Portrait of Robert F. Lyons

Acting

Robert F. Lyons

Career

Active from 1969 to 2015, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
16
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score48/100
Highest rated
Poster for Miracle on Ice
Miracle on Ice
GoodWatch score67/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 61 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Robert F. Lyons Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wonder
    2.3, average 3.4
  • Coming of Age
    2.2, average 3.0
  • Showbiz
    0.5, average 1.2
  • Cringe Humor
    1.5, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 4
  • Vigilante Justice 3
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Revenge Thriller 2
  • Action-Packed 2
  • Gritty 2
  • Vengeance Narrative 2
  • Strong Female Lead 2
  • Small Town Secrets 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Los Angeles Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

82
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

4 titles ยท average score 47
The Burning Dead
The Burning Dead (2015)
GoodWatch score 25

as Old Ben

Babysitter
Babysitter (2015)
GoodWatch score 55

as Sam

Peach Plum Pear
Peach Plum Pear (2011)

as Hank

Law & Order: LA
Law & Order: LA (2010)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Phil Gradin

2000s

6 titles ยท average score 57
Pray for Morning
Pray for Morning (2006)
GoodWatch score 40

as Proctor

Annie's Point
Annie's Point (2005)
GoodWatch score 63

as Jack Backis

Silent Partner
Silent Partner (2005)
GoodWatch score 37

as U.S. Vice President

Love's Enduring Promise
Love's Enduring Promise (2004)
GoodWatch score 74

as Doc Watkins

June
June (2004)

as Dad

Cold Case
Cold Case (2003)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Scott 'Skiz' Stenkovic (2006)

1990s

13 titles ยท average score 51
Roswell
Roswell (1999)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Hank Whitmore

Family Law
Family Law (1999)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Judge Christie

The Omega Code
The Omega Code (1999)
GoodWatch score 23

as General

Exit in Red
Exit in Red (1997)
GoodWatch score 36

as Detective Vollers

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Hal Dickey (segment "One for the Road")

Mike Hammer, Private Eye
Mike Hammer, Private Eye (1997)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show

Orientation: A Scientology Information Film
Orientation: A Scientology Information Film (1996)
GoodWatch score 22

as Director of Processing

Ripper Man
Ripper Man (1995)

as Frankel

The Dragon Gate
The Dragon Gate (1994)

as Jack the Drunk

Beyond Fear
Beyond Fear (1993)

Director, Writer

Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Duncan McCallum

Cop Rock
Cop Rock (1990)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show

1980s

30 titles ยท average score 59
American Eagle
American Eagle (1989)

as Rudy Argente

Prime Suspect
Prime Suspect (1989)

as Sheriff Hank Fallon

Platoon Leader
Platoon Leader (1988)
GoodWatch score 48

as Sgt. Michael McNamara

Murphy's Law
Murphy's Law (1986)
GoodWatch score 43

as Art Penney

Avenging Angel
Avenging Angel (1985)
GoodWatch score 37

as Lt. Hugh Andrews

Cease Fire
Cease Fire (1985)
GoodWatch score 63

as Luke

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Steve Honig

10 to Midnight
10 to Midnight (1983)
GoodWatch score 43

as Nathan Zager

The A-Team
The A-Team (1983)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Harold Watkins

Knight Rider
Knight Rider (1982)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Jeff Cavanaugh

Dark Night of the Scarecrow
Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981)
GoodWatch score 64

as Skeeter Norris

Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Taylor Hurst

1970s

18 titles ยท average score 57
The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver
The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver (1977)
GoodWatch score 60

as Mark

The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk (1977)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Sam

CHiPs
CHiPs (1977)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show ยท as Arnold

Black Oak Conspiracy
Black Oak Conspiracy (1977)
GoodWatch score 56

as Harrison Hancock

Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E. (1976)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show

The Disappearance of Flight 412
The Disappearance of Flight 412 (1974)
GoodWatch score 48

as Capt. Cliff Riggs

Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues (1972)
GoodWatch score 41

as Peter

The Rookies
The Rookies (1972)

as Jared Whitman

Shoot Out
Shoot Out (1971)
GoodWatch score 37

as Bobby Jay

The Todd Killings
The Todd Killings (1971)
GoodWatch score 53

as Steven "Skipper" Todd

Getting Straight
Getting Straight (1970)
GoodWatch score 43

as Nick

Night Gallery
Night Gallery (1970)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Vincent Riley

1960s

10 titles ยท average score 65
Pendulum
Pendulum (1969)
GoodWatch score 62

as Paul Martin Sanderson

Medical Center
Medical Center (1969)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Pete

Land of the Giants
Land of the Giants (1968)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show ยท as Nalor

The Outcasts
The Outcasts (1968)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show

Ironside
Ironside (1967)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

Judd, for the Defense
Judd, for the Defense (1967)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show

The Monkees
The Monkees (1966)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Smasher

I Dream of Jeannie
I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Corporal Sam

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

TV show ยท as John Brackney / Lon Owens

The Loner
The Loner (1965)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Young Gunman (uncredited)

1950s

1 title ยท average score 76
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke (1955)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Maxwell