Cliff Lyons
Born in Clarno Township, Lake County, South Dakota, USA — Jul 05 1901• Died Jan 06 1974
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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…
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Wagon Train
Creel Weatherby
Ben-Hur
The Lubian (uncredited)
Spartacus
Soldier (uncredited)
How the West Was Won
Crew
Red River
Crew
Fort Apache
Directing
The Searchers
Crew
The War Wagon
Outrider (uncredited)
Rio Grande
Soldier (uncredited)
The Horse Soldiers
Union Sergeant (uncredited)
McLintock!
Crew
Wagon Master
Marshal of Crystal City
The Alamo
Bowie's Man (uncredited)
The Green Berets
Hugh Parkinson (uncredited)
Chisum
Wrangler (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
Crew
How Green Was My Valley
Crew
3 Godfathers
Guard at Mojave Tanks (uncredited)
The Red Badge of Courage
Soldier (uncredited)
Genghis Khan
(uncredited)
The Conqueror
Directing
Cheyenne Autumn
Crew
Taras Bulba
Directing
The Prodigal
Harun (uncredited)
Major Dundee
Trooper (uncredited)
The Train Robbers
Directing
Dodge City
Crew
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Trooper Cliff (uncredited)
Destry Rides Again
Crew
Bend of the River
Willie
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Charioteer (uncredited)
Riders of Death Valley
Crew
The Abductors
Secret Service Agent
North of the Rio Grande
Barfly
7 Men from Now
Henchman
Two Rode Together
William McCandless (uncredited)
The Red Rider
Crew
Gordon of Ghost City
Rider
Sergeant Rutledge
Sam Beecher (uncredited)
The Miracle Rider
Crew
Three on the Trail
Crew
Marco the Magnificent
(uncredited)
The Last Days of Pompeii
Ostorius - a Gladiator (uncredited)
The Man from Tumbleweeds
Crew
Winners of the West
Indian / Henchman
The Night Rider
Bert Logan
The Painted Desert
Rider
Black Aces
Rider
Bar 20 Rides Again
Crew
The Silver Bullet
Barfly
The Young Land
Reynolds - Jury Foreman (uncredited)
The Lawless Nineties
Henchman Davis
The Vanishing Legion
Crew
Apache Warrior
Trooper (uncredited)
Colt Comrades
Rancher
Trailin' West
Gambler (uncredited)
Three Rogues
Deputy (uncredited)
Cassidy of Bar 20
Crew
When Willie Comes Marching Home
Churchgoer (uncredited)
The Devil Horse
Cowhand (uncredited)
Hollywood Round-Up
Saloon Set Brawler
The Rainbow Trail
Horseman
Three Godfathers
Crew
The Old Chisholm Trail
Crew
Canyon Hawks
Tom Hardy
The Last of the Duanes
Henchman
Stormy
Cowhand (uncredited)
The Eagle's Brood
Cowhand
Desert Greed
Gillis - Henchman (uncredited)
The Light That Failed
Crew
Wagon Tracks West
Henchman Matt
Robbers' Roost
Crew
Across the Plains
Chuck Lang
Death Valley Manhunt
Crew
Love Time
Crew
Riders of the Purple Sage
Jed
The Law of the Plains
Henchman
Renegade Trail
Henchman
Mystery Ranch
Crew
The Purple Monster Strikes
Crew
Fighting Thru
Crew
The Singing Vagabond
Crew
Three Texas Steers
Crew
The Missouri Traveler
Crew
The Crimson Trail
Barroom Cowhand
Somewhere in Sonora
Crew
The Hunted Men
Henchman Red (uncredited)
Call of the Desert
Nate Thomas
The Phantom Rider
Crew
Near the Rainbow's End
Lefty - Henchman
Breezy Bill
Bandit
Red Fork Range
'Skeeter' Beldon
Firebrand Jordan
Pete
Western Courage
Henchman Cliff
Hell Hounds of the Plains
Henchman (uncredited)
The Fighting Ranger
Manhattan Cowboy
Tex Spaulding
The Phantom Rider
Crew
Under Texas Skies
Mustang - Henchman (uncredited)
The Phantom City
Crew
The Oklahoma Sheriff
The Man from Nowhere
Wild Horse Canyon
Ranch Hand
The Cheyenne Kid
Cowhand (uncredited)
Blue Streak O'Neil
Covered Wagon Trails
Outlaw's Paradise
Sheriff
The Road Agent
The Border Sheriff
Crew
The Voice from the Sky
Henchman 'Humpy'
Headin' Westward
Pat Carle
Code of the West
Leary Henchman
Western Honor
The Canyon of Missing Men
Brill Lonegran
O'Malley Rides Alone
Henchman
The Oklahoma Cyclone
Henchman
The Last Roundup
Jimmy Blyth
The Cowboy and the Outlaw
Slim Saxon
The Fighting Terror
Bullets and Justice
Red Barton
The Arizona Kid
Red Hank