Cliff Lyons

Cliff Lyons

Acting

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,…

Filmography

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Chisum ★ 6.7 Chisum 1970 The Green Berets ★ 5.7 The Green Berets 1968 The War Wagon ★ 6.8 The War Wagon 1967 Marco the Magnificent ★ 4.8 Marco the Magnificent 1965 Genghis Khan ★ 5.8 Genghis Khan 1965 Major Dundee ★ 6.7 Major Dundee 1965 Two Rode Together ★ 6.4 Two Rode Together 1961 The Alamo ★ 7.1 The Alamo 1960 Spartacus ★ 7.5 Spartacus 1960 Sergeant Rutledge ★ 7.0 Sergeant Rutledge 1960 Ben-Hur ★ 7.9 Ben-Hur 1959 The Horse Soldiers ★ 7.0 The Horse Soldiers 1959 The Young Land ★ 6.8 The Young Land 1959 Wagon Train ★ 6.6 Wagon Train 1957 Apache Warrior ★ 5.0 Apache Warrior 1957 The Abductors ★ 10.0 The Abductors 1957 7 Men from Now ★ 6.8 7 Men from Now 1956 The Prodigal ★ 4.6 The Prodigal 1955 Bend of the River ★ 7.0 Bend of the River 1952 The Red Badge of Courage ★ 6.4 The Red Badge of Courage 1951 Rio Grande ★ 6.8 Rio Grande 1950 Wagon Master ★ 6.7 Wagon Master 1950 When Willie Comes Marching Home ★ 6.9 When Willie Comes Marching Home 1950 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon ★ 6.9 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon 1949 3 Godfathers ★ 6.8 3 Godfathers 1948 Wagon Tracks West ★ 9.0 Wagon Tracks West 1943 Colt Comrades ★ 5.9 Colt Comrades 1943 The Silver Bullet ★ 6.0 The Silver Bullet 1942 Winners of the West ★ 7.0 Winners of the West 1940 Renegade Trail ★ 5.0 Renegade Trail 1939 Hollywood Round-Up ★ 5.3 Hollywood Round-Up 1937 Black Aces ★ 5.6 Black Aces 1937 North of the Rio Grande ★ 6.7 North of the Rio Grande 1937 Trailin' West ★ 8.0 Trailin' West 1936 The Lawless Nineties ★ 5.5 The Lawless Nineties 1936 The Eagle's Brood ★ 5.8 The Eagle's Brood 1935 Stormy ★ 7.0 Stormy 1935 The Last Days of Pompeii ★ 5.8 The Last Days of Pompeii 1935 The Crimson Trail ★ 8.0 The Crimson Trail 1935 Gordon of Ghost City ★ 6.5 Gordon of Ghost City 1933 The Devil Horse ★ 5.7 The Devil Horse 1932 The Night Rider ★ 8.0 The Night Rider 1932 The Rainbow Trail ★ 9.0 The Rainbow Trail 1932 Riders of the Purple Sage ★ 8.0 Riders of the Purple Sage 1931 Three Rogues ★ 10.0 Three Rogues 1931 The Painted Desert ★ 5.2 The Painted Desert 1931 Red Fork Range ★ 8.0 Red Fork Range 1931 Under Texas Skies ★ 6.5 Under Texas Skies 1930 The Last of the Duanes ★ 6.0 The Last of the Duanes 1930 Canyon Hawks ★ 5.0 Canyon Hawks 1930 The Oklahoma Cyclone ★ 5.0 The Oklahoma Cyclone 1930 The Lone Rider ★ 10.0 The Lone Rider 1930 The Oklahoma Sheriff ★ 8.0 The Oklahoma Sheriff 1930 Near the Rainbow's End ★ 4.5 Near the Rainbow's End 1930 The Canyon of Missing Men ★ 9.0 The Canyon of Missing Men 1930 Western Honor Western Honor 1930 The Cheyenne Kid ★ 10.0 The Cheyenne Kid 1930 The Man from Nowhere ★ 8.0 The Man from Nowhere 1930 The Hunted Men ★ 8.0 The Hunted Men 1930 Call of the Desert ★ 9.0 Call of the Desert 1930 Covered Wagon Trails ★ 10.0 Covered Wagon Trails 1930 Firebrand Jordan ★ 9.0 Firebrand Jordan 1930 Breezy Bill ★ 10.0 Breezy Bill 1930 O'Malley Rides Alone ★ 10.0 O'Malley Rides Alone 1930 The Voice from the Sky ★ 7.0 The Voice from the Sky 1929 Code of the West ★ 9.0 Code of the West 1929 The Cowboy and the Outlaw ★ 8.0 The Cowboy and the Outlaw 1929 The Law of the Plains ★ 9.0 The Law of the Plains 1929 The Fighting Terror ★ 8.0 The Fighting Terror 1929 The Last Roundup ★ 7.0 The Last Roundup 1929 The Arizona Kid ★ 8.0 The Arizona Kid 1929 Bullets and Justice ★ 7.0 Bullets and Justice 1929 Headin' Westward ★ 8.0 Headin' Westward 1929 The Old Code The Old Code 1928 Manhattan Cowboy ★ 8.0 Manhattan Cowboy 1928 Across the Plains ★ 8.0 Across the Plains 1928 Hell Hounds of the Plains ★ 7.0 Hell Hounds of the Plains 1927 Western Courage ★ 8.0 Western Courage 1927 Outlaw's Paradise ★ 8.0 Outlaw's Paradise 1927 Blue Streak O'Neil ★ 8.0 Blue Streak O'Neil 1926