Acting
Ben Lyon
- Titles
- 68movies1TV show
- Career
Active from 1921 to 1955, with a break from 1944 to 1953, busiest in 1931 with 9 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 54top three billing
- Average score
57/100
- Highest rated
Wine of Youth71/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.0average 2.6
- Nostalgia7.0average 3.6
- Warfare3.7average 1.2
- Romance5.8average 3.8
- Coming of Age4.4average 2.9
- Class & Capitalism4.0average 3.3
- Politics3.2average 2.6
- Melancholy5.2average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.7, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.0, average 2.2
- Crime1.8, average 3.7
- Showbiz0.0, average 1.2
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 4
- Social Commentary 3
- Intrigue 3
- Silent Era Drama 2
- Early 20th Century 2
- Classic Hollywood 2
- Romance 2
- Melodrama 2
- Class Conflict 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Bebe DanielsActorMy Past, The Lyons in Paris, Hi Gang!, Alias French Gertie, Life with the Lyons
Thelma ToddActorAloha, The Big Timer, Lightning Strikes Twice, The Hot Heiress
Sam HardyActorThe Prince of Tempters, The Savage, Bluebeard's Seven Wives, The Great Deception
Ernest HallerCinematographerFor the Love of Mike, The Prince of Tempters, The Great Deception, The New Commandment- RRay JuneCinematographerThe Women in His Life, I Cover the Waterfront, Indiscreet, Bought!
Charlotte MerriamActorNight Nurse, Painted People, So Big
Vince BarnettActorDown to the Sea, Crimson Romance, Dancing Feet
Claude GillingwaterActorWinds of Chance, Together We Live, Compromised
Tom DuganActorBy Whose Hand?, The Big Timer, The Hot Heiress
Purnell PrattActorI Cover the Waterfront, Dancing Feet, Frisco Waterfront
Nella WalkerActorThe Hot Heiress, Indiscreet, Alias French Gertie- CClarence G. BadgerDirectorPainted People, Potash and Perlmutter, The Hot Heiress
Movies and TV shows
651950s
2 titles
Life with the Lyons (1954)
as Ben Lyon
1940s
3 titles · average score 60
60
The Dark Tower (1943)
as Phil Danton
This Was Paris (1942)
as Butch, Sydney Chronicle Reporter
Hi Gang! (1941)
as Her Other Half
1930s
35 titles · average score 56
Crimson Romance (1934)
as Bob Wilson
56
I Cover the Waterfront (1933)
as H. Joseph 'Joe' Miller
51
The Women in His Life (1933)
as Roger McKane
60
Lady with a Past (1932)
as Guy Bryson
50
The Crooked Circle (1932)
as Brand Osborne
62
By Whose Hand? (1932)
as Jimmy Hawley
47
The Big Timer (1932)
as Cooky Bradford
68
Night Nurse (1931)
as Mortie
61
Indiscreet (1931)
as Tony Blake
59
Her Majesty, Love (1931)
as Fred von Wellingen
68
Hell's Angels (1930)
as Monte Rutledge
44
A Soldier's Plaything (1930)
as Georgie
1920s
24 titles · average score 71
The Flying Marine (1929)
as Steve Moran
For the Love of Mike (1927)
as Mike
The Tender Hour (1927)
as Wally McKenzie
The Savage (1926)
as Danny Terry
Winds of Chance (1925)
as Pierce Phillips
The Pace That Thrills (1925)
as Danny Wade
The Necessary Evil (1925)
as Frank Jerome
Wages of Virtue (1924)
as Marvin
71
Wine of Youth (1924)
as Lynn Talbot
So Big (1924)
as Dirk DeJong
The White Moth (1924)
as Douglas Vantine
The Custard Cup (1923)
as Dick Chase
1910s
1 title
Open Your Eyes (1919)
as Harold Connors