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Cliff Lyons
Data de nascimento:
05/07/1901
Local de nascimento:
Clarno Township, Lake County, South Dakota, USA
Data de falecimento:
06/01/1974
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
Filmes em que atuou
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Chisum (1970)- 6.80 ★Wrangler (uncredited)
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Os Boinas Verdes (1968)- 5.70 ★Hugh Parkinson (uncredited)
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Gigantes em Luta (1967)- 6.89 ★Outrider (uncredited)
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Juramento de Vingança (1965)- 6.70 ★Trooper (uncredited)
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Spartacus (1960)- 7.50 ★Soldier (uncredited)
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Audazes e Malditos (1960)- 7.10 ★Sam Beecher (uncredited)
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Ódio Destruidor (1959)- 6.40 ★Jury Foreman
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Ben-Hur (1959)- 7.89 ★The Lubian (uncredited)
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Ódio Destruidor (1959)- 6.40 ★Reynolds - Jury Foreman (uncredited)
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The Abductors (1957)- 0.00 ★Secret Service Agent
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Guerreiro Apache (1957)- 4.60 ★Trooper (uncredited)
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7 Homens Sem Destino (1956)- 6.80 ★Henchman
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E o Sangue Semeou a Terra (1952)- 6.84 ★Willie
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A Glória de um Covarde (1951)- 6.40 ★Soldier (uncredited)
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Caravana de Bravos (1950)- 6.70 ★Marshal of Crystal City
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O Azar de um Valente (1950)- 7.00 ★Churchgoer (uncredited)
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Rio Bravo (1950)- 6.80 ★Soldier (uncredited)
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Legião Invencível (1949)- 6.90 ★Trooper Cliff (uncredited)
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O Céu Mandou Alguém (1948)- 6.80 ★Guard at Mojave Tanks (uncredited)
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Wagon Tracks West (1943)- 0.00 ★Henchman Matt
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Revólveres e Laços (1943)- 5.60 ★Rancher
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The Silver Bullet (1942)- 4.00 ★Stage Driver
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The Silver Bullet (1942)- 4.00 ★Barfly
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Winners of the West (1940)- 0.00 ★Indian / Henchman
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A Sombra do Passado (1939)- 5.00 ★Henchman
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Hollywood Round-Up (1937)- 4.40 ★Saloon Set Brawler
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Black Aces (1937)- 5.20 ★Rider
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Vingança de Irmão (1937)- 6.00 ★Barfly
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Ordem a Bala (1936)- 5.40 ★Henchman Davis
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Trailin' West (1936)- 0.00 ★Gambler (uncredited)
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Olho de Águia (1935)- 5.00 ★Cowhand
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The Crimson Trail (1935)- 0.00 ★Barroom Cowhand
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Stormy (1935)- 0.00 ★Cowhand (uncredited)
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The Last Days of Pompeii (1935)- 5.60 ★Ostorius - a Gladiator (uncredited)
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Gordon of Ghost City (1933)- 4.00 ★Rider
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The Night Rider (1932)- 0.00 ★Bert Logan
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The Devil Horse (1932)- 2.00 ★Cowhand (uncredited)
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The Rainbow Trail (1932)- 0.00 ★Horseman
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Riders of the Purple Sage (1931)- 0.00 ★Jed
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Red Fork Range (1931)- 0.00 ★'Skeeter' Beldon
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O Deserto Pintado (1931)- 5.00 ★Rider
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The Last of the Duanes (1930)- 3.00 ★Henchman
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Canyon Hawks (1930)- 1.00 ★Tom Hardy
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Near the Rainbow's End (1930)- 1.00 ★Lefty - Henchman
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The Oklahoma Cyclone (1930)- 4.20 ★Henchman
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O'Malley Rides Alone (1930)- 0.00 ★Henchman
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Under Texas Skies (1930)- 4.00 ★Mustang - Henchman (uncredited)
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The Oklahoma Sheriff (1930)- 0.00 ★
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The Hunted Men (1930)- 0.00 ★Henchman Red (uncredited)
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Firebrand Jordan (1930)- 0.00 ★Pete
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The Cheyenne Kid (1930)- 0.00 ★Cowhand (uncredited)
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The Last Roundup (1929)- 0.00 ★Jimmy Blyth
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Code of the West (1929)- 0.00 ★Leary Henchman
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Headin' Westward (1929)- 0.00 ★Pat Carle
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The Cowboy and the Outlaw (1929)- 0.00 ★Slim Saxon
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The Fighting Terror (1929)- 0.00 ★
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Law of the Plains (1929)- 0.00 ★Henchman
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The Voice from the Sky (1929)- 0.00 ★Henchman 'Humpy'
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Across the Plains (1928)- 0.00 ★Chuck Lang
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Manhattan Cowboy (1928)- 0.00 ★Tex Spaulding
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Hell Hounds of the Plains (1927)- 0.00 ★Henchman (uncredited)
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Blue Streak O'Neil (1926)- 0.00 ★
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Desert Greed (1926)- 0.00 ★Gillis - Henchman (uncredited)
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The Road Agent (1925)- 0.00 ★
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Wild Horse Canyon (1925)- 0.00 ★Ranch Hand
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Ben-Hur (1925)- 7.36 ★Charioteer (uncredited)