Cliff Lyons
Acting
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Acting Credits
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...
Known For
Filmography
Chisum
1970
as Wrangler (uncredited)
The Green Berets
1968
as Hugh Parkinson (uncredited)
The War Wagon
1967
as Outrider (uncredited)
Major Dundee
1965
as Trooper (uncredited)
Genghis Khan
1965
as (uncredited)
Marco the Magnificent
1965
as (uncredited)
Two Rode Together
1961
as William McCandless (uncredited)
Sergeant Rutledge
1960
as Sam Beecher (uncredited)
Spartacus
1960
as Soldier (uncredited)
The Alamo
1960
as Bowie's Man (uncredited)
The Young Land
1959
as Reynolds - Jury Foreman (uncredited)
The Young Land
1959
as Jury Foreman
Ben-Hur
1959
as The Lubian (uncredited)
The Horse Soldiers
1959
as Union Sergeant (uncredited)
Apache Warrior
1957
as Trooper (uncredited)
The Abductors
1957
as Secret Service Agent
The Wings of Eagles
1957
as Officer in Brawl (uncredited)
Wagon Train
1957
as Creel Weatherby
7 Men from Now
1956
as Henchman
The Prodigal
1955
as Harun (uncredited)
The Sun Shines Bright
1953
Bend of the River
1952
as Willie
The Red Badge of Courage
1951
as Soldier (uncredited)
Wagon Master
1950
as Marshal of Crystal City
When Willie Comes Marching Home
1950
as Churchgoer (uncredited)
Rio Grande
1950
as Soldier (uncredited)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949
as Trooper Cliff (uncredited)
3 Godfathers
1948
as Guard at Mojave Tanks (uncredited)
Wagon Tracks West
1943
as Henchman Matt
Colt Comrades
1943
as Rancher
The Silver Bullet
1942
as Stage Driver
The Silver Bullet
1942
as Barfly
Winners of the West
1940
as Indian / Henchman
Renegade Trail
1939
as Henchman
Hollywood Round-Up
1937
as Saloon Set Brawler
Black Aces
1937
as Rider
North of the Rio Grande
1937
as Barfly
The Lawless Nineties
1936
as Henchman Davis
Trailin' West
1936
as Gambler (uncredited)
Stormy
1935
as Cowhand (uncredited)
The Last Days of Pompeii
1935
as Ostorius - a Gladiator (uncredited)
The Eagle's Brood
1935
as Cowhand
The Crimson Trail
1935
as Barroom Cowhand
Gordon of Ghost City
1933
as Rider
The Night Rider
1932
as Bert Logan
The Rainbow Trail
1932
as Horseman
The Devil Horse
1932
as Cowhand (uncredited)
Red Fork Range
1931
as 'Skeeter' Beldon
The Painted Desert
1931
as Rider
Riders of the Purple Sage
1931
as Jed
Three Rogues
1931
as Deputy (uncredited)
Covered Wagon Trails
1930
Firebrand Jordan
1930
as Pete
The Canyon of Missing Men
1930
as Brill Lonegran
The Cheyenne Kid
1930
as Cowhand (uncredited)
Under Texas Skies
1930
as Mustang - Henchman (uncredited)
The Oklahoma Sheriff
1930
Western Honor
1930
The Hunted Men
1930
as Henchman Red (uncredited)
Breezy Bill
1930
as Bandit
The Man from Nowhere
1930
The Last of the Duanes
1930
as Henchman
Canyon Hawks
1930
as Tom Hardy
The Call of the Desert
1930
as Nate Thomas
Near the Rainbow's End
1930
as Lefty - Henchman
The Oklahoma Cyclone
1930
as Henchman
O'Malley Rides Alone
1930
as Henchman
The Lone Rider
1930
as Henchman
The Arizona Kid
1929
as Red Hank
The Law of the Plains
1929
as Henchman
Bullets and Justice
1929
as Red Barton
The Last Roundup
1929
as Jimmy Blyth
Code of the West
1929
as Leary Henchman
The Voice from the Sky
1929
as Henchman 'Humpy'
Headin' Westward
1929
as Pat Carle
The Cowboy and the Outlaw
1929
as Slim Saxon
The Fighting Terror
1929
Manhattan Cowboy
1928
as Tex Spaulding
Across the Plains
1928
as Chuck Lang
The Old Code
1928
as Jacques de Long
Hell Hounds of the Plains
1927
as Henchman (uncredited)
Outlaw's Paradise
1927
as Sheriff
Western Courage
1927
as Henchman Cliff
Desert Greed
1926
as Gillis - Henchman (uncredited)
Blue Streak O'Neil
1926
The Fighting Ranger
1926
Wild Horse Canyon
1925
as Ranch Hand
The Road Agent
1925
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
as Charioteer (uncredited)