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 R. Schlank, and, as Cliff 'Tex' Lyons, he seemed headed for minor stardom as a B-Western lead. However, Lyons' voice was not well-suited for sound and the talkie revolution confined him to small roles. As his small shot at stardom faded, however, his career as a stunt double for stars big and small was on the rise. He doubled such cowboy stars as Tom Mix, Ken Maynard, Buck Jones and Johnny Mack Brown. In 1936 he worked with John Wayne for the first and struck up a personal and business relationship that would remain strong for three decades. Wayne was influential in getting Lyons his first work as a second-unit director and in introducing Lyons to John Ford, for whom Lyons would do some of his finest work. Lyons' reputation as a stunt coordinator is comparable to that of acknowledged master Yakima Canutt, with whom Lyons partnered on numerous occasions. Perhaps Lyons' most impressive work was the massive and dynamic battle sequences of Wayne's The Alamo (1960). He was married from 1938 to 1955 to actress Beth Marion, with whom he had two sons. Cliff Lyons died in 1974 at 72, not long after coordinating stunts for Wayne's The Train Robbers (1973).
Date of Birth 4 July 1901, near Clarno Township, Lake County, South Dakota
Date of Death 6 January 1974, Los Angeles, California
Año | Título | Personaje | Valoración |
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1970 | Chisum | Wrangler (uncredited) | ★★★☆☆ |
1968 | Boinas verdes | Hugh Parkinson (uncredited) | ★★★☆☆ |
1967 | Ataque al carro blindado | Outrider (uncredited) | ★★★☆☆ |
1965 | Mayor Dundee | Trooper (uncredited) | ★★★☆☆ |
1960 | Espartaco | Soldier (uncredited) | ★★★★☆ |
1960 | El sargento negro | Sam Beecher (uncredited) | ★★★★☆ |
1959 | The Young Land | Jury Foreman | ★★★☆☆ |
1959 | Ben-Hur | The Lubian (uncredited) | ★★★★☆ |
1959 | The Young Land | Reynolds - Jury Foreman (uncredited) | ★★★☆☆ |
1957 | The Abductors | Secret Service Agent | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1957 | Apache Warrior | Trooper (uncredited) | ★★☆☆☆ |
1957 | Wagon Train | Creel Weatherby | ★★★☆☆ |
1956 | Tras la pista de los asesinos | Henchman | ★★★☆☆ |
1952 | Horizontes lejanos | Willie | ★★★☆☆ |
1950 | Caravana de paz | Marshal of Crystal City | ★★★☆☆ |
1950 | Bill, qué grande eres | Churchgoer (uncredited) | ★★★★☆ |
1949 | La legión invencible | Trooper Cliff (uncredited) | ★★★☆☆ |
1948 | Tres padrinos | Guard at Mojave Tanks (uncredited) | ★★★☆☆ |
1943 | Wagon Tracks West | Henchman Matt | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1943 | Colt Comrades | Rancher | ★★★☆☆ |
1942 | The Silver Bullet | Stage Driver | ★★☆☆☆ |
1942 | The Silver Bullet | Barfly | ★★☆☆☆ |
1940 | Winners of the West | Indian / Henchman | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1939 | Renegade Trail | Henchman | ★★★☆☆ |
1937 | Hollywood Round-Up | Saloon Set Brawler | ★★☆☆☆ |
1937 | Black Aces | Rider | ★★★☆☆ |
1937 | North of the Rio Grande | Barfly | ★★★☆☆ |
1936 | The Lawless Nineties | Henchman Davis | ★★★☆☆ |
1936 | Trailin' West | Gambler (uncredited) | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1935 | The Eagle's Brood | Cowhand | ★★★☆☆ |
1935 | The Crimson Trail | Barroom Cowhand | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1935 | Stormy | Cowhand (uncredited) | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1935 | Los últimos días de Pompeya | Ostorius - a Gladiator (uncredited) | ★★★☆☆ |
1933 | Gordon of Ghost City | Rider | ★★☆☆☆ |
1932 | The Night Rider | Bert Logan | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1932 | The Devil Horse | Cowhand (uncredited) | ★☆☆☆☆ |
1932 | The Rainbow Trail | Horseman | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1931 | Riders of the Purple Sage | Jed | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1931 | El desierto pintado | Rider | ★★★☆☆ |
1930 | Linaje de luchador | Henchman | ★★☆☆☆ |
1930 | Near the Rainbow's End | Lefty - Henchman | ★☆☆☆☆ |
1930 | The Oklahoma Cyclone | Henchman | ★★☆☆☆ |
1930 | O'Malley Rides Alone | Henchman | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1930 | Under Texas Skies | Mustang - Henchman (uncredited) | ★★☆☆☆ |
1930 | The Oklahoma Sheriff | ☆☆☆☆☆ | |
1930 | Western Honor | ☆☆☆☆☆ | |
1930 | The Hunted Men | Henchman Red (uncredited) | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1930 | Breezy Bill | Bandit | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1930 | The Man from Nowhere | ☆☆☆☆☆ | |
1930 | Covered Wagon Trails | ☆☆☆☆☆ | |
1930 | Firebrand Jordan | Pete | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1930 | The Canyon of Missing Men | ☆☆☆☆☆ | |
1930 | The Cheyenne Kid | Cowhand (uncredited) | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1929 | Code of the West | Leary Henchman | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1929 | The Cowboy and the Outlaw | Slim Saxon | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1929 | The Fighting Terror | ☆☆☆☆☆ | |
1929 | Law of the Plains | Henchman | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1928 | Across the Plains | Chuck Lang | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1928 | Manhattan Cowboy | Tex Spaulding | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1927 | Outlaw's Paradise | Sheriff | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1927 | Hell Hounds of the Plains | Henchman (uncredited) | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1926 | Blue Streak O'Neil | ☆☆☆☆☆ | |
1926 | The Fighting Ranger | ☆☆☆☆☆ | |
1926 | Desert Greed | Gillis - Henchman (uncredited) | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1925 | The Road Agent | ☆☆☆☆☆ | |
1925 | Wild Horse Canyon | Ranch Hand | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1925 | Ben-Hur | Charioteer (uncredited) | ★★★★☆ |
Año | Título | Trabajo | Calificación |
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1973 | Ladrones de trenes | Second Unit Director | ★★★☆☆ |
1973 | Ladrones de trenes | Stunt Coordinator | ★★★☆☆ |
1967 | Ataque al carro blindado | Stunts | ★★★☆☆ |
1965 | Genghis Khan | Second Unit Director | ★★★☆☆ |
1965 | Mayor Dundee | Second Unit Director | ★★★☆☆ |
1965 | Mayor Dundee | Stunts | ★★★☆☆ |
1964 | El gran combate | Stunts | ★★★☆☆ |
1963 | El gran McLintock | Technical Advisor | ★★★☆☆ |
1963 | El gran McLintock | Stunt Coordinator | ★★★☆☆ |
1962 | Taras Bulba | Second Unit Director | ★★★☆☆ |
1962 | La conquista del Oeste | Stunts | ★★★★☆ |
1960 | El sargento negro | Stunts | ★★★★☆ |
1958 | The Missouri Traveler | Stunts | ★★★☆☆ |
1956 | Centauros del desierto | Stunts | ★★★★☆ |
1956 | El conquistador de Mongolia | Second Unit Director | ★★☆☆☆ |
1952 | Horizontes lejanos | Stunts | ★★★☆☆ |
1950 | Caravana de paz | Second Unit Director | ★★★☆☆ |
1950 | Caravana de paz | Stunts | ★★★☆☆ |
1949 | La legión invencible | Second Unit Director | ★★★☆☆ |
1949 | La legión invencible | Stunts | ★★★☆☆ |
1948 | Tres padrinos | Stunts | ★★★☆☆ |
1948 | Río Rojo | Stunts | ★★★★☆ |
1948 | Fort Apache | Second Unit Director | ★★★★☆ |
1948 | Fort Apache | Stunts | ★★★★☆ |
1946 | The Phantom Rider | Stunts | ★★★☆☆ |
1945 | The Purple Monster Strikes | Stunts | ★★☆☆☆ |
1943 | Death Valley Manhunt | Stunts | ★★★☆☆ |
1942 | The Old Chisholm Trail | Stand In | ★★★★☆ |
1941 | Los jinetes de la muerte | Stunts | ★★★☆☆ |
1941 | Murieron con las botas puestas | Stunt Double | ★★★☆☆ |
1941 | ¡Qué verde era mi valle! | Stunts | ★★★★☆ |
1940 | Winners of the West | Stunts | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1940 | The Man from Tumbleweeds | Stunts | ★★☆☆☆ |
1939 | Dodge, ciudad sin ley | Stunts | ★★★☆☆ |
1939 | Renegade Trail | Stunts | ★★★☆☆ |
1939 | The Light That Failed | Stunts | ★★★☆☆ |
1939 | Arizona | Stunts | ★★★★☆ |
1939 | Three Texas Steers | Stunts | ★★★☆☆ |
1938 | Cassidy of Bar 20 | Stunts | ★★★☆☆ |
1937 | North of the Rio Grande | Stunts | ★★★☆☆ |
1936 | The Phantom Rider | Stunts | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1936 | Three on the Trail | Stunts | ★★★☆☆ |
1936 | Three Godfathers | Stunts | ★★★☆☆ |
1935 | The Miracle Rider | Stunts | ★★☆☆☆ |
1935 | The Singing Vagabond | Stunts | ★★★★☆ |
1935 | Bar 20 Rides Again | Stunts | ★★★☆☆ |
1934 | The Red Rider | Stunts | ★★☆☆☆ |
1934 | Love Time | Stunts | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1932 | The Devil Horse | Stunts | ★☆☆☆☆ |
1932 | Mystery Ranch | Stunts | ★★★☆☆ |
1932 | La cueva de los bandidos | Stunt Double | ★★★☆☆ |
1931 | The Vanishing Legion | Stunts | ★★★★★ |
1930 | Fighting Thru | Stunts | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1926 | The Border Sheriff | Stunts | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
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