Portrait of Jimmy Lydon

Acting

Jimmy Lydon

Career

Active from 1939 to 1984, busiest in 1944 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
35
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Island in the Sky
Island in the Sky
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 69 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jimmy Lydon Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.6, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.9, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    3.2, average 4.7
  • Uncanny
    1.1, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic 5
  • Wholesome Entertainment 3
  • Classic Film 3
  • Family-Friendly 3
  • Coming-of-Age Story 2
  • 1940s Setting 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2
  • Good vs. Evil 2
  • 1940s Americana 2
  • Crime Drama 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Historical Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

126
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

4 titles ยท average score 57
The World of Tomorrow
The World of Tomorrow (1984)

as Bud Middleton (archive footage)

St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere (1982)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Harold O'Shea

Simon & Simon
Simon & Simon (1981)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show ยท as Guard at Plant Entrance / Bartender

The Greatest American Hero
The Greatest American Hero (1981)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as McGivers

1970s

15 titles ยท average score 64
Lou Grant
Lou Grant (1977)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Doctor

Baa Baa Black Sheep
Baa Baa Black Sheep (1976)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Admiral Taylor

Vigilante Force
Vigilante Force (1976)
GoodWatch score 26

as Tom Cousy

The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe (1976)

as Jim Pickett

Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen (1975)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Radio Actor

Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects
Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects (1975)
GoodWatch score 80

as Actor

The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Dr. Waters

The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files (1974)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Barrow / Wyatt

Bonnie's Kids
Bonnie's Kids (1973)
GoodWatch score 50

as Motel Manager

Cannon
Cannon (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

Cannon
Cannon (1971)
GoodWatch score 62

as Betting Clerk

Scandalous John
Scandalous John (1971)
GoodWatch score 40

as Grotch

1960s

17 titles ยท average score 59
Love, American Style
Love, American Style (1969)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Photographer

The Learning Tree
The Learning Tree (1969)
GoodWatch score 75

Associate Producer

Adam-12
Adam-12 (1968)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Tyler / Harvey Shore

Assignment to Kill
Assignment to Kill (1968)
GoodWatch score 60

Producer

Countdown
Countdown (1967)
GoodWatch score 60

Producer

An American Dream
An American Dream (1966)
GoodWatch score 39

Producer

The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. (1965)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Joey Witner / Church

Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Reporter (uncredited)

I Passed for White
I Passed for White (1960)
GoodWatch score 48

as Jay Morgan

Checkmate
Checkmate (1960)
GoodWatch score 40

TV show ยท as Ben Roberts

The Barbara Stanwyck Show
The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Harry

Stagecoach West
Stagecoach West (1960)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Gil Soames

1950s

48 titles ยท average score 65
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show ยท as Patrolman

77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท Associate Producer

Wagon Train
Wagon Train (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as George Blair / Clete Millikan

Maverick
Maverick (1957)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Terry McKenna

The Desperado
The Desperado (1954)
GoodWatch score 67

as Tom Cameron

Lassie
Lassie (1954)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Mr. Dennis

Island in the Sky
Island in the Sky (1953)
GoodWatch score 75

as Murray, Dooley's navigator

Corky of Gasoline Alley
Corky of Gasoline Alley (1951)

as Skeezix Wallet

Gasoline Alley
Gasoline Alley (1951)
GoodWatch score 60

as Skeezix

Hot Rod
Hot Rod (1950)
GoodWatch score 60

as David Langham Jr.

Tarnished
Tarnished (1950)

as Junior Bunker

September Affair
September Affair (1950)
GoodWatch score 58

as Johnny Wilson

1940s

38 titles ยท average score 62
An Old-Fashioned Girl
An Old-Fashioned Girl (1949)

as Tom Shaw

Tucson
Tucson (1949)

as Andy Bryant

Life with Father
Life with Father (1947)
GoodWatch score 68

as Clarence Day Jr.

Strange Illusion
Strange Illusion (1945)
GoodWatch score 68

as Paul Cartwright

Henry Aldrich's Little Secret
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret (1944)

as Henry Aldrich

The Town Went Wild
The Town Went Wild (1944)
GoodWatch score 63

as Bob Harrison

Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout (1944)

as Henry Aldrich

Aerial Gunner
Aerial Gunner (1943)
GoodWatch score 41

as Sandy Lunt

Henry Aldrich Haunts a House
Henry Aldrich Haunts a House (1943)

as Henry Aldrich

Henry Aldrich for President
Henry Aldrich for President (1941)

as Henry Aldrich

Tom Brown's School Days
Tom Brown's School Days (1940)
GoodWatch score 70

as Tom Brown

Bowery Boy
Bowery Boy (1940)

as Sock Dolan

1930s

4 titles ยท average score 50
The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair
The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair (1939)
GoodWatch score 59

as Bud

Two Thoroughbreds
Two Thoroughbreds (1939)

as David Carey

Home Early
Home Early (1939)

as Junior Doakes

Back Door to Heaven
Back Door to Heaven (1939)
GoodWatch score 42

as Young Frankie Rogers