Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1901-02-06
- Day of Death1979-03-22 (78 years)
- Place of BirthAtlanta, Georgia, USA
- Also Known As-
Ben Lyon
Biography
From Wikipedia Ben Lyon (February 6, 1901 – March 22, 1979) was an American actor and a studio executive at 20th Century Fox. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Lyon entered films in 1918 after a successful appearance on Broadway opposite Jeanne Eagels. He attracted attention in the highly successful film Flaming Youth (1923), and steadily developed into a leading man. He was most successfully paired...Read More
Known For
Acting Career
- 1955
The Lyons in Paris
As: Ben
- 1954
Life with the Lyons
As: Ben Lyon
- 1943
The Dark Tower
As: Phil Danton
- 1942
This Was Paris
As: Butch, Sydney Chronicle Reporter
- 1941
Hi Gang!
As: Her Other Half
- 1938
Stardust
As: Roy Harley
- 1936
Dancing Feet
As: Peyton Wells
- 1935
Frisco Waterfront
As: Glenn Burton
- 1935
Navy Wife
As: Dr. Peter Milford
- 1935
Together We Live
As: Max
- 1934
Lightning Strikes Twice
As: Steve Brewster
- 1934
Crimson Romance
As: Bob Wilson
- 1934
I Spy
As: Wally Sawyer
- 1933
The Women in His Life
As: Roger McKane
- 1933
I Cover the Waterfront
As: H. Joseph 'Joe' Miller
- 1933
Girl Missing
As: Henry Gibson
- 1932
Hat Check Girl
As: Buster Collins
- 1932
The Crooked Circle
As: Brand Osborne
- 1932
By Whose Hand?
As: Jimmy Hawley
- 1932
Week Ends Only
As: Jack Williams
- 1932
The Big Timer
As: Cooky Bradford
- 1932
Lady with a Past
As: Guy Bryson
- 1931
Her Majesty, Love
As: Fred von Wellingen
- 1931
Compromised
As: Sidney Brock
- 1931
Bought!
As: Nick Amory
- 1931
Night Nurse
As: Mortie
- 1931
My Past
As: Robert 'Bob' Byrne
- 1931
Aloha
As: Jimmy Bradford
- 1931
Indiscreet
As: Tony Blake
- 1931
Misbehaving Ladies
As: Phil Hunter
- 1931
The Stolen Jools
As: Ben Lyon
- 1931
The Hot Heiress
As: Hap Harrigan
- 1930
Hell's Angels
As: Monte Rutledge
- 1930
A Soldier's Plaything
As: Georgie
- 1930
What Men Want
As: Kendall James
- 1930
Alias French Gertie
As: Jimmy Hartigan
- 1930
Lummox
As: Rollo Farley
- 1929
The Flying Marine
As: Steve Moran
- 1929
The Quitter
As: Neal Abbott
- 1929
All Faces West
As: Matthew
- 1927
Das tanzende Wien
As: Jonny Conzaga
- 1927
For the Love of Mike
As: Mike
- 1926
The Prince of Tempters
As: Francis
- 1926
The Great Deception
As: Cyril Mansfield
- 1926
The Savage
As: Danny Terry
- 1926
The Reckless Lady
As: Ralph Hilliwe
- 1926
Bluebeard's Seven Wives
As: John Hart / Don Juan Hartez
- 1925
The New Commandment
As: Billy Morrow
- 1925
The Pace That Thrills
As: Danny Wade
- 1925
Winds of Chance
As: Pierce Phillips
- 1925
The Necessary Evil
As: Frank Jerome
- 1924
So Big
As: Dirk DeJong
- 1924
Wages of Virtue
As: Marvin
- 1924
Wine of Youth
As: Lynn Talbot
- 1924
Lily of the Dust
As: Lt. Prell
- 1924
The White Moth
As: Douglas Vantine
- 1924
Painted People
As: Don Lane
- 1923
Potash and Perlmutter
As: Boris Andrieff
- 1921
The Heart of Maryland
As: Bob Telfair
- 1919
Open Your Eyes
As: Harold Connors