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 Waynes 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 Waynes The Train Robbers (1973).Date of Birth 4 July 1901, near Clarno Township, Lake County, South DakotaDate of Death 6 January 1974, Los Angeles, California
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Pete
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Cowhand (uncredited)
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Henchman
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Red Hank
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Mustang - Henchman (uncredited)
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Henchman Red (uncredited)
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Bandit
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Henchman
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Red Barton
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Tex Spaulding
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Trooper (uncredited)
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Henchman Davis
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Hugh Parkinson (uncredited)
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Trooper (uncredited)
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Bert Logan
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Horseman
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Tom Hardy
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Jimmy Blyth
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Leary Henchman
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Saloon Set Brawler
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Sam Beecher (uncredited)
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Rider
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Churchgoer (uncredited)
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Henchman Matt
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Ranch Hand
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Chuck Lang
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Soldier (uncredited)
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William McCandless (uncredited)
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Trooper Cliff (uncredited)
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Pat Carle
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Barroom Cowhand
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Guard at Mojave Tanks (uncredited)
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Slim Saxon
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Union Sergeant (uncredited)
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Creel Weatherby
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