James 'Jimmy' Joseph Lydon (May 30, 1923 - March 9, 2022) was an American actor and producer best known for Vigilante Force (1976), Strange Illusion (1945), and Out Of The Storm (1948).
He was married to Patricia Pernetti and Betty Lou Nedell and had two daughters with Nedell.
Lydon died in 2022 at the age of 98.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1939: Back Door To Heaven as Frankie Rogers
- 1939: The Middleton Family At The New York Worlds Fair as Bud
- 1939: Two Thoroughbreds as David Carey
- 1940: Tom Browns School Days as Tom Brown
- 1940: Little Men as Dan
- 1940: Bowery Boy as Sock Dolan
- 1941: Naval Academy as Tommy Blake
- 1941: Henry Aldrich For President as Henry Aldrich
- 1942: Cadets On Parade as Joe Novak
- 1942: The Mad Martindales as Bobby Bruce Turner
- 1942: Henry And Dizzy as Henry Aldrich
- 1942: Henry Aldrich Editor as Henry Aldrich
- 1943: Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour as Henry Aldrich
- 1943: Henry Aldrich Swings It as Henry Aldrich
- 1943: Henry Aldrich Haunts A House as Henry Aldrich
- 1944: Henry Aldrich Boy Scout as Henry Aldrich
- 1944: Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid as Henry Aldrich
- 1944: Henry Aldrichs Little Secret as Henry Aldrich
- 1942: Star Spangled Rhythm as Jimmy Lydon (Uncredited Role)
- 1943: Aerial Gunner as Pvt. Sanford 'Sandy' Lunt
- 1944: My Best Gal as Johnny McCloud
- 1944: When The Lights Go On Again as Ted Benson
- 1944: The Town Went Wild as Bob Harrison
- 1945: Strange Illusion as Paul Cartwright
- 1945: Twice Blessed as Mickey Pringle
- 1946: Affairs Of Geraldine as Willy Briggs
- 1947: Life with Father as Clarence
- 1947: Cynthia as Ricky Latham
- 1947: Sweet Genevieve as Bill Kennedy
- 1948: The Time Of Your Life 1948 as Dudley Raoul Bostwick
- 1948: Out Of The Storm as Donald Lewis
- 1948: Joan Of Arc 1948 as Pierre d'Arc
- 1949: An Old Fashioned Girl as Tom Shaw
- 1949: Miss Mink Of 1949 as Joe Forrester
- 1949: Bad Boy as Ted Hendry
- 1949: Tuscon as Andy Bryant
- 1950: When Willie Comes Marching Home as Charles 'Charlie' Fettles
- 1950: Tarnished as Junior Bunker
- 1950: Destination Big House as Freddy Brooks
- 1950: September Affair as Johnny Wilson
- 1950: Hot Rod 1950 as David Langham
- 1950: The Magnificent Yankee as Clinton
- 1951: Gasoline Alley as Skeezik Wallet
- 1951: Corky Of Gasoline Alley as Skeezik Wallet
- 1951: Oh Susanna as Trumpeter Benton
- 1953: Island In The Sky as Murray
- 1954: The Desperado as Tom Cameron
- 1955: Rage At Dawn as Dedrick (uncredited)
- 1956: Battle Stations as Squawk Hewitt
- 1957: Chain Of Evidence as Steve Nordstrom
- 1960: The Hypnotic Eye as Emergency Doctor
- 1960: I Passed For White as Jay Morgan
- 1961: The Last Time I Saw Archie as Pvt. Billy Simpson
- 1969: Death Of A Gunfighter as Luke Mills
- 1971: Cannon as Betting Clerk
- 1971: Scandalous John as Grotch
- 1971: The Strange Monster Of Strawberry Cove as Jim Durden
- 1972: Michael O Hara The Fourth as John Stevens
- 1972: Bonnies Kids as Motel Manager
- 1976: The New Daughters Of Joshua Cabe as Jim Pickett
- 1976: Vigilante Force as Tom Cousey
- 1977: Peter Lundy And The Medicine Hat Stallion as Muggeridge
Television Roles
- 1949-1950: The Life Of Riley as Simon Vanderhopper (3 episodes)
- 1951-1952: The First Hundred Years as Chris Martin
- 1953: Mr And Mrs North as Harris
- 1953: Racket Squad as Andy Corliss
- 1953-1957: Lux Video Theatre as Dinny/D. Crockett Weeks (3 episodes)
- 1954: Public Defender as John Ferrari/Wade Foster (2 episodes)
- 1954: Rocky Jones, Space Ranger as Biffen 'Biff' Cardoza (11 episodes)
- 1955: So This Is Hollywood as Andy Boone
- 1955: Screen Directors Playhouse as Lt. Fred Green
- 1955: Crossroads as Timmy O'Brien
- 1956: Sergeant Preston Of The Yukon as Johnny Lane
- 1956: Dr Hudsons Secret Journal as Dr. Roy Weston
- 1956-1957: Navy Log as Kline/Joe Donovan (2 episodes)
- 1956-1958: The Gale Storm Show Oh Susanna as Evans/Saunders/Hendricks/Jim Tyler (7 episodes)
- 1957: Wire Service as Harris
- 1957: The Christophers as Peter Fielding
- 1957: Casey Jones as Johnny Ferguson
- 1957-1959: Trackdown as Joe Corbett/Mark Turley/Sam Devlin (3 episodes)
- 1958: Love That Jill as Richard
- 1958: The Silent Service as Exec. Officer Johnny Hyde
- 1958: Tales Of The Texas Rangers as Lt. Jared Evans
- 1958: Lawman as Nat Davis
- 1958-1959: Colt 45 as Willy/Frank Harper (2 episodes)
- 1958-1961: Bronco as Shorty Dolan/Allan Brierly/Deputy Proudy (3 episodes)
- 1958-1964: 77 Sunset Strip as Charlie/Steve/Johnny Herrman Jr. (3 episodes)
- 1959: Maverick as Terry McKenna
- 1959: Man With A Camera as Eddie Wilson
- 1959: M Squad as Joseph Rinehart
- 1959-1961: Wanted: Dead or Alive as Paul Decker/Dan Murdock (2 episodes)
- 1959-1962: Wagon Train as George Blair/Clete Millikan/Hotel Clerk/Todd (4 episodes)
- 1960: Tightrope as Paul Anderson
- 1960: Hotel De Paree as Lowell Wheatley
- 1960: The Texan as Smitty
- 1960: Peter Gunn as Frank Rousseau
- 1960: Lassie as Mr. Dennis
- 1961: The Twilight Zone (1959) as Patrolman
- 1961: The Untouchables as Hotel Clerk
- 1961: General Electric Theater as Larry White
- 1961: The Real Mc Coys as Frank Grant
- 1961: The Barbara Stanwyck Show as Harry
- 1961: Stagecoach West as Gil Soames
- 1961: Whispering Smith as Frank Whalen
- 1961: The Life And Legend Of Wyatt Earp as Tom Fitch
- 1961: Dr. Kildare as Reporter
- 1961: Checkmate as Ben Roberts
- 1961: Eighty Seventh Precinct as Roger Pitt
- 1962: Hennesey as Marvin Himmelstein
- 1964: 77 Sunset Strip as Charlie
- 1964: This Is The Life as Patton
- 1965: Many Happy Returns as Mr. Ingram
- 1968-1970: The F.B.I. as Church/Joey Witner (2 episodes)
- 1968-1974: Gunsmoke as Charlie Boggs/Baines (2 episodes)
- 1971: Love, American Style as Photographer
- 1971: Cade's County as Dane Hoffman
- 1971-1972: The Magical World Of Disney as John Stevens/Jim Durden (3 episodes)
- 1972: O Hara US Treasury as Lee Foster
- 1972: The Jimmy Stewart Show as Judson Hopkins
- 1972-1974: Adam-12 as Harvey Shore/Tyler (2 episodes)
- 1972-1976: Cannon as Capt. Robert Clawson/D.A. Ben Collins/Carter (3 episodes)
- 1974: Police Story (1973) as Gambler
- 1974: The Six Million Dollar Man as Dr. Waters
- 1974-1976: The Rockford Files as Barrow/Wyatt (2 episodes)
- 1975: Ellery Queen as Radio Actor/Actor (2 episodes)
- 1976: The Quest 1976 as Storekeeper
- 1978: Lou Grant as Doctor
- 1978: Black Sheep Squadron as Admiral Taylor
- 1982: The Greatest American Hero as McGivers
- 1982-1983: The Fall Guy as Bill Reanult
- 1983-1985: Simon & Simon as Jeweler/Guard at Plant Entrance/Baratender (3 episodes)
- 1986: Misfits of Science as Nate
- 1987: St. Elsewhere as Harold O'Shea
Shorts
- 1939: Home Early as Junior Doakes (uncredited)
- 1942: A Letter From Bataan as Chuck Lewis
- 1943: Paramount Victory Short No T 24 The Aldrich Family Gets In The Scrap as Henry Aldrich
- 1943: Caribbean Romance as Peter Conway
- 1944: The Shining Future as Danny Ames
- 1944: The Road To Victory as Danny Ames (uncredited)
- 1945: Time To Kill 1945 as Lou
Producer
- 1963-1964: 77 Sunset Strip
- 1964: Temple Houston
- 1965-1966: Mister Roberts
- 1966: An American Dream
- 1967: First To Fight
- 1967: A Covenant With Dream
- 1967: The Cool Ones
- 1967: Countdown
- 1968: Chubasco
- 1968: Assignment To Kill
- 1969: The Learning Tree
- 1973: Roll Out!
Writer
- 1977: Hawaii Five-O
