Ben Lyon: movies and TV shows
Ben Lyon has 74 credits in the archive: 73 films and 1 TV series, from 1919 to 1962. Highest rated: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (7.5/10).
Career timeline
1919 – 1962 · busiest year: 1931 (10 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 61 |
| 1955 | The Lyons in Paris | Ben | Film | 5.0 | 54 |
| 1954 | Life with the Lyons | Ben Lyon | Film | 7.3 | 53 |
| 1943 | The Dark Tower | Phil Danton | Film | 6.2 | 42 |
| 1942 | This Was Paris | Butch, Sydney Chronicle Reporter | Film | 5.9 | 41 |
| 1941 | Hi Gang! | Her Other Half | Film | 6.7 | 40 |
| 1939 | Confidential Lady | Jim Brent | Film | 6.0 | 38 |
| 1939 | I Killed the Count | Bernard Froy | Film | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1938 | Stardust | Roy Harley | Film | 5.3 | 37 |
| 1936 | Down to the Sea | Steve Londos | Film | 5.3 | 35 |
| 1936 | Dancing Feet | Peyton Wells | Film | 6.0 | 35 |
| 1935 | Navy Wife | Dr. Peter Milford | Film | 6.0 | 34 |
| 1935 | Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8 | Film | — | 34 | |
| 1935 | Frisco Waterfront | Glenn Burton | Film | 9.0 | 34 |
| 1935 | Together We Live | Max | Film | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1934 | Crimson Romance | Bob Wilson | Film | 5.5 | 33 |
| 1934 | Lightning Strikes Twice | Steve Brewster | Film | 5.3 | 33 |
| 1934 | I Spy | Wally Sawyer | Film | 7.0 | 33 |
| 1933 | The Women in His Life | Roger McKane | Film | 4.3 | 32 |
| 1933 | I Cover the Waterfront | H. Joseph 'Joe' Miller | Film | 5.1 | 32 |
| 1933 | Girl Missing | Henry Gibson | Film | 5.2 | 32 |
| 1932 | Lady with a Past | Guy Bryson | Film | 6.3 | 31 |
| 1932 | By Whose Hand? | Jimmy Hawley | Film | 6.6 | 31 |
| 1932 | The Crooked Circle | Brand Osborne | Film | 5.2 | 31 |
| 1932 | Hollywood on Parade No. A-3 | Self | Film | 10.0 | 31 |
| 1932 | The Big Timer | Cooky Bradford | Film | 4.6 | 31 |
| 1932 | Hat Check Girl | Buster Collins | Film | 7.5 | 31 |
| 1932 | Hollywood on Parade No. A-1 | Self | Film | 4.0 | 31 |
| 1932 | Week Ends Only | Jack Williams | Film | 10.0 | 31 |
| 1931 | Misbehaving Ladies | Phil Hunter | Film | 9.0 | 30 |
| 1931 | Night Nurse | Mortie | Film | 6.8 | 30 |
| 1931 | The Stolen Jools | Ben Lyon | Film | 5.6 | 30 |
| 1931 | Her Majesty, Love | Fred von Wellingen | Film | 6.7 | 30 |
| 1931 | Indiscreet | Tony Blake | Film | 6.2 | 30 |
| 1931 | My Past | Robert 'Bob' Byrne | Film | 4.0 | 30 |
| 1931 | Aloha | Jimmy Bradford | Film | 8.0 | 30 |
| 1931 | Compromised | Sidney Brock | Film | 4.0 | 30 |
| 1931 | Bought! | Nick Amory | Film | 8.0 | 30 |
| 1931 | The Hot Heiress | Hap Harrigan | Film | 6.3 | 30 |
| 1930 | Hell's Angels | Monte Rutledge | Film | 6.5 | 29 |
| 1930 | What Men Want | Kendall James | Film | 3.3 | 29 |
| 1930 | Alias French Gertie | Jimmy Hartigan | Film | 6.3 | 29 |
| 1930 | A Soldier's Plaything | Georgie | Film | 5.4 | 29 |
| 1930 | Lummox | Rollo Farley | Film | 8.0 | 29 |
| 1929 | The Air Legion | Dave Grayson | Film | 9.0 | 28 |
| 1929 | The Quitter | Neal Abbott | Film | 8.0 | 28 |
| 1929 | All Faces West | Matthew | Film | 9.0 | 28 |
| 1929 | The Flying Marine | Steve Moran | Film | 8.0 | 28 |
| 1927 | The Perfect Sap | Herbert Alden | Film | 7.0 | 26 |
| 1927 | For the Love of Mike | Mike | Film | 7.0 | 26 |
| 1927 | Life in Hollywood No. 2 | Himself | Film | 9.0 | 26 |
| 1927 | The Tender Hour | Wally McKenzie | Film | 10.0 | 26 |
| 1927 | Das tanzende Wien | Jonny Conzaga | Film | 10.0 | 26 |
| 1926 | Bluebeard's Seven Wives | John Hart / Don Juan Hartez | Film | 10.0 | 25 |
| 1926 | The Reckless Lady | Ralph Hilliwe | Film | 10.0 | 25 |
| 1926 | The Savage | Danny Terry | Film | 9.0 | 25 |
| 1926 | The Prince of Tempters | Francis | Film | 9.0 | 25 |
| 1926 | The Great Deception | Cyril Mansfield | Film | 7.0 | 25 |
| 1925 | Winds of Chance | Pierce Phillips | Film | 6.5 | 24 |
| 1925 | One Way Street | Bobby Austin | Film | 9.0 | 24 |
| 1925 | The Pace That Thrills | Danny Wade | Film | 9.0 | 24 |
| 1925 | The Necessary Evil | Frank Jerome | Film | 8.0 | 24 |
| 1925 | The New Commandment | Billy Morrow | Film | 10.0 | 24 |
| 1924 | Painted People | Don Lane | Film | 10.0 | 23 |
| 1924 | Wages of Virtue | Marvin | Film | 8.0 | 23 |
| 1924 | Wine of Youth | Lynn Talbot | Film | 8.3 | 23 |
| 1924 | So Big | Dirk DeJong | Film | 9.0 | 23 |
| 1924 | The White Moth | Douglas Vantine | Film | 6.1 | 23 |
| 1924 | Lily of the Dust | Lt. Prell | Film | 8.0 | 23 |
| 1923 | Flaming Youth | Monty Standish | Film | 3.8 | 22 |
| 1923 | Potash and Perlmutter | Boris Andrieff | Film | 9.0 | 22 |
| 1923 | The Custard Cup | Dick Chase | Film | 10.0 | 22 |
| 1921 | The Heart of Maryland | Bob Telfair | Film | 7.0 | 20 |
| 1919 | Open Your Eyes | Harold Connors | Film | 5.3 | 18 |