
Ben Lyon
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
From Wikipedia Ben Lyon (February 6, 1901 β March 22, 1979) was an American actor and a studio executive at 20th Century Fox. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Lyon entered films in 1918 after a successful appearance on Broadway opposite Jeanne Eagels. He attracted attention in the highly successful film Flaming Youth (1923), and steadily developed into a leading man. He was most successfully paired with some of the leading actresses of the silent era including Pola Negri, Gloria Swanson, Colleen Moor...
Known For
Filmography

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

The Lyons in Paris
1955
as Ben

Life with the Lyons
1954
as Ben Lyon

The Dark Tower
1943
as Phil Danton

This Was Paris
1942
as Butch, Sydney Chronicle Reporter

Hi Gang!
1941
as Her Other Half
Confidential Lady
1939
as Jim Brent
I Killed the Count
1939
as Bernard Froy

Stardust
1938
as Roy Harley
Down to the Sea
1936
as Steve Londos

Dancing Feet
1936
as Peyton Wells

Together We Live
1935
as Max

Navy Wife
1935
as Dr. Peter Milford

Frisco Waterfront
1935
as Glenn Burton
Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8
1935

Lightning Strikes Twice
1934
as Steve Brewster

Crimson Romance
1934
as Bob Wilson

I Spy
1934
as Wally Sawyer

I Cover the Waterfront
1933
as H. Joseph 'Joe' Miller

Girl Missing
1933
as Henry Gibson

The Women in His Life
1933
as Roger McKane

Lady with a Past
1932
as Guy Bryson

Hollywood on Parade No. A-1
1932
as Self

The Crooked Circle
1932
as Brand Osborne

By Whose Hand?
1932
as Jimmy Hawley

Hollywood on Parade No. A-3
1932
as Self

The Big Timer
1932
as Cooky Bradford

Hat Check Girl
1932
as Buster Collins

Week Ends Only
1932
as Jack Williams

Night Nurse
1931
as Mortie

Indiscreet
1931
as Tony Blake

Her Majesty, Love
1931
as Fred von Wellingen

Bought!
1931
as Nick Amory

The Hot Heiress
1931
as Hap Harrigan

My Past
1931
as Robert 'Bob' Byrne

Compromised
1931
as Sidney Brock

Aloha
1931
as Jimmy Bradford

The Stolen Jools
1931
as Ben Lyon

Misbehaving Ladies
1931
as Phil Hunter

Hell's Angels
1930
as Monte Rutledge

A Soldier's Plaything
1930
as Georgie

Alias French Gertie
1930
as Jimmy Hartigan

Lummox
1930
as Rollo Farley

What Men Want
1930
as Kendall James

The Quitter
1929
as Neal Abbott

All Faces West
1929
as Matthew

The Flying Marine
1929
as Steve Moran

The Air Legion
1929
as Dave Grayson

For the Love of Mike
1927
as Mike
The Tender Hour
1927
as Wally McKenzie

Das tanzende Wien
1927
as Jonny Conzaga

Life in Hollywood No. 2
1927
as Himself

The Perfect Sap
1927
as Herbert Alden

The Great Deception
1926
as Cyril Mansfield

The Savage
1926
as Danny Terry

Bluebeard's Seven Wives
1926
as John Hart / Don Juan Hartez

The Reckless Lady
1926
as Ralph Hilliwe

The Prince of Tempters
1926
as Francis

The Necessary Evil
1925
as Frank Jerome

The New Commandment
1925
as Billy Morrow

The Pace That Thrills
1925
as Danny Wade

Winds of Chance
1925
as Pierce Phillips

One Way Street
1925
as Bobby Austin

Wine of Youth
1924
as Lynn Talbot

So Big
1924
as Dirk DeJong

Lily of the Dust
1924
as Lt. Prell

Painted People
1924
as Don Lane

The White Moth
1924
as Douglas Vantine

Wages of Virtue
1924
as Marvin

The Custard Cup
1923
as Dick Chase

Potash and Perlmutter
1923
as Boris Andrieff

Flaming Youth
1923
as Monty Standish
The Heart of Maryland
1921
as Bob Telfair

Open Your Eyes
1919
as Harold Connors