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Cliff Lyons

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

05/07/1901

Day of Death

06/01/1974
(73) years old

Place of Birth

Clarno Township, Lake County, South Dakota, USA

Cliff Lyons

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, w... Read More

Known For

Chisum

The Green Berets

The War Wagon

Genghis Khan

Major Dundee

Two Rode Together

The Alamo

Spartacus

Sergeant Rutledge

Ben-Hur

Filmography

Cast

1970

Chisum

as Wrangler (uncredited)

1968

The Green Berets

as Hugh Parkinson (uncredited)

1967

The War Wagon

as Outrider (uncredited)

1965

Genghis Khan

as (uncredited)

1965

Major Dundee

as Trooper (uncredited)

1961

Two Rode Together

as William McCandless (uncredited)

1960

The Alamo

as Bowie's Man (uncredited)

1960

Spartacus

as Soldier (uncredited)

1960

Sergeant Rutledge

as Sam Beecher (uncredited)

1959

Ben-Hur

as The Lubian (uncredited)

1959

The Horse Soldiers

as Union Sergeant (uncredited)

1959

The Young Land

as Reynolds - Jury Foreman (uncredited)

1959

The Young Land

as Jury Foreman

1957

Apache Warrior

as Trooper (uncredited)

1957

The Abductors

as Secret Service Agent

1956

Seven Men from Now

as Henchman

1952

Bend of the River

as Willie

1951

The Red Badge of Courage

as Soldier (uncredited)

1950

Rio Grande

as Soldier (uncredited)

1950

Wagon Master

as Marshal of Crystal City

1950

When Willie Comes Marching Home

as Churchgoer (uncredited)

1949

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

as Trooper Cliff (uncredited)

1948

3 Godfathers

as Guard at Mojave Tanks (uncredited)

1943

Wagon Tracks West

as Henchman Matt

1943

Colt Comrades

as Rancher

1942

The Silver Bullet

as Stage Driver

1942

The Silver Bullet

as Barfly

1940

Winners of the West

as Indian / Henchman

1939

Renegade Trail

as Henchman

1937

Hollywood Round-Up

as Saloon Set Brawler

1937

Black Aces

as Rider

1937

North of the Rio Grande

as Barfly

1936

Trailin' West

as Gambler (uncredited)

1936

The Lawless Nineties

as Henchman Davis

1935

The Eagle's Brood

as Cowhand

1935

Stormy

as Cowhand (uncredited)

1935

The Last Days of Pompeii

as Ostorius - a Gladiator (uncredited)

1935

The Crimson Trail

as Barroom Cowhand

1933

Gordon of Ghost City

as Rider

1932

The Devil Horse

as Cowhand (uncredited)

1932

The Night Rider

as Bert Logan

1932

The Rainbow Trail

as Horseman

1931

Riders of the Purple Sage

as Jed

1931

Three Rogues

as Deputy (uncredited)

1931

The Painted Desert

as Rider

1931

Red Fork Range

as 'Skeeter' Beldon

1930

Under Texas Skies

as Mustang - Henchman (uncredited)

1930

The Last of the Duanes

as Henchman

1930

Canyon Hawks

as Tom Hardy

1930

The Oklahoma Cyclone

as Henchman

1930

The Oklahoma Sheriff

1930

Near the Rainbow's End

as Lefty - Henchman

1930

The Canyon of Missing Men

as Brill Lonegran

1930

Western Honor

1930

The Cheyenne Kid

as Cowhand (uncredited)

1930

The Man from Nowhere

1930

The Hunted Men

as Henchman Red (uncredited)

1930

Call of the Desert

as Nate Thomas

1930

Covered Wagon Trails

1930

Firebrand Jordan

as Pete

1930

Breezy Bill

as Bandit

1930

O'Malley Rides Alone

as Henchman

1929

The Voice from the Sky

as Henchman 'Humpy'

1929

Code of the West

as Leary Henchman

1929

The Cowboy and the Outlaw

as Slim Saxon

1929

The Law of the Plains

as Henchman

1929

The Fighting Terror

1929

The Last Roundup

as Jimmy Blyth

1929

The Arizona Kid

as Red Hank

1929

Bullets and Justice

as Red Barton

1929

Headin' Westward

as Pat Carle

1928

Manhattan Cowboy

as Tex Spaulding

1928

Across the Plains

as Chuck Lang

1927

Hell Hounds of the Plains

as Henchman (uncredited)

1927

Western Courage

as Henchman Cliff

1927

Outlaw's Paradise

as Sheriff

1926

Blue Streak O'Neil

1926

Desert Greed

as Gillis - Henchman (uncredited)

1926

The Fighting Ranger

1925

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

as Charioteer (uncredited)

1925

The Road Agent

1925

Wild Horse Canyon

as Ranch Hand

Crew

1973

The Train Robbers

as Second Unit Director

1973

The Train Robbers

as Stunt Coordinator

1967

The War Wagon

as Stunts

1967

The War Wagon

as Second Unit Director

1965

Genghis Khan

as Second Unit Director

1965

Major Dundee

as Second Unit Director

1965

Major Dundee

as Stunts

1964

Cheyenne Autumn

as Stunts

1963

McLintock!

as Stunt Coordinator

1963

McLintock!

as Technical Advisor

1962

Taras Bulba

as Second Unit Director

1962

How the West Was Won

as Stunts

1961

Two Rode Together

as Stunts

1960

The Alamo

as Second Unit Director

1960

The Alamo

as Stunts

1960

Sergeant Rutledge

as Stunts

1959

The Horse Soldiers

as Stunts

1958

The Missouri Traveler

as Stunts

1956

The Searchers

as Stunts

1956

The Conqueror

as Second Unit Director

1956

The Conqueror

as Stunts

1952

Bend of the River

as Stunts

1950

Rio Grande

as Second Unit Director

1950

Rio Grande

as Stunts

1950

Wagon Master

as Second Unit Director

1950

Wagon Master

as Stunts

1949

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

as Second Unit Director

1949

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

as Stunts

1948

3 Godfathers

as Stunts

1948

Red River

as Stunts

1948

Fort Apache

as Second Unit Director

1948

Fort Apache

as Stunts

1946

The Phantom Rider

as Stunts

1945

The Purple Monster Strikes

as Stunts

1943

Death Valley Manhunt

as Stunts

1942

The Old Chisholm Trail

as Stand In

1941

They Died with Their Boots On

as Stunt Double

1941

How Green Was My Valley

as Stunts

1941

Riders of Death Valley

as Stunts

1940

Winners of the West

as Stunts

1940

The Man from Tumbleweeds

as Stunts

1939

The Light That Failed

as Stunts

1939

Destry Rides Again

as Stunts

1939

Renegade Trail

as Stunts

1939

Three Texas Steers

as Stunts

1939

Dodge City

as Stunts

1938

Cassidy of Bar 20

as Stunts

1937

North of the Rio Grande

as Stunts

1936

The Phantom Rider

as Stunts

1936

Three on the Trail

as Stunts

1936

Three Godfathers

as Stunts

1935

The Singing Vagabond

as Stunts

1935

Bar 20 Rides Again

as Stunts

1935

The Miracle Rider

as Stunts

1934

Love Time

as Stunts

1934

The Red Rider

as Stunts

1932

Robbers' Roost

as Stunt Double

1932

The Devil Horse

as Stunts

1932

Mystery Ranch

as Stunts

1931

The Vanishing Legion

as Stunts

1930

Fighting Thru

as Stunts

1927

Somewhere in Sonora

as Stunts

1926

The Border Sheriff

as Stunts