Cliff Lyons

Career timeline

1. 1901 · Born

   Born in Clarno Township, Lake County, South Dakota, USA

2. 1925 · Screen debut

   Wild Horse Canyon (Movie)

3. 1957 · Breakthrough

   Wagon Train (TV)

4. 1970 · Latest release

   Chisum (Movie)

5. 1974 · Died

   January 6, 1974

Career in numbers

12 1920s

34 1930s

7 1940s

15 1950s

9 1960s

1 1970s

• Western62
• Drama18
• Adventure16
• Action14
• War7
• Romance7

Highest-rated title Ben-Hur 1959 7.9 Most popular title Ben-Hur 1959 7.9

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Cliff Lyons in our catalogue.

John Ford

10 titles together

John Wayne

9 titles together

Ben Johnson

6 titles together

Bob Custer

4 titles together

William Boyd

4 titles together

Patrick Wayne

3 titles together

Bruce Cabot

3 titles together

Bert Glennon

3 titles together

Mack V. Wright

3 titles together

Ward Bond

2 titles together

1. 1970 Chisum as Wrangler (uncredited) 6.6 Movie
2. 1968 The Green Berets as Hugh Parkinson (uncredited) 5.6 Movie
3. 1967 The War Wagon as Outrider (uncredited) 6.8 Movie
4. 1965 Marco the Magnificent as (uncredited) Movie
5. 1965 Genghis Khan as (uncredited) 5.7 Movie
6. 1965 Major Dundee as Trooper (uncredited) 6.7 Movie
7. 1961 Two Rode Together as William McCandless (uncredited) 6.4 Movie
8. 1960 The Alamo as Bowie's Man (uncredited) 7.1 Movie
9. 1960 Spartacus as Soldier (uncredited) 7.5 Movie
10. 1960 Sergeant Rutledge as Sam Beecher (uncredited) 7.0 Movie
11. 1959 Ben-Hur as The Lubian (uncredited) 7.9 Movie
12. 1959 The Horse Soldiers as Union Sergeant (uncredited) 6.9 Movie
13. 1959 The Young Land as Reynolds - Jury Foreman (uncredited) Movie
14. 1957 Wagon Train as Creel Weatherby 6.6 TV
15. 1957 Apache Warrior as Trooper (uncredited) Movie
16. 1957 The Abductors as Secret Service Agent Movie
17. 1957 The Wings of Eagles as Officer in Brawl (uncredited) 6.3 Movie
18. 1956 7 Men from Now as Henchman 6.8 Movie
19. 1955 The Prodigal as Harun (uncredited) Movie
20. 1953 The Sun Shines Bright 6.6 Movie
21. 1952 Bend of the River as Willie 7.1 Movie
22. 1951 The Red Badge of Courage as Soldier (uncredited) 6.4 Movie
23. 1950 Rio Grande as Soldier (uncredited) 6.8 Movie
24. 1950 Wagon Master as Marshal of Crystal City 6.7 Movie
25. 1950 When Willie Comes Marching Home as Churchgoer (uncredited) Movie
26. 1949 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon as Trooper Cliff (uncredited) 6.9 Movie
27. 1948 3 Godfathers as Guard at Mojave Tanks (uncredited) 6.8 Movie
28. 1946 My Pal Trigger as Croupier (uncredited) Movie
29. 1943 Wagon Tracks West as Henchman Matt Movie
30. 1943 Colt Comrades as Rancher Movie
31. 1942 The Silver Bullet as Stage Driver Movie
32. 1940 Winners of the West as Indian / Henchman Movie
33. 1939 Renegade Trail as Henchman Movie
34. 1937 Hollywood Round-Up as Saloon Set Brawler Movie
35. 1937 Black Aces as Rider Movie
36. 1937 North of the Rio Grande as Barfly Movie
37. 1936 Trailin' West as Gambler (uncredited) Movie
38. 1936 The Lawless Nineties as Henchman Davis Movie
39. 1935 The Eagle's Brood as Cowhand Movie
40. 1935 Stormy as Cowhand (uncredited) Movie
41. 1935 The Last Days of Pompeii as Ostorius - a Gladiator (uncredited) 5.9 Movie
42. 1935 The Crimson Trail as Barroom Cowhand Movie
43. 1934 In Old Santa Fe as Cowhand (uncredited) Movie
44. 1933 Gordon of Ghost City as Rider Movie
45. 1932 The Devil Horse as Cowhand (uncredited) Movie
46. 1932 The Night Rider as Bert Logan Movie
47. 1932 The Rainbow Trail as Horseman Movie
48. 1931 Riders of the Purple Sage as Jed Movie
49. 1931 Three Rogues as Deputy (uncredited) Movie
50. 1931 The Painted Desert as Rider 5.2 Movie
51. 1931 Red Fork Range as 'Skeeter' Beldon Movie
52. 1930 Under Texas Skies as Mustang - Henchman (uncredited) Movie
53. 1930 The Last of the Duanes as Henchman Movie
54. 1930 Canyon Hawks as Tom Hardy Movie
55. 1930 The Oklahoma Cyclone as Henchman Movie
56. 1930 The Lone Rider as Henchman Movie
57. 1930 The Oklahoma Sheriff Movie
58. 1930 Near the Rainbow's End as Lefty - Henchman Movie
59. 1930 The Canyon of Missing Men as Brill Lonegran Movie
60. 1930 The Cheyenne Kid as Cowhand (uncredited) Movie
61. 1930 The Man from Nowhere Movie
62. 1930 The Hunted Men as Henchman Red (uncredited) Movie
63. 1930 The Call of the Desert as Nate Thomas Movie
64. 1930 Firebrand Jordan as Pete Movie
65. 1930 Breezy Bill as Bandit Movie
66. 1930 O'Malley Rides Alone as Henchman Movie
67. 1929 West of the Rockies as Snakey Rogers Movie
68. 1929 The Voice from the Sky as Henchman 'Humpy' Movie
69. 1929 Code of the West as Leary Henchman Movie
70. 1929 The Cowboy and the Outlaw as Slim Saxon Movie
71. 1929 The Law of the Plains as Henchman Movie
72. 1928 The Old Code as Jacques de Long Movie
73. 1928 Manhattan Cowboy as Tex Spaulding Movie
74. 1927 Hell Hounds of the Plains as Henchman (uncredited) Movie
75. 1926 Blue Streak O'Neil Movie
76. 1926 Desert Greed as Gillis - Henchman (uncredited) Movie
77. 1925 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ as Charioteer (uncredited) 7.3 Movie
78. 1925 Wild Horse Canyon as Ranch Hand Movie

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