Cliff Lyons
Biografia
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
Filmografia
Filmy i seriale od najnowszych
Chisum
Film • 1970
jako Wrangler (uncredited)
Zielone Berety
Film • 1968
jako Hugh Parkinson (uncredited)
Wóz Pancerny
Film • 1967
jako Outrider (uncredited)
La Fabuleuse Aventure de Marco Polo
Film • 1965
jako (uncredited)
Dżingis Chan
Film • 1965
jako (uncredited)
Major Dundee
Film • 1965
jako Trooper (uncredited)
Dwaj jeźdźcy
Film • 1961
jako William McCandless (uncredited)
Alamo
Film • 1960
jako Bowie's Man (uncredited)
Spartakus
Film • 1960
jako Soldier (uncredited)
Sierżant Rutledge
Film • 1960
jako Sam Beecher (uncredited)
Ben Hur
Film • 1959
jako The Lubian (uncredited)
Konnica
Film • 1959
jako Union Sergeant (uncredited)
The Young Land
Film • 1959
jako Reynolds - Jury Foreman (uncredited)
Wagon Train
Serial • 1957
jako Creel Weatherby
Apache Warrior
Film • 1957
jako Trooper (uncredited)
The Abductors
Film • 1957
jako Secret Service Agent
Na skrzydłach orłów
Film • 1957
jako Officer in Brawl (uncredited)
Siedmiu ludzi do zabicia
Film • 1956
jako Henchman
The Prodigal
Film • 1955
jako Harun (uncredited)
Słońce świeci jasno
Film • 1953
Zakole rzeki
Film • 1952
jako Willie
The Red Badge of Courage
Film • 1951
jako Soldier (uncredited)
Rio Grande
Film • 1950
jako Soldier (uncredited)
Droga do San Juan
Film • 1950
jako Marshal of Crystal City
When Willie Comes Marching Home
Film • 1950
jako Churchgoer (uncredited)
Nosiła żółtą wstążkę
Film • 1949
jako Trooper Cliff (uncredited)
Trzej ojcowie chrzestni
Film • 1948
jako Guard at Mojave Tanks (uncredited)
Wagon Tracks West
Film • 1943
jako Henchman Matt
Colt Comrades
Film • 1943
jako Rancher
The Silver Bullet
Film • 1942
jako Stage Driver
Winners of the West
Film • 1940
jako Indian / Henchman
Renegade Trail
Film • 1939
jako Henchman
Hollywood Round-Up
Film • 1937
jako Saloon Set Brawler
Black Aces
Film • 1937
jako Rider
North of the Rio Grande
Film • 1937
jako Barfly
Trailin' West
Film • 1936
jako Gambler (uncredited)
The Lawless Nineties
Film • 1936
jako Henchman Davis
The Eagle's Brood
Film • 1935
jako Cowhand
Stormy
Film • 1935
jako Cowhand (uncredited)
The Last Days of Pompeii
Film • 1935
jako Ostorius - a Gladiator (uncredited)
The Crimson Trail
Film • 1935
jako Barroom Cowhand
Gordon of Ghost City
Film • 1933
jako Rider
The Devil Horse
Film • 1932
jako Cowhand (uncredited)
The Night Rider
Film • 1932
jako Bert Logan
The Rainbow Trail
Film • 1932
jako Horseman
Riders of the Purple Sage
Film • 1931
jako Jed
Three Rogues
Film • 1931
jako Deputy (uncredited)
The Painted Desert
Film • 1931
jako Rider
Red Fork Range
Film • 1931
jako 'Skeeter' Beldon
Under Texas Skies
Film • 1930
jako Mustang - Henchman (uncredited)
The Last of the Duanes
Film • 1930
jako Henchman
Canyon Hawks
Film • 1930
jako Tom Hardy
The Oklahoma Cyclone
Film • 1930
jako Henchman
The Lone Rider
Film • 1930
jako Henchman
The Oklahoma Sheriff
Film • 1930
Near the Rainbow's End
Film • 1930
jako Lefty - Henchman
The Canyon of Missing Men
Film • 1930
jako Brill Lonegran
Western Honor
Film • 1930
The Cheyenne Kid
Film • 1930
jako Cowhand (uncredited)
The Man from Nowhere
Film • 1930
The Hunted Men
Film • 1930
jako Henchman Red (uncredited)
The Call of the Desert
Film • 1930
jako Nate Thomas
Covered Wagon Trails
Film • 1930
Firebrand Jordan
Film • 1930
jako Pete
Breezy Bill
Film • 1930
jako Bandit
O'Malley Rides Alone
Film • 1930
jako Henchman
The Voice from the Sky
Film • 1929
jako Henchman 'Humpy'
Code of the West
Film • 1929
jako Leary Henchman
The Cowboy and the Outlaw
Film • 1929
jako Slim Saxon
The Law of the Plains
Film • 1929
jako Henchman
The Fighting Terror
Film • 1929
The Last Roundup
Film • 1929
jako Jimmy Blyth
The Arizona Kid
Film • 1929
jako Red Hank
Bullets and Justice
Film • 1929
jako Red Barton
Headin' Westward
Film • 1929
jako Pat Carle
The Old Code
Film • 1928
jako Jacques de Long
Manhattan Cowboy
Film • 1928
jako Tex Spaulding
Across the Plains
Film • 1928
jako Chuck Lang
Hell Hounds of the Plains
Film • 1927
jako Henchman (uncredited)
Western Courage
Film • 1927
jako Henchman Cliff
Outlaw's Paradise
Film • 1927
jako Sheriff
Blue Streak O'Neil
Film • 1926
Desert Greed
Film • 1926
jako Gillis - Henchman (uncredited)
The Fighting Ranger
Film • 1926
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Film • 1925
jako Charioteer (uncredited)
The Road Agent
Film • 1925
Wild Horse Canyon
Film • 1925
jako Ranch Hand