Cliff Lyons

Cliff Lyons

Known for

Acting

Born

July 5, 1901

Birthplace

Clarno Township, Lake County, South Dakota, USA

Died

January 6, 1974 (aged 72)

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 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...

Best known work

Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur

1959

Spartacus

Spartacus

1960

The Searchers

The Searchers

1956

Red River

Red River

1948

How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

1962

How Green Was My Valley

How Green Was My Valley

1941

Fort Apache

Fort Apache

1948

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

1949

The Alamo

The Alamo

1960

Rio Grande

Rio Grande

1950

Filmography

1973
The Train Robbers
Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
1970
Chisum
as Wrangler (uncredited)
1968
The Green Berets
as Hugh Parkinson (uncredited)
1967
The War Wagon
as Outrider (uncredited), Stunts, Second Unit Director
1965
Marco the Magnificent
as (uncredited)
1965
Genghis Khan
as (uncredited), Second Unit Director
1965
Major Dundee
as Trooper (uncredited), Stunts, Second Unit Director
1964
Cheyenne Autumn
Stunts
1963
McLintock!
Stunt Coordinator, Technical Advisor
1962
Taras Bulba
Second Unit Director
1962
How the West Was Won
Stunts
1961
Two Rode Together
as William McCandless (uncredited), Stunts
1960
The Alamo
as Bowie's Man (uncredited), Second Unit Director, Stunts
1960
Spartacus
as Soldier (uncredited)
1960
Sergeant Rutledge
as Sam Beecher (uncredited), Stunts
1959
Ben-Hur
as The Lubian (uncredited)
1959
The Horse Soldiers
as Union Sergeant (uncredited), Stunts
1959
The Young Land
as Reynolds - Jury Foreman (uncredited), as Jury Foreman
1958
The Missouri Traveler
Stunts
1957
Wagon TrainTV
as Creel Weatherby (1 episode)
1957
Apache Warrior
as Trooper (uncredited)
1957
The Abductors
as Secret Service Agent
1957
The Wings of Eagles
as Officer in Brawl (uncredited), Stunts
1956
7 Men from Now
as Henchman
1956
The Searchers
Stunts