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Clifford William Lyons, Tex, Cliff "Tex" Lyons
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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
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1901-07-05
- event Death Date 1974-01-06
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 2.2
- info Birth Place Clarno Township, Lake County, South Dakota, USA
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Covered Wagon Trails
1930-02-01
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Firebrand Jordan
1930-01-28
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The Canyon of Missing Men
1930-06-01
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The Cheyenne Kid
1930-05-01
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Stormy
1935-10-21
6.8
7 Men from Now
1956-07-24
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Desert Greed
1926-12-11
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The Arizona Kid
1929-03-31
4
Under Texas Skies
1930-11-15
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Western Honor
1930-05-15
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The Oklahoma Sheriff
1930-07-10
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The Hunted Men
1930-04-01
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Breezy Bill
1930-01-24
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The Man from Nowhere
1930-04-04
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Law of the Plains
1929-08-19
6.7
Wagon Master
1950-04-22
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Bullets and Justice
1929-02-18
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Manhattan Cowboy
1928-10-01
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Hell Hounds of the Plains
1927-05-07
6.4
The Young Land
1959-05-01
5.6
The Last Days of Pompeii
1935-10-18
4.6
Apache Warrior
1957-07-01
5.3
The Lawless Nineties
1936-02-15
5.7
The Green Berets
1968-07-04
6.7
Major Dundee
1965-04-07
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The Night Rider
1932-08-22
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Red Fork Range
1931-01-12
5.1
The Painted Desert
1931-01-18
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The Rainbow Trail
1932-01-03
3
The Last of the Duanes
1930-08-31
6.8
Chisum
1970-07-23
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Blue Streak O'Neil
1926-12-15
1
Canyon Hawks
1930-08-25
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The Last Roundup
1929-06-30
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Code of the West
1929-11-01
4.4
Hollywood Round-Up
1937-11-06
7.2
Sergeant Rutledge
1960-05-25
6.4
The Young Land
1959-05-01
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Gordon of Ghost City
1933-08-13
6.9
Bend of the River
1952-01-23
6.8
When Willie Comes Marching Home
1950-02-17
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Wagon Tracks West
1943-08-18
7.9
Ben-Hur
1959-11-18
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Riders of the Purple Sage
1931-10-22
7.6
Spartacus
1960-10-13
5.2
Black Aces
1937-09-04
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The Voice from the Sky
1929-12-01
5
Renegade Trail
1939-07-25
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The Eagle's Brood
1935-10-25
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Call of the Desert
1930-03-01
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North of the Rio Grande
1937-06-28
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The Devil Horse
1932-11-01
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Wild Horse Canyon
1925-05-30
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The Road Agent
1925-07-30
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Winners of the West
1940-07-02
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Across the Plains
1928-06-26
6.8
Rio Grande
1950-11-15
6.4
The Red Badge of Courage
1951-09-27
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Trailin' West
1936-09-04
5.9
Genghis Khan
1965-04-15
6.4
Two Rode Together
1961-05-24
6.8
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949-10-22
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Headin' Westward
1929-02-15
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The Crimson Trail
1935-03-11
6.8
3 Godfathers
1948-12-31
6.9
The War Wagon
1967-05-26
4
The Silver Bullet
1942-08-05
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The Silver Bullet
1942-08-05
5.6
Colt Comrades
1943-06-18
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Near the Rainbow's End
1930-06-10
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The Cowboy and the Outlaw
1929-10-01
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The Fighting Terror
1929-08-01
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The Fighting Ranger
1926-09-15
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The Abductors
1957-07-01
7.3
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925-12-25
4.2
The Oklahoma Cyclone
1930-08-08
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Outlaw's Paradise
1927-03-01
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O'Malley Rides Alone
1930-01-01
7
The Horse Soldiers
1959-06-11
6.4
Wagon Train
1957-09-18
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6.4
Genghis Khan
1965-04-15
6.4
Three Texas Steers
1939-05-12
6.4
Bend of the River
1952-01-23
6.4
The Vanishing Legion
1931-06-01
6.4
The Miracle Rider
1935-04-11
6.4
Winners of the West
1940-07-02
6.4
The Purple Monster Strikes
1945-10-06
6.4
The Phantom Rider
1946-01-26
6.4
The Man from Tumbleweeds
1940-05-02
6.4
The Phantom Rider
1936-07-06
6.4
Major Dundee
1965-04-07
6.4
Major Dundee
1965-04-07
6.4
The Border Sheriff
1926-04-24
6.4
Death Valley Manhunt
1943-11-25
6.4
Three Godfathers
1936-03-06
6.4
The Missouri Traveler
1958-01-21
6.4
Riders of Death Valley
1941-07-01
6.4
Renegade Trail
1939-07-25
6.4
Fighting Thru
1930-12-25
6.4
The Devil Horse
1932-11-01
6.4
The Red Rider
1934-07-16
6.4
Cassidy of Bar 20
1938-02-25
6.4
North of the Rio Grande
1937-06-28
6.4
The Singing Vagabond
1935-12-16
6.4
Bar 20 Rides Again
1935-12-06
6.4
Three on the Trail
1936-04-14
6.4
The Train Robbers
1973-02-01
6.4
The Train Robbers
1973-02-01
6.4
Dodge City
1939-04-08
6.4
Mystery Ranch
1932-06-07
6.4
The Conqueror
1956-03-28
6.4
They Died with Their Boots On
1941-11-20
6.4
Sergeant Rutledge
1960-05-25
6.4
The Old Chisholm Trail
1942-12-11
6.4
3 Godfathers
1948-12-31
6.4
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949-10-22
6.4
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949-10-22
6.4
The War Wagon
1967-05-26
6.4
Wagon Master
1950-04-22
6.4
Wagon Master
1950-04-22
6.4
McLintock!
1963-11-12
6.4
Cheyenne Autumn
1964-10-15
6.4
Fort Apache
1948-06-14
6.4
Fort Apache
1948-06-14
6.4
The Searchers
1956-05-16
6.4
How Green Was My Valley
1941-10-28
6.4
How the West Was Won
1962-11-02
6.4
Love Time
1934-11-03
6.4
Rio Grande
1950-11-15
6.4
Rio Grande
1950-11-15
6.4
Two Rode Together
1961-05-24
6.4
Destry Rides Again
1939-11-30
6.4
Red River
1948-08-26
6.4
The Light That Failed
1939-12-24
6.4
Taras Bulba
1962-11-21
6.4
McLintock!
1963-11-12
6.4
Robbers' Roost
1932-12-30
6.4
The War Wagon
1967-05-26
6.4
The Horse Soldiers
1959-06-11