Ben Lyon

Personal Info

Birthday

February 6, 1901

Day of Death

1979-03-22

(78 years old)

Place of Birth

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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 with some of the leading actresses of the silent era including Pola Negri, Gloria Swanson, Colleen Moore, Barbara La Marr, Viola Dana, Anna Q. Nilsson, Mary Astor and Blanche Sweet.

Known For

Hell's Angels

Night Nurse

Indiscreet

Navy Wife

The Hot Heiress

The Stolen Jools

Crimson Romance

So Big

Filmography

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
1939
Confidential Lady
as Jim Brent
I Killed the Count
as Bernard Froy
1938
Stardust
as Roy Harley
1936
Down to the Sea
as Steve Londos
Dancing Feet
as Peyton Wells
1935
Frisco Waterfront
as Glenn Burton
Navy Wife
as Dr. Peter Milford
Together We Live
as Max
1934
Lightning Strikes Twice
as Steve Brewster
Crimson Romance
as Bob Wilson
I Spy
as Wally Sawyer
1933
The Women in His Life
as Roger McKane
I Cover the Waterfront
as H. Joseph 'Joe' Miller
Girl Missing
as Henry Gibson
1932
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3
as Self
Hat Check Girl
as Buster Collins
The Crooked Circle
as Brand Osborne
Hollywood on Parade No. A-1
as Self
By Whose Hand?
as Jimmy Hawley
Week Ends Only
as Jack Williams
The Big Timer
as Cooky Bradford
Lady with a Past
as Guy Bryson
1931
Her Majesty, Love
as Fred von Wellingen
Compromised
as Sidney Brock
Bought!
as Nick Amory
Night Nurse
as Mortie
My Past
as Robert 'Bob' Byrne
Aloha
as Jimmy Bradford
Indiscreet
as Tony Blake
Misbehaving Ladies
as Phil Hunter
The Stolen Jools
as Ben Lyon
The Hot Heiress
as Hap Harrigan
1930
Hell's Angels
as Monte Rutledge
A Soldier's Plaything
as Georgie
What Men Want
as Kendall James
Alias French Gertie
as Jimmy Hartigan
Lummox
as Rollo Farley
1929
The Flying Marine
as Steve Moran
The Quitter
as Neal Abbott
All Faces West
as Matthew
1927
Das tanzende Wien
as Jonny Conzaga
Life in Hollywood No. 2
as Himself
For the Love of Mike
as Mike
The Tender Hour
as Wally McKenzie
1926
The Prince of Tempters
as Francis
The Great Deception
as Cyril Mansfield
The Savage
as Danny Terry
The Reckless Lady
as Ralph Hilliwe
Bluebeard's Seven Wives
as John Hart / Don Juan Hartez
1925
The New Commandment
as Billy Morrow
The Pace That Thrills
as Danny Wade
Winds of Chance
as Pierce Phillips
The Necessary Evil
as Frank Jerome
1924
So Big
as Dirk DeJong
Wages of Virtue
as Marvin
Wine of Youth
as Lynn Talbot
Lily of the Dust
as Lt. Prell
The White Moth
as Douglas Vantine
Painted People
as Don Lane
1923
Potash and Perlmutter
as Boris Andrieff
The Custard Cup
as Dick Chase
1921
The Heart of Maryland
as Bob Telfair
1919
Open Your Eyes
as Harold Connors