Jimmy Lydon

Jimmy Lydon

Known for Acting ยท 122 credits

Born
1923-05-30
Died
2022-03-09
Place of birth
Harrington Park, New Jersey, USA
Also known as
James Lydon ยท James Joseph Lydon

Biography

James J. Lydon (born May 30, 1923) is an American actor and television producer whose career in the entertainment industry began as a teenager during the 1930s.

Known For

TV Shows (53)

Maverick
TV

Maverick

1957

as Terry McKenna

Wagon Train
TV

Wagon Train

1957

as Hotel Clerk / Todd / Clete Millikan / George Blair

Love, American Style
TV

Love, American Style

1969

as Photographer

Adam-12
TV

Adam-12

1968

as Tyler / Harvey Shore

Lassie
TV

Lassie

1954

as Mr. Dennis

St. Elsewhere
TV

St. Elsewhere

1982

as Harold O'Shea

The Twilight Zone
TV

The Twilight Zone

1959

as Patrolman

The Rockford Files
TV

The Rockford Files

1974

as Wyatt / Barrow

Dr. Kildare
TV

Dr. Kildare

1961

as Reporter (uncredited)

Simon & Simon
TV

Simon & Simon

1981

as Bartender / Guard at Plant Entrance / Jeweler

The Six Million Dollar Man
TV

The Six Million Dollar Man

1974

as Dr. Waters

Cannon
TV

Cannon

1971

The F.B.I.
TV

The F.B.I.

1965

as Joey Witner / Church

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
TV

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955

as Tom Fitch (uncredited)

The Untouchables
TV

The Untouchables

1959

as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Lawman
TV

Lawman

1958

as Nat Davis

Wanted: Dead or Alive
TV

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958

as Dan Murdock / Paul Decker

Gunsmoke
TV

Gunsmoke

1955

as Baines / Charlie Boggs

Lou Grant
TV

Lou Grant

1977

as Doctor

77 Sunset Strip
TV

77 Sunset Strip

1958

Peter Gunn
TV

Peter Gunn

1958

The Texan
TV

The Texan

1958

as Smitty

M Squad
TV

M Squad

1957

as Joseph Rinehart

Checkmate
TV

Checkmate

1960

as Ben Roberts

The Real McCoys
TV

The Real McCoys

1957

as Frank Grant

Trackdown
TV

Trackdown

1957

as Mark Turley / Joe Corbett / Sam Devlin

The Ford Television Theatre
TV

The Ford Television Theatre

1952

Navy Log
TV

Navy Log

1955

Bronco
TV

Bronco

1958

as Deputy Roy Proudy / Allan Brierly / Shorty Dolan

Ellery Queen
TV

Ellery Queen

1975

as Radio Actor

The Greatest American Hero
TV

The Greatest American Hero

1981

as McGivers

The Barbara Stanwyck Show
TV

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

1960

as Harry

Tightrope
TV

Tightrope

1959

as Paul Anderson

Screen Director's Playhouse
TV

Screen Director's Playhouse

1955

as Lt. Fred Green

Lux Video Theatre
TV

Lux Video Theatre

1950

as D. Crockett Weeks / Dinny

87th Precinct
TV

87th Precinct

1961

as Roger Pitt

Stagecoach West
TV

Stagecoach West

1960

as Gil Soames

Baa Baa Black Sheep
TV

Baa Baa Black Sheep

1976

as Admiral Taylor

Public Defender
TV

Public Defender

1954

as John Ferrari / Wade Foster

Mr. & Mrs. North
TV

Mr. & Mrs. North

1952

Racket Squad
TV

Racket Squad

1951

Man with a Camera
TV

Man with a Camera

1958

Wire Service
TV

Wire Service

1956

as Harris

The First Hundred Years
TV

The First Hundred Years

1950

The Wonderful World of Disney
TV

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

as Jim Durden / John Stevens

The Gale Storm Show
TV

The Gale Storm Show

1956

as Hendricks / Officer Evans / Jim Tyler / Saunders / 1st Officer Evans

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
TV

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

1955

as Johnny Lane

The Life of Riley
TV

The Life of Riley

1949

as Simon Vanderhopper

Casey Jones
TV

Casey Jones

1957

as Johnny Ferguson

Rocky Jones, Space Ranger
TV

Rocky Jones, Space Ranger

1954

General Electric Theater
TV

General Electric Theater

1953

as Larry White

Revlon Mirror Theatre
TV

Revlon Mirror Theatre

1953

Many Happy Returns
TV

Many Happy Returns

1964

Movies (69)

Joan of Arc
Movie

Joan of Arc

1948

as Pierre d'Arc, Joan's younger brother

Rage at Dawn
Movie

Rage at Dawn

1955

as Dedrick

September Affair
Movie

September Affair

1950

as Johnny Wilson

Life with Father
Movie

Life with Father

1947

as Clarence Day Jr.

Death of a Gunfighter
Movie

Death of a Gunfighter

1969

as Luke Mills

Bonnie's Kids
Movie

Bonnie's Kids

1973

as Motel Manager

Island in the Sky
Movie

Island in the Sky

1953

as Murray, Dooley's navigator

Cannon
Movie

Cannon

1971

as Betting Clerk

The Hypnotic Eye
Movie

The Hypnotic Eye

1960

as Emergency Doctor (as James Lydon)

The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe
Movie

The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe

1976

as Jim Pickett

Twice Blessed
Movie

Twice Blessed

1945

as Mickey Pringle

When Willie Comes Marching Home
Movie

When Willie Comes Marching Home

1950

as Charles 'Charlie' Fettles

Vigilante Force
Movie

Vigilante Force

1976

as Tom Cousy

Good News
Movie

Good News

1947

as Jimmy's Classmate (uncredited)

Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion
Movie

Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion

1977

as Muggeridge

The Time of Your Life
Movie

The Time of Your Life

1948

as Dudley Bostwick

Tom Brown's School Days
Movie

Tom Brown's School Days

1940

as Tom Brown

Chain of Evidence
Movie

Chain of Evidence

1957

as Steve Nordstrom (as James Lydon)

Scandalous John
Movie

Scandalous John

1971

as Grotch

Back Door to Heaven
Movie

Back Door to Heaven

1939

as Young Frankie Rogers

Oh! Susanna
Movie

Oh! Susanna

1951

as Benton

Gasoline Alley
Movie

Gasoline Alley

1951

as Skeezix

The Desperado
Movie

The Desperado

1954

as Tom Cameron

Aerial Gunner
Movie

Aerial Gunner

1943

as Sandy Lunt

Little Men
Movie

Little Men

1940

as Daniel "Danny" Burdle

Out of the Storm
Movie

Out of the Storm

1948

as Donald Lewis

Battle Stations
Movie

Battle Stations

1956

as Squawk Hewitt

The Town Went Wild
Movie

The Town Went Wild

1944

as Bob Harrison

The Last Time I Saw Archie
Movie

The Last Time I Saw Archie

1961

as Pvt. Billy Simpson (as James Lydon)

Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects
Movie

Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects

1975

as Actor

The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove
Movie

The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove

1971

as Jim Durden

I Passed for White
Movie

I Passed for White

1960

as Jay Morgan

The Mad Martindales
Movie

The Mad Martindales

1942

as Bobby Bruce Turner

The Magnificent Yankee
Movie

The Magnificent Yankee

1950

as Clinton

Bad Boy
Movie

Bad Boy

1949

as Ted Hendry (as James Lydon)

The World of Tomorrow
Movie

The World of Tomorrow

1984

as Bud Middleton (archive footage)

Miss Mink of 1949
Movie

Miss Mink of 1949

1949

as Joe Forrester

Tarnished
Movie

Tarnished

1950

as Junior Bunker

A Letter From Bataan
Movie

A Letter From Bataan

1942

as Chuck Lewis

Hot Rod
Movie

Hot Rod

1950

as David Langham Jr.

Henry and Dizzy
Movie

Henry and Dizzy

1942

as Henry Aldrich

Cynthia
Movie

Cynthia

1947

as Ricky Latham

Strange Illusion
Movie

Strange Illusion

1945

as Paul Cartwright

Henry Aldrich Haunts a House
Movie

Henry Aldrich Haunts a House

1943

as Henry Aldrich

The Road to Victory
Movie

The Road to Victory

1944

as Danny Ames (uncredited)

Naval Academy
Movie

Naval Academy

1941

as Tommy Blake

Michael O'Hara the Fourth
Movie

Michael O'Hara the Fourth

1972

as John Stevens

Bowery Boy
Movie

Bowery Boy

1940

as Sock Dolan

Tucson
Movie

Tucson

1949

as Andy Bryant

Two Thoroughbreds
Movie

Two Thoroughbreds

1939

as David Carey

Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
Movie

Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout

1944

as Henry Aldrich

Henry Aldrich for President
Movie

Henry Aldrich for President

1941

as Henry Aldrich

The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair
Movie

The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair

1939

as Bud

Henry Aldrich's Little Secret
Movie

Henry Aldrich's Little Secret

1944

as Henry Aldrich

Sweet Genevieve
Movie

Sweet Genevieve

1947

as Bill Kennedy

Home Early
Movie

Home Early

1939

as Junior Doakes

The Shining Future
Movie

The Shining Future

1944

as Danny Ames

My Best Gal
Movie

My Best Gal

1944

as Johnny McCloud

When the Lights Go On Again
Movie

When the Lights Go On Again

1944

as Ted Benson

Cadets on Parade
Movie

Cadets on Parade

1942

as Joe Novak

Corky of Gasoline Alley
Movie

Corky of Gasoline Alley

1951

as Skeezix Wallet

Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
Movie

Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid

1944

as Henry Aldrich

Time to Kill
Movie

Time to Kill

1945

as Lou

Henry Aldrich Swings It
Movie

Henry Aldrich Swings It

1943

as Henry Aldrich

Henry Aldrich, Editor
Movie

Henry Aldrich, Editor

1942

as Henry Aldrich

An Old-Fashioned Girl
Movie

An Old-Fashioned Girl

1949

as Tom Shaw

Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
Movie

Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour

1943

as Henry Aldrich

Destination Big House
Movie

Destination Big House

1950

as Freddy Brooks

Affairs of Geraldine
Movie

Affairs of Geraldine

1946

as Willy Briggs

About Jimmy Lydon

James J. Lydon (born May 30, 1923) is an American actor and television producer whose career in the entertainment industry began as a teenager during the 1930s. With 122 credits spanning from 1939 to 1984, Jimmy Lydon has appeared in 69 films and 53 TV shows.

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