Portrait of Ben Lyon

Acting

Ben Lyon

Career

Active from 1921 to 1955, with a break from 1944 to 1953, busiest in 1931 with 9 main titles.

Leading roles
57
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for Night Nurse
Night Nurse
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ben Lyon Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.4, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.3, average 2.2
  • Dark Humor
    1.4, average 2.8
  • Fantasy
    0.3, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Intrigue 3
  • Silent Era Drama 2
  • Early 20th Century 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Romance 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Melodrama 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Nostalgic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

69
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

2 titles
The Lyons in Paris
The Lyons in Paris (1955)

as Ben

Life with the Lyons
Life with the Lyons (1954)

as Ben Lyon

1940s

3 titles ยท average score 51
The Dark Tower
The Dark Tower (1943)
GoodWatch score 51

as Phil Danton

This Was Paris
This Was Paris (1942)

as Butch, Sydney Chronicle Reporter

Hi Gang!
Hi Gang! (1941)

as Her Other Half

1930s

35 titles ยท average score 55
Down to the Sea
Down to the Sea (1936)

as Steve Londos

I Cover the Waterfront
I Cover the Waterfront (1933)
GoodWatch score 49

as H. Joseph 'Joe' Miller

Girl Missing
Girl Missing (1933)
GoodWatch score 59

as Henry Gibson

Lady with a Past
Lady with a Past (1932)
GoodWatch score 62

as Guy Bryson

By Whose Hand?
By Whose Hand? (1932)
GoodWatch score 65

as Jimmy Hawley

The Crooked Circle
The Crooked Circle (1932)
GoodWatch score 52

as Brand Osborne

The Big Timer
The Big Timer (1932)
GoodWatch score 52

as Cooky Bradford

Night Nurse
Night Nurse (1931)
GoodWatch score 76

as Mortie

Her Majesty, Love
Her Majesty, Love (1931)
GoodWatch score 42

as Fred von Wellingen

Indiscreet
Indiscreet (1931)
GoodWatch score 48

as Tony Blake

Hell's Angels
Hell's Angels (1930)
GoodWatch score 53

as Monte Rutledge

A Soldier's Plaything
A Soldier's Plaything (1930)
GoodWatch score 49

as Georgie

1920s

28 titles ยท average score 73
All Faces West
All Faces West (1929)

as Matthew

The Flying Marine
The Flying Marine (1929)

as Steve Moran

The Air Legion
The Air Legion (1929)

as Dave Grayson

For the Love of Mike
For the Love of Mike (1927)

as Mike

The Perfect Sap
The Perfect Sap (1927)

as Herbert Alden

Winds of Chance
Winds of Chance (1925)

as Pierce Phillips

One Way Street
One Way Street (1925)

as Bobby Austin

Wages of Virtue
Wages of Virtue (1924)

as Marvin

Painted People
Painted People (1924)

as Don Lane

Wine of Youth
Wine of Youth (1924)
GoodWatch score 73

as Lynn Talbot

The White Moth
The White Moth (1924)

as Douglas Vantine

So Big
So Big (1924)

as Dirk DeJong

1910s

1 title
Open Your Eyes
Open Your Eyes (1919)

as Harold Connors