Cliff Lyons
Acting
Born: 1901-07-05 · Clarno Township, Lake County, South Dakota, USA
Died: 1974-01-06
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
🎬 Movies (30)
The Train Robbers
1973
Second Unit Director
Chisum
1970
Wrangler (uncredited)
The Green Berets
1968
Hugh Parkinson (uncredited)
The War Wagon
1967
Outrider (uncredited)
Major Dundee
1965
Trooper (uncredited)
Genghis Khan
1965
(uncredited)
Marco the Magnificent
1965
(uncredited)
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
Stunts
McLintock!
1963
Stunt Coordinator
How the West Was Won
1962
Stunts
Taras Bulba
1962
Second Unit Director
Two Rode Together
1961
William McCandless (uncredited)
Sergeant Rutledge
1960
Sam Beecher (uncredited)
Spartacus
1960
Soldier (uncredited)
The Alamo
1960
Bowie's Man (uncredited)
The Young Land
1959
Jury Foreman
Ben-Hur
1959
The Lubian (uncredited)
The Horse Soldiers
1959
Union Sergeant (uncredited)
The Missouri Traveler
1958
Stunts
Apache Warrior
1957
Trooper (uncredited)
The Abductors
1957
Secret Service Agent
The Wings of Eagles
1957
Officer in Brawl (uncredited)
7 Men from Now
1956
Henchman
The Conqueror
1956
Second Unit Director
The Searchers
1956
Stunts
The Prodigal
1955
Harun (uncredited)
Bend of the River
1952
Willie
The Red Badge of Courage
1951
Soldier (uncredited)
Wagon Master
1950
Marshal of Crystal City
When Willie Comes Marching Home
1950
Churchgoer (uncredited)
