Acting
Jimmy Lydon
Born May 30, 1923 · Harrington Park, New Jersey, USA
Died March 9, 2022 · aged 98
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
Vigilante Force · 1976Vigilante Force
★ 5.01976
MovieActionAdventure
In a small town in California, the quiet citizens find their lives disrupted by boisterous, lawless oil-field workers who have infested their community. One resident, Ben Arnold, enlists his brother Aaron, a Vietnam veteran, to assemble a group of men to restore law and order to the town. Though Aaron's crew succeeds, the newfound power goes to some of their heads, and Aaron and Ben must again reclaim the town for the citizens.
Life with Father · 1947Life with Father
★ 6.71947
MovieComedyFamily
A straitlaced turn-of-the-century father presides over a family of boys and the mother who really rules the roost.
Oh! Susanna · 1951Oh! Susanna
★ 7.01951
MovieWestern
Unable to keep peace between frontier Indians and the US Cavalry, a heroic Captain risks court-martial to prevent bloodshed.
Rage at Dawn · 1955Rage at Dawn
★ 6.21955
MovieActionWestern
In this film's version of the story, four of the Reno Brothers are corrupt robbers and killers while a fifth, Clint is a respected Indiana farmer. A sister, Laura, who has inherited the family home, serves the outlaw brothers as a housekeeper and cook. One brother is killed when they go after a bank, the men of the town appear to have been waiting for them…
The Magnificent Yankee · 1950The Magnificent Yankee
★ 5.91950
MovieDrama
Biography of celebrated American jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Scandalous John · 1971Scandalous John
★ 6.41971
MovieWesternComedy
A crotchety old ranch owner fights to be able to live his life the way he wants to, and not the way other people--and the law--tell him he has to.
Death of a Gunfighter · 1969Death of a Gunfighter
★ 6.31969
MovieWestern
In the turn-of-the century Texas town of Cottonwood Springs, marshal Frank Patch is an old-style lawman in a town determined to become modern. When he kills drunken Luke Mills in self-defense, the town leaders decide it's time for a change. That ask for Patch's resignation, but he refuses on the basis that the town, on hiring him, had promised him the job for as long as he wanted it. Afraid for the town's future and even more afraid of the fact that Marshal Patch knows all the town's dark secrets, the city fathers decide that old-style violence is the only way to rid themselves of the unwanted lawman.
When Willie Comes Marching Home · 1950When Willie Comes Marching Home
★ 6.91950
MovieComedyWar
When Willie leaves home to join the war effort he is all ready to become a hero, but he is only frustrated when his posting ends up to be in his home town, and he is recruited into training, keeping him from the action. However, when he finds himself accidently behind enemy lines he unexpectedly becomes a hero after all.
Filmography
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The Last Time I Saw Archie · 1961The Last Time I Saw Archie
★ 6.01961
MovieComedyWar
Two Air Force friends have fun during their enlistment.
Pvt. Billy Simpson (as James Lydon)






































