Ben Lyon
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 6, 1901, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Died
- March 22, 1979
- Movies
- 73
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1955 | The Lyons in Paris | Ben |
| 1954 | Life with the Lyons | Ben Lyon |
| 1943 | The Dark Tower | Phil Danton |
| 1942 | This Was Paris | Butch, Sydney Chronicle Reporter |
| 1941 | Hi Gang! | Her Other Half |
| 1939 | Confidential Lady | Jim Brent |
| 1939 | I Killed the Count | Bernard Froy |
| 1938 | Stardust | Roy Harley |
| 1936 | Down to the Sea | Steve Londos |
| 1936 | Dancing Feet | Peyton Wells |
| 1935 | Frisco Waterfront | Glenn Burton |
| 1935 | Navy Wife | Dr. Peter Milford |
| 1935 | Together We Live | Max |
| 1935 | Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8 | |
| 1934 | Lightning Strikes Twice | Steve Brewster |
| 1934 | Crimson Romance | Bob Wilson |
| 1934 | I Spy | Wally Sawyer |
| 1933 | The Women in His Life | Roger McKane |
| 1933 | I Cover the Waterfront | H. Joseph 'Joe' Miller |
| 1933 | Girl Missing | Henry Gibson |
| 1932 | Hollywood on Parade No. A-3 | Self |
| 1932 | Hat Check Girl | Buster Collins |
| 1932 | The Crooked Circle | Brand Osborne |
| 1932 | Hollywood on Parade No. A-1 | Self |
| 1932 | By Whose Hand? | Jimmy Hawley |
| 1932 | Week Ends Only | Jack Williams |
| 1932 | The Big Timer | Cooky Bradford |
| 1932 | Lady with a Past | Guy Bryson |
| 1931 | Her Majesty, Love | Fred von Wellingen |
| 1931 | Compromised | Sidney Brock |
| 1931 | Bought! | Nick Amory |
| 1931 | Night Nurse | Mortie |
| 1931 | My Past | Robert 'Bob' Byrne |
| 1931 | Aloha | Jimmy Bradford |
| 1931 | Indiscreet | Tony Blake |
| 1931 | Misbehaving Ladies | Phil Hunter |
| 1931 | The Stolen Jools | Ben Lyon |
| 1931 | The Hot Heiress | Hap Harrigan |
| 1930 | Hell's Angels | Monte Rutledge |
| 1930 | A Soldier's Plaything | Georgie |
| 1930 | What Men Want | Kendall James |
| 1930 | Alias French Gertie | Jimmy Hartigan |
| 1930 | Lummox | Rollo Farley |
| 1929 | The Flying Marine | Steve Moran |
| 1929 | The Quitter | Neal Abbott |
| 1929 | All Faces West | Matthew |
| 1929 | The Air Legion | Dave Grayson |
| 1927 | Das tanzende Wien | Jonny Conzaga |
| 1927 | Life in Hollywood No. 2 | Himself |
| 1927 | For the Love of Mike | Mike |
| 1927 | The Tender Hour | Wally McKenzie |
| 1927 | The Perfect Sap | Herbert Alden |
| 1926 | The Prince of Tempters | Francis |
| 1926 | The Great Deception | Cyril Mansfield |
| 1926 | The Savage | Danny Terry |
| 1926 | The Reckless Lady | Ralph Hilliwe |
| 1926 | Bluebeard's Seven Wives | John Hart / Don Juan Hartez |
| 1925 | The New Commandment | Billy Morrow |
| 1925 | The Pace That Thrills | Danny Wade |
| 1925 | Winds of Chance | Pierce Phillips |
| 1925 | The Necessary Evil | Frank Jerome |
| 1925 | One Way Street | Bobby Austin |
| 1924 | So Big | Dirk DeJong |
| 1924 | Wages of Virtue | Marvin |
| 1924 | Wine of Youth | Lynn Talbot |
| 1924 | Lily of the Dust | Lt. Prell |
| 1924 | The White Moth | Douglas Vantine |
| 1924 | Painted People | Don Lane |
| 1923 | Flaming Youth | Monty Standish |
| 1923 | Potash and Perlmutter | Boris Andrieff |
| 1923 | The Custard Cup | Dick Chase |
| 1921 | The Heart of Maryland | Bob Telfair |
| 1919 | Open Your Eyes | Harold Connors |
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