- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 5, 1901
- Place of Birth
- Clarno Township, Lake County, South Dakota, USA
- Died
- January 6, 1974
Cliff Lyons
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 …
Filmography
movieThe Train Robbers
1973 · Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
movieChisum
1970 · Wrangler (uncredited)
movieThe Green Berets
1968 · Hugh Parkinson (uncredited)
movieThe War Wagon
1967 · Outrider (uncredited), Stunts, Second Unit Director
movieMarco the Magnificent
1965 · (uncredited)
movieGenghis Khan
1965 · (uncredited), Second Unit Director
movieMajor Dundee
1965 · Trooper (uncredited), Stunts, Second Unit Director
movieCheyenne Autumn
1964 · Stunts
movieMcLintock!
1963 · Stunt Coordinator, Technical Advisor
movieTaras Bulba
1962 · Second Unit Director
movieHow the West Was Won
1962 · Stunts
movieTwo Rode Together
1961 · William McCandless (uncredited), Stunts
movieThe Alamo
1960 · Bowie's Man (uncredited), Second Unit Director, Stunts
movieSpartacus
1960 · Soldier (uncredited)
movieSergeant Rutledge
1960 · Sam Beecher (uncredited), Stunts
movieBen-Hur
1959 · The Lubian (uncredited)
movieThe Horse Soldiers
1959 · Union Sergeant (uncredited), Stunts
movieThe Young Land
1959 · Reynolds - Jury Foreman (uncredited)
movieThe Missouri Traveler
1958 · Stunts
tvWagon Train
1957 · Creel Weatherby
movieApache Warrior
1957 · Trooper (uncredited)
movieThe Abductors
1957 · Secret Service Agent
movieThe Wings of Eagles
1957 · Officer in Brawl (uncredited), Stunts
movie7 Men from Now
1956 · Henchman
movieThe Searchers
1956 · Stunts
movieThe Conqueror
1956 · Second Unit Director, Stunts
movieThe Prodigal
1955 · Harun (uncredited), Stunts
movieBend of the River
1952 · Willie, Stunts
movieThe Red Badge of Courage
1951 · Soldier (uncredited)
movieRio Grande
1950 · Soldier (uncredited), Second Unit Director, Stunts
movieWagon Master
1950 · Marshal of Crystal City, Stunts, Second Unit Director
movieWhen Willie Comes Marching Home
1950 · Churchgoer (uncredited)
movieShe Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949 · Trooper Cliff (uncredited), Second Unit Director, Stunts, Technical Advisor
movie3 Godfathers
1948 · Guard at Mojave Tanks (uncredited), Stunts
movieRed River
1948 · Stunts
movieFort Apache
1948 · Second Unit Director, Stunts
movieThe Phantom Rider
1946 · Stunts
movieThe Purple Monster Strikes
1945 · Stunts
movieDeath Valley Manhunt
1943 · Stunts
movieWagon Tracks West
1943 · Henchman Matt
movieColt Comrades
1943 · Rancher
movieThe Old Chisholm Trail
1942 · Stand In
movieThe Silver Bullet
1942 · Barfly, Stage Driver
movieThey Died with Their Boots On
1941 · Stunt Double
movieHow Green Was My Valley
1941 · Stunts
movieRiders of Death Valley
1941 · Stunts
movieWinners of the West
1940 · Indian / Henchman, Stunts
movieThe Man from Tumbleweeds
1940 · Stunts
movieThe Light That Failed
1939 · Stunts
movieDestry Rides Again
1939 · Stunts
movieRenegade Trail
1939 · Henchman, Stunts
movieThree Texas Steers
1939 · Stunts
movieDodge City
1939 · Stunts
movieCassidy of Bar 20
1938 · Stunts
movieHollywood Round-Up
1937 · Saloon Set Brawler
movieBlack Aces
1937 · Rider
movieNorth of the Rio Grande
1937 · Barfly, Stunts
movieTrailin' West
1936 · Gambler (uncredited)
movieThe Phantom Rider
1936 · Stunts
movieThree on the Trail
1936 · Stunts
movieThree Godfathers
1936 · Stunts
movieThe Lawless Nineties
1936 · Henchman Davis
movieThe Singing Vagabond
1935 · Stunts
movieBar 20 Rides Again
1935 · Stunts
movieThe Eagle's Brood
1935 · Cowhand
movieStormy
1935 · Cowhand (uncredited)
movieThe Last Days of Pompeii
1935 · Ostorius - a Gladiator (uncredited)
movieThe Miracle Rider
1935 · Stunts
movieThe Crimson Trail
1935 · Barroom Cowhand
movieLove Time
1934 · Stunts
movieThe Red Rider
1934 · Stunts
movieGordon of Ghost City
1933 · Rider
movieRobbers' Roost
1932 · Stunt Double
movieThe Devil Horse
1932 · Cowhand (uncredited), Stunts
movieThe Night Rider
1932 · Bert Logan
movieThe Texas Bad Man
1932 · Stunts
movieMystery Ranch
1932 · Stunts
movieThe Rainbow Trail
1932 · Horseman
movieRiders of the Purple Sage
1931 · Jed
movieThe Vanishing Legion
1931 · Stunts
movieThree Rogues
1931 · Deputy (uncredited)
movieThe Painted Desert
1931 · Rider
movieRed Fork Range
1931 · 'Skeeter' Beldon
movieFighting Thru
1930 · Stunts
movieUnder Texas Skies
1930 · Mustang - Henchman (uncredited)
movieThe Last of the Duanes
1930 · Henchman
movieCanyon Hawks
1930 · Tom Hardy
movieThe Oklahoma Cyclone
1930 · Henchman
movieThe Lone Rider
1930 · Henchman
movieThe Oklahoma Sheriff
1930
movieNear the Rainbow's End
1930 · Lefty - Henchman
movieThe Canyon of Missing Men
1930 · Brill Lonegran
Western Honor
1930
movieThe Cheyenne Kid
1930 · Cowhand (uncredited)
The Man from Nowhere
1930
movieThe Hunted Men
1930 · Henchman Red (uncredited)
movieCall of the Desert
1930 · Nate Thomas
Covered Wagon Trails
1930
movieFirebrand Jordan
1930 · Pete
Breezy Bill
1930 · Bandit
movieO'Malley Rides Alone
1930 · Henchman
movieThe Voice from the Sky
1929 · Henchman 'Humpy'
movieCode of the West
1929 · Leary Henchman
movieThe Cowboy and the Outlaw
1929 · Slim Saxon
movieThe Law of the Plains
1929 · Henchman
movieThe Fighting Terror
1929
movieThe Last Roundup
1929 · Jimmy Blyth
The Arizona Kid
1929 · Red Hank
Bullets and Justice
1929 · Red Barton
movieHeadin' Westward
1929 · Pat Carle
movieThe Phantom City
1928 · Stunts
The Old Code
1928 · Jacques de Long
movieManhattan Cowboy
1928 · Tex Spaulding
movieAcross the Plains
1928 · Chuck Lang
movieHell Hounds of the Plains
1927 · Henchman (uncredited)
Western Courage
1927 · Henchman Cliff
movieSomewhere in Sonora
1927 · Stunts
Outlaw's Paradise
1927 · Sheriff
movieBlue Streak O'Neil
1926
movieDesert Greed
1926 · Gillis - Henchman (uncredited)
The Fighting Ranger
1926
movieThe Border Sheriff
1926 · Stunts
movieBen-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925 · Charioteer (uncredited)
movieThe Road Agent
1925
movieWild Horse Canyon
1925 · Ranch Hand