
Cliff Lyons
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…
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Filmography
Acting (83)
Movies (82)
Chisum
1970as Wrangler (uncredited)
The Green Berets
1968as Hugh Parkinson (uncredited)
The War Wagon
1967as Outrider (uncredited)
Genghis Khan
1965as (uncredited)
Major Dundee
1965as Trooper (uncredited)
Marco the Magnificent
1965as (uncredited)
Two Rode Together
1961as William McCandless (uncredited)
Spartacus
1960as Soldier (uncredited)
The Alamo
1960as Bowie's Man (uncredited)
Sergeant Rutledge
1960as Sam Beecher (uncredited)
Ben-Hur
1959as The Lubian (uncredited)
The Horse Soldiers
1959as Union Sergeant (uncredited)
The Young Land
1959as Jury Foreman
The Abductors
1957as Secret Service Agent
Apache Warrior
1957as Trooper (uncredited)
Seven Men from Now
1956as Henchman
The Prodigal
1955as Harun (uncredited)
Bend of the River
1952as Willie
The Red Badge of Courage
1951as Soldier (uncredited)
Rio Grande
1950as Soldier (uncredited)
Wagon Master
1950as Marshal of Crystal City
When Willie Comes Marching Home
1950as Churchgoer (uncredited)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949as Trooper Cliff (uncredited)
3 Godfathers
1948as Guard at Mojave Tanks (uncredited)
Colt Comrades
1943as Rancher
Wagon Tracks West
1943as Henchman Matt
The Silver Bullet
1942as Stage Driver
Winners of the West
1940as Indian / Henchman
Renegade Trail
1939as Henchman
Hollywood Round-Up
1937as Saloon Set Brawler
North of the Rio Grande
1937as Barfly
Black Aces
1937as Rider
The Lawless Nineties
1936as Henchman Davis
Trailin' West
1936as Gambler (uncredited)
The Crimson Trail
1935as Barroom Cowhand
Stormy
1935as Cowhand (uncredited)
The Last Days of Pompeii
1935as Ostorius - a Gladiator (uncredited)
The Eagle's Brood
1935as Cowhand
Gordon of Ghost City
1933as Rider
The Night Rider
1932as Bert Logan
The Rainbow Trail
1932as Horseman
The Devil Horse
1932as Cowhand (uncredited)
Three Rogues
1931as Deputy (uncredited)
The Painted Desert
1931as Rider
Red Fork Range
1931as 'Skeeter' Beldon
Riders of the Purple Sage
1931as Jed
O'Malley Rides Alone
1930as Henchman
The Canyon of Missing Men
1930as Brill Lonegran
The Cheyenne Kid
1930as Cowhand (uncredited)
Under Texas Skies
1930as Mustang - Henchman (uncredited)
The Hunted Men
1930as Henchman Red (uncredited)
Firebrand Jordan
1930as Pete
Call of the Desert
1930as Nate Thomas
The Oklahoma Sheriff
1930
The Last of the Duanes
1930as Henchman
Western Honor
1930Covered Wagon Trails
1930
Near the Rainbow's End
1930as Lefty - Henchman
Canyon Hawks
1930as Tom Hardy
The Oklahoma Cyclone
1930as Henchman
Breezy Bill
1930as Bandit
The Man from Nowhere
1930
Code of the West
1929as Leary Henchman
The Fighting Terror
1929
The Last Roundup
1929as Jimmy Blyth
The Voice from the Sky
1929as Henchman 'Humpy'
Bullets and Justice
1929as Red Barton
Headin' Westward
1929as Pat Carle
The Arizona Kid
1929as Red Hank
The Law of the Plains
1929as Henchman
The Cowboy and the Outlaw
1929as Slim Saxon
Across the Plains
1928as Chuck Lang
Manhattan Cowboy
1928as Tex Spaulding
Outlaw's Paradise
1927as Sheriff
Hell Hounds of the Plains
1927as Henchman (uncredited)
Western Courage
1927as Henchman Cliff
Desert Greed
1926as Gillis - Henchman (uncredited)
Blue Streak O'Neil
1926The Fighting Ranger
1926
The Road Agent
1925
Wild Horse Canyon
1925as Ranch Hand
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925as Charioteer (uncredited)
Television (1)
Crew (65)
Movies (65)
The Train Robbers
1973Second Unit Director
The Train Robbers
1973Stunt Coordinator
The War Wagon
1967Second Unit Director
The War Wagon
1967Stunts
Genghis Khan
1965Second Unit Director
Major Dundee
1965Second Unit Director
Major Dundee
1965Stunts
Cheyenne Autumn
1964Stunts
McLintock!
1963Stunt Coordinator
McLintock!
1963Technical Advisor
How the West Was Won
1962Stunts
Taras Bulba
1962Second Unit Director
Two Rode Together
1961Stunts
The Alamo
1960Second Unit Director
The Alamo
1960Stunts
Sergeant Rutledge
1960Stunts
The Horse Soldiers
1959Stunts
The Missouri Traveler
1958Stunts
The Searchers
1956Stunts
The Conqueror
1956Second Unit Director
The Conqueror
1956Stunts
The Prodigal
1955Stunts
Bend of the River
1952Stunts
Rio Grande
1950Second Unit Director
Rio Grande
1950Stunts
Wagon Master
1950Second Unit Director
Wagon Master
1950Stunts
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949Second Unit Director
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949Stunts
Fort Apache
1948Second Unit Director
Fort Apache
1948Stunts
Red River
1948Stunts
3 Godfathers
1948Stunts
The Phantom Rider
1946Stunts
The Purple Monster Strikes
1945Stunts
Death Valley Manhunt
1943Stunts
The Old Chisholm Trail
1942Stand In
How Green Was My Valley
1941Stunts
They Died with Their Boots On
1941Stunt Double
Riders of Death Valley
1941Stunts
The Man from Tumbleweeds
1940Stunts
Winners of the West
1940Stunts
The Light That Failed
1939Stunts
Three Texas Steers
1939Stunts
Dodge City
1939Stunts
Destry Rides Again
1939Stunts
Renegade Trail
1939Stunts
Cassidy of Bar 20
1938Stunts
North of the Rio Grande
1937Stunts
Three on the Trail
1936Stunts
Three Godfathers
1936Stunts
The Phantom Rider
1936Stunts
The Singing Vagabond
1935Stunts
The Miracle Rider
1935Stunts
Bar 20 Rides Again
1935Stunts
The Red Rider
1934Stunts
Love Time
1934Stunts
The Devil Horse
1932Stunts
Robbers' Roost
1932Stunt Double
Mystery Ranch
1932Stunts
The Vanishing Legion
1931Stunts
Fighting Thru
1930Stunts
The Phantom City
1928Stunts
Somewhere in Sonora
1927Stunts
The Border Sheriff
1926Stunts
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