

Two Rode Together

Two Rode Together‌
star6.4
calendar 1961

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon‌
star6.8
calendar 1949

Headin' Westward

Headin' Westward‌
star0.0
calendar 1929

The Crimson Trail

The Crimson Trail‌
star0.0
calendar 1935

3 Godfathers

3 Godfathers‌
star6.7
calendar 1948

The War Wagon

The War Wagon‌
star6.9
calendar 1967

The Silver Bullet

The Silver Bullet‌
star4.0
calendar 1942

The Silver Bullet

The Silver Bullet‌
star4.0
calendar 1942

Colt Comrades

Colt Comrades‌
star5.6
calendar 1943

Near the Rainbow's End

Near the Rainbow's End‌
star1.0
calendar 1930

The Cowboy and the Outlaw

The Cowboy and the Outlaw‌
star0.0
calendar 1929

The Fighting Terror

The Fighting Terror‌
star0.0
calendar 1929

The Fighting Ranger

The Fighting Ranger‌
star0.0
calendar 1926

The Abductors

The Abductors‌
star0.0
calendar 1957

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ‌
star7.3
calendar 1925

The Oklahoma Cyclone

The Oklahoma Cyclone‌
star4.2
calendar 1930

Outlaw's Paradise

Outlaw's Paradise‌
star0.0
calendar 1927

O'Malley Rides Alone

O'Malley Rides Alone‌
star0.0
calendar 1930

Tv Credits

Wagon Train

Wagon Train‌
star6.4
calendar 1957