Acting • AGE 72
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 Jo...


The Train Robbers
Second Unit Director
1973

Chisum
Wrangler (uncredited)
1970

The Green Berets
Hugh Parkinson (uncredited)
1968

The War Wagon
Outrider (uncredited)
1967

Marco the Magnificent
(uncredited)
1965

Genghis Khan
(uncredited)
1965

Major Dundee
Trooper (uncredited)
1965

Cheyenne Autumn
Stunts
1964

McLintock!
Stunt Coordinator
1963

Taras Bulba
Second Unit Director
1962

How the West Was Won
Stunts
1962

Two Rode Together
William McCandless (uncredited)
1961

The Alamo
Bowie's Man (uncredited)
1960

Spartacus
Soldier (uncredited)
1960

Sergeant Rutledge
Sam Beecher (uncredited)
1960

Ben-Hur
The Lubian (uncredited)
1959

The Horse Soldiers
Union Sergeant (uncredited)
1959

The Young Land
Reynolds - Jury Foreman (uncredited)
1959

The Missouri Traveler
Stunts
1958

Wagon Train
Creel Weatherby
1957

Apache Warrior
Trooper (uncredited)
1957

The Abductors
Secret Service Agent
1957

The Wings of Eagles
Officer in Brawl (uncredited)
1957

7 Men from Now
Henchman
1956

The Searchers
Stunts
1956

The Conqueror
Second Unit Director
1956

The Prodigal
Harun (uncredited)
1955

Bend of the River
Willie
1952

The Red Badge of Courage
Soldier (uncredited)
1951

Rio Grande
Soldier (uncredited)
1950

Wagon Master
Marshal of Crystal City
1950

When Willie Comes Marching Home
Churchgoer (uncredited)
1950

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Trooper Cliff (uncredited)
1949

3 Godfathers
Guard at Mojave Tanks (uncredited)
1948

Red River
Stunts
1948

Fort Apache
Second Unit Director
1948

The Phantom Rider
Stunts
1946

The Purple Monster Strikes
Stunts
1945

Death Valley Manhunt
Stunts
1943

Wagon Tracks West
Henchman Matt
1943

Colt Comrades
Rancher
1943

The Old Chisholm Trail
Stand In
1942

The Silver Bullet
Stage Driver
1942

They Died with Their Boots On
Stunt Double
1941

How Green Was My Valley
Stunts
1941

Riders of Death Valley
Stunts
1941

Winners of the West
Indian / Henchman
1940

The Man from Tumbleweeds
Stunts
1940

The Light That Failed
Stunts
1939

Destry Rides Again
Stunts
1939

Renegade Trail
Henchman
1939

Three Texas Steers
Stunts
1939

Dodge City
Stunts
1939

Cassidy of Bar 20
Stunts
1938

Hollywood Round-Up
Saloon Set Brawler
1937

Black Aces
Rider
1937

North of the Rio Grande
Barfly
1937

Trailin' West
Gambler (uncredited)
1936

The Phantom Rider
Stunts
1936

Three on the Trail
Stunts
1936

Three Godfathers
Stunts
1936

The Lawless Nineties
Henchman Davis
1936

The Singing Vagabond
Stunts
1935

Bar 20 Rides Again
Stunts
1935

The Eagle's Brood
Cowhand
1935

Stormy
Cowhand (uncredited)
1935

The Last Days of Pompeii
Ostorius - a Gladiator (uncredited)
1935

The Miracle Rider
Stunts
1935

The Crimson Trail
Barroom Cowhand
1935

Love Time
Stunts
1934

The Red Rider
Stunts
1934

Gordon of Ghost City
Rider
1933

Robbers' Roost
Stunt Double
1932

The Devil Horse
Cowhand (uncredited)
1932

The Night Rider
Bert Logan
1932

The Texas Bad Man
Stunts
1932

Mystery Ranch
Stunts
1932

The Rainbow Trail
Horseman
1932

Riders of the Purple Sage
Jed
1931

The Vanishing Legion
Stunts
1931

Three Rogues
Deputy (uncredited)
1931

The Painted Desert
Rider
1931

Red Fork Range
'Skeeter' Beldon
1931

Fighting Thru
Stunts
1930

Under Texas Skies
Mustang - Henchman (uncredited)
1930

The Last of the Duanes
Henchman
1930

Canyon Hawks
Tom Hardy
1930

The Oklahoma Cyclone
Henchman
1930

The Lone Rider
Henchman
1930

The Oklahoma Sheriff
1930

Near the Rainbow's End
Lefty - Henchman
1930

The Canyon of Missing Men
Brill Lonegran
1930

The Cheyenne Kid
Cowhand (uncredited)
1930

The Hunted Men
Henchman Red (uncredited)
1930

Call of the Desert
Nate Thomas
1930

Firebrand Jordan
Pete
1930

O'Malley Rides Alone
Henchman
1930

The Voice from the Sky
Henchman 'Humpy'
1929

Code of the West
Leary Henchman
1929

The Cowboy and the Outlaw
Slim Saxon
1929

The Law of the Plains
Henchman
1929

The Fighting Terror
1929

The Last Roundup
Jimmy Blyth
1929

Headin' Westward
Pat Carle
1929

The Phantom City
Stunts
1928

Manhattan Cowboy
Tex Spaulding
1928

Across the Plains
Chuck Lang
1928

Hell Hounds of the Plains
Henchman (uncredited)
1927

Somewhere in Sonora
Stunts
1927

Blue Streak O'Neil
1926

Desert Greed
Gillis - Henchman (uncredited)
1926

The Border Sheriff
Stunts
1926

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Charioteer (uncredited)
1925

The Road Agent
1925

Wild Horse Canyon
Ranch Hand
1925