Cliff Lyons: Biografía, Filmografía y actores con los que más ha trabajado

Trabajo principal: Interpretación

Edad: 123 años

Lugar de nacimiento: Clarno Township, Lake County, South Dakota, USA

Fecha de nacimiento: 05 de julio de 1901

Películas destacadas de Cliff Lyons

Cliff Lyons interpreta a The Lubian (uncredited) en Ben-Hur — Ben-Hur
*The Lubian (uncredited)*

Cliff Lyons interpreta a Soldier (uncredited) en Espartaco — Espartaco
*Soldier (uncredited)*

Cliff Lyons interpreta a Hugh Parkinson (uncredited) en Boinas verdes — Boinas verdes
*Hugh Parkinson (uncredited)*

Cliff Lyons interpreta a Charioteer (uncredited) en Ben-Hur — Ben-Hur
*Charioteer (uncredited)*

Cliff Lyons interpreta a Outrider (uncredited) en Ataque al carro blindado — Ataque al carro blindado
*Outrider (uncredited)*

Cliff Lyons interpreta a Wrangler (uncredited) en Chisum — Chisum
*Wrangler (uncredited)*

Cliff Lyons interpreta a Trooper Cliff (uncredited) en La legión invencible — La legión invencible
*Trooper Cliff (uncredited)*

Cliff Lyons interpreta a Guard at Mojave Tanks (uncredited) en Tres padrinos — Tres padrinos
*Guard at Mojave Tanks (uncredited)*

Cliff Lyons interpreta a Trooper (uncredited) en Mayor Dundee — Mayor Dundee
*Trooper (uncredited)*

Biografía de Cliff Lyons

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