Name Gene Lyons | Role Television actor | |
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Died July 8, 1974, Los Angeles, California, United States | ||
Gene Lyons (February 9, 1921 – July 8, 1974) was an American television actor from Pittsburgh, best known for his role as police commissioner Dennis Randall on the NBC detective series Ironside starring Raymond Burr.
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Career
A life member of The Actors Studio, Lyons was in the Broadway production of Witness for the Prosecution for two years. His other Broadway credits include Masquerade (1958), The Trip to Bountiful (1953), Harriet (1942), and This Rock (1942).
In 1953, Lyons played a police detective on the CBS drama series Pentagon U.S.A.. He appeared in 1954 as Steve Rockwell on the CBS daytime drama Woman with a Past. Before joining Raymond Burr as a regular on Ironside, he appeared on Perry Mason in 1965 as murderer Ralph Balfour in "The Case of the Wrathful Wraith." He also made guest appearances on nearly two dozen other series including The Dick Van Dyke Show, Gunsmoke, Have Gun, Will Travel, The Fugitive, Ben Casey, Star Trek ("A Taste of Armageddon"), The Twilight Zone ("King Nine Will Not Return"), The Alfred Hitchcock Hour and The Untouchables. He also appeared in films including Kiss Her Goodbye and The Young Don't Cry.
Death
Lyons died in Los Angeles, California on July 8, 1974 and is buried at Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Pittsburgh.
Filmography
Actor
1967
Ironside (TV Series) as
Commissioner Dennis Randall
- Amy Prentiss: Part 2 (1974) - Commissioner Dennis Randall (credit only)
- Amy Prentiss: Part 1 (1974) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- Friend or Foe (1974) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- The Hidden Man (1973) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- Mind for Murder (1973) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- Downhill All the Way (1973) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- House of Terror (1973) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- The Armageddon Gang (1973) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- In the Forests of the Night (1973) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- Confessions: From a Lady of the Night (1973) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- The Ghost of the Dancing Doll (1973) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- The Deadly Gamesmen (1972) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- The Countdown (1972) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- The Savage Sentry (1972) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- A Man Named Arno (1972) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- Death by the Numbers (1972) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- Gentle Oaks (1971) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- If a Body See a Body (1971) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- Ring of Prayer (1971) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- The Professionals (1971) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- Contract: Kill Ironside (1971) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- Lesson in Terror (1971) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- A Killing at the Track (1971) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- From Hrûska, with Love (1971) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- This Could Blow Your Mind (1970) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- Backfire (1970) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- The Man on the Inside (1970) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- The Lonely Way to Go (1970) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- A Killing Will Occur (1970) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- Tom Dayton Is Loose Among Us (1970) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- Little Dog, Gone (1970) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- One Hour to Kill (1970) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- Beyond a Shadow (1969) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- The Machismo Bag (1969) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- Seeing Is Believing (1969) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- A Bullet for Mark (1969) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- Alias Mr. Braithwaite (1969) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- Puzzlelock (1969) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- Moonlight Means Money (1969) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- And Be My Love (1969) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- A World of Jackals (1969) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- The Prophecy (1969) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- Why the Tuesday Afternoon Bridge Club Met on Thursday (1969) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- Up, Down and Even (1969) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- In Search of an Artist (1969) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- Sergeant Mike (1968) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- An Obvious Case of Guilt (1968) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- I, the People (1968) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- Robert Phillips vs. the Man (1968) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- The Sacrifice (1968) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- Due Process of Law (1968) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- Trip to Hashbury (1968) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- Officer Bobby (1968) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- Perfect Crime (1968) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- The Lonely Hostage (1968) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- Memory of an Ice Cream Stick (1968) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- Force of Arms (1968) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- The Fourteenth Runner (1967) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- The Past Is Prologue (1967) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- A Very Cool Hot Car (1967) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- The Man Who Believed (1967) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- Light at the End of the Journey (1967) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- The Taker (1967) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- Dead Man's Tale (1967) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- The Leaf in the Forest (1967) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
- Message from Beyond (1967) - Commissioner Dennis Randall
1967
The F.B.I. (TV Series) as
Phil Garrett / Ludwig
- Escape to Nowhere (1972)
- Pressure Point (1970) - Phil Garrett
- The Courier (1967) - Ludwig
1969
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting as
Dr. Blanker
1967
The Invaders (TV Series) as
John Corwin / Sawyer
- The Pursued (1968) - John Corwin
- The Enemy (1967) - Sawyer
1967
Judd for the Defense (TV Series) as
Martin Forsythe
- Conspiracy (1967) - Martin Forsythe
1965
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) as
Walter Griggs / Paul Lepson
- Verdict for Terror (1967) - Walter Griggs
- Perilous Times (1965) - Paul Lepson
1967
Ironside (TV Movie) as
Commissioner Dennis Randall
1967
Star Trek (TV Series) as
Ambassador Fox
- A Taste of Armageddon (1967) - Ambassador Fox
1966
Bonanza (TV Series) as
Taylor Daniels
- Shining in Spain (1966) - Taylor Daniels
1966
I Spy (TV Series) as
Tom Keith
- Crusade to Limbo (1966) - Tom Keith
1963
Ben Casey (TV Series) as
Bradford Fletcher
- Weave Nets to Catch the Wind (1966)
- It Is Getting Dark- And We Are Lost (1963) - Bradford Fletcher
1965
Slattery's People (TV Series) as
Walter Norris / Lou Shepley
- Color Him Red (1965) - Walter Norris
- Question: How Long Is the Shadow of a Man? (1965) - Lou Shepley
1965
Perry Mason (TV Series) as
Ralph Balfour
- The Case of the Wrathful Wraith (1965) - Ralph Balfour
1965
Death Valley Days (TV Series) as
Hugh Rawlins
- Captain Dick Mine (1965) - Hugh Rawlins
1965
Sylvia as
Gavin Cullen
1963
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series) as
Max Wilding / Robert McBain / Howard Raydon
- Consider Her Ways (1964) - Max Wilding
- The Evil of Adelaide Winters (1964) - Robert McBain
- What Really Happened (1963) - Howard Raydon
1964
Profiles in Courage (TV Series) as
Samuel Adams
- John Adams (1964) - Samuel Adams
1963
The Fugitive (TV Series) as
Art McNeil / Paul Vale
- Man in a Chariot (1964) - Art McNeil
- Ticket to Alaska (1963) - Paul Vale
1960
Gunsmoke (TV Series) as
Fletcher / Frank
- Bently (1964) - Fletcher
- Brother Love (1960) - Frank
1963
The Great Adventure (TV Series) as
Dr. Aspenwall / Mercer
- Plague (1964) - Dr. Aspenwall
- Six Wagons to the Sea (1963) - Mercer
1963
Wide Country (TV Series) as
Jack Higby
- The Lucky Punch (1963) - Jack Higby
1963
The Dakotas (TV Series) as
John Volk
- Terror at Heart River (1963) - John Volk
1963
Alcoa Premiere (TV Series) as
Litchfield
- The Broken Year (1963) - Litchfield
1963
The Virginian (TV Series) as
Sheriff Jonathan Ballard
- If You Have Tears (1963) - Sheriff Jonathan Ballard
1963
The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV Series) as
Ray Murdock
- Ray Murdock's X-Ray (1963) - Ray Murdock
1962
Stoney Burke (TV Series) as
Clyde Lampert
- The Mob Riders (1962) - Clyde Lampert
1961
Outlaws (TV Series) as
Wim Squires / Jack Wilbur
- All in a Day's Work (1962) - Wim Squires
- Return to New March (1961) - Jack Wilbur
1961
Shotgun Slade (TV Series) as
Mr. Collins
- Misplaced Genius (1961) - Mr. Collins
1959
Have Gun - Will Travel (TV Series) as
Merton - Scavenger / Sam Tuttle
- The Road (1961) - Merton - Scavenger
- Episode in Laredo (1959) - Sam Tuttle
1961
The Americans (TV Series) as
Col. Elgin
- The Bounty Jumpers (1961) - Col. Elgin
1961
Hong Kong (TV Series) as
Tommy Richmond
- Murder by Proxy (1961) - Tommy Richmond
1960
One Step Beyond (TV Series) as
Sam Blake
- Tonight at 12:17 (1960) - Sam Blake
1960
Naked City (TV Series) as
Toby Tennant
- The Human Trap (1960) - Toby Tennant
1960
The DuPont Show with June Allyson (TV Series) as
Dr. Donald Kaler
- The Visitor (1960) - Dr. Donald Kaler
1960
The Untouchables (TV Series) as
Willie Asher
- A Seat on the Fence (1960) - Willie Asher
1960
The Twilight Zone (TV Series) as
Psychiatrist
- King Nine Will Not Return (1960) - Psychiatrist
1959
Kiss Her Goodbye as
Corey Sherman
1959
Deadline (TV Series) as
Zeke Scher
- Flight 169--Mass Murder (1959) - Zeke Scher
1958
Rendezvous (TV Series)
- The White Circle (1958)
1958
Matinee Theatre (TV Series)
- Hush, Mahala, Hush (1958)
1958
The Millionaire (TV Series) as
Michael Holm
- The Michael Holm Story (1958) - Michael Holm
1951
Kraft Theatre (TV Series)
- The Category Is Murder (1957)
- Give Me the Courage (1957)
- Next of Kin (1953)
- The Guest (1952)
- The Round Table (1952)
- Stranglehold (1951)
1957
The Young Don't Cry as
Max Cole
1952
Goodyear Playhouse (TV Series) as
Ben / Cole Newton
- Career Girl (1956)
- Mr. Dorothy Allen (1955) - Ben
- The Chivington Raid (1955) - Cole Newton
- Moment of Panic (1954)
- The Gesture (1953)
- The Search (1952)
1956
The Alcoa Hour (TV Series) as
Harry Banning
- Doll Face (1956) - Harry Banning
1955
Appointment with Adventure (TV Series) as
Andy Bruce
- State of Siege (1955) - Andy Bruce
1954
The Mail Story (TV Series)
- The Coffin Ring (1954)
1954
Ponds Theater (TV Series)
- The Passionate Bystander (1954)
- The Shining Palace (1954)
1952
Studio One (TV Series) as
Sgt. Paul Cochran
- Experiment Perilous (1954)
- Sentence of Death (1953) - Sgt. Paul Cochran
- The Formula (1952)
1954
Woman with a Past (TV Series) as
Steve Rockwell
1950
The Web (TV Series)
- A Design for Execution (1953)
- The Creeper (1950)
1952
The Philco Television Playhouse (TV Series) as
Cassio / Anson Hunter
- Othello (1953) - Cassio
- The Gesture (1953)
- The Room Next Door (1952)
- Rich Boy (1952) - Anson Hunter
1953
Eye Witness (TV Series)
- Dilemma (1953)
1953
Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series)
- The Twenty-ninth Theme (1953)
1953
You Are There (TV Series) as
Francis Rotch
- The Boston Tea Party (December 12, 1773) (1953) - Francis Rotch
1951
Danger (TV Series)
- The Second Cup (1953)
- Free Zoo (1951)
1952
Short Short Dramas (TV Series)
- Flat Feet (1952)
1952
Robert Montgomery Presents (TV Series)
- Claire Ambler (1952)
1951
Treasury Men in Action (TV Series)
- The Case of the Automatic Killer (1951)
1951
Crime Syndicate (TV Series)
- Episode #1.1 (1951)
1950
Suspense (TV Series) as
Richardson / Steve / Tom Peyser
- Dead Fall (1951) - Richardson
- The Brush Off (1950) - Steve
- Breakdown (1950)
- Dark Shadows (1950) - Tom Peyser
1950
Actor's Studio (TV Series)
- The Swan (1950)
1950
Starlight Theatre (TV Series)
- The Winner and Champion (1950)
Self
1955
5th Annual Celebrity Parade for Cerebral Palsy (TV Special) as
Self
References
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