Personal info

Known for

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

4 / May / 1923 (101 years old)

Place of Birth

Harrington Park, New Jersey, USA

Also Known As

James Lydon
James Joseph Lydon

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.

Known For

8.4

The Twilight Zone

6 / Oct / 1959

7.9

The Untouchables

5 / Oct / 1959

7.6

The Wonderful World of Disney

4 / Oct / 1954

7.6

The Wonderful World of Disney

4 / Oct / 1954

7.5

The Life of Riley

3 / Oct / 1949

7.5

The Rockford Files

6 / Sep / 1974

7.5

The Rockford Files

6 / Sep / 1974

7.5

87th Precinct

2 / Sep / 1961

7.4

Ellery Queen

5 / Sep / 1975

7.4

Ellery Queen

5 / Sep / 1975

Credits

Acting

1984

•

The World of Tomorrow

as Bud Middleton (archive footage)

1981

•

Simon & Simon

(3 episodes)

1977

•

Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion

as Muggeridge

1976

•

Vigilante Force

as Tom Cousy

1976

•

The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe

as Jim Pickett

1975

•

Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects

as Actor

1975

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Ellery Queen

(1 episode) as Radio Actor

1975

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Ellery Queen

(1 episode) as Actor

1974

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The Six Million Dollar Man

(1 episode) as Dr. Waters

1974

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The Rockford Files

(1 episode) as Wyatt

1974

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The Rockford Files

(1 episode) as Barrow

1973

•

Bonnie's Kids

as Motel Manager

1973

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Roll Out

(12 episodes)

1972

•

Michael O'Hara the Fourth

as John Stevens

1971

•

Cannon

as Betting Clerk

1971

•

Scandalous John

as Grotch

1971

•

The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove

as Jim Durden

1971

•

Cannon

(4 episodes)

1969

•

Death of a Gunfighter

as Luke Mills

1969

•

Love, American Style

(1 episode) as Photographer

1968

•

Adam-12

(1 episode) as Tyler

1968

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Adam-12

(1 episode) as Harvey Shore

1965

•

The F.B.I.

(1 episode) as Joey Witner

1965

•

The F.B.I.

(1 episode) as Church

1964

•

Many Happy Returns

(1 episode)

1961

•

The Last Time I Saw Archie

as Pvt. Billy Simpson (as James Lydon)

1961

•

87th Precinct

(1 episode) as Roger Pitt

1960

•

The Hypnotic Eye

as Emergency Doctor (as James Lydon)

1960

•

I Passed for White

as Jay Morgan

1960

•

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

(1 episode) as Harry

1960

•

Checkmate

(1 episode) as Ben Roberts

1959

•

Tightrope

(1 episode)

1959

•

The Twilight Zone

(1 episode) as Patrolman

1959

•

The Untouchables

(1 episode) as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

1958

•

77 Sunset Strip

(1 episode)

1958

•

Man with a Camera

(1 episode)

1958

•

Peter Gunn

(1 episode)

1958

•

Bronco

(2 episodes)

1958

•

Wanted: Dead or Alive

(1 episode) as Dan Murdock

1958

•

Lawman

(1 episode)

1958

•

Wanted: Dead or Alive

(1 episode) as Paul Decker

1958

•

The Texan

(1 episode) as Smitty

1957

•

Chain of Evidence

as Steve Nordstrom (as James Lydon)

1957

•

Trackdown

(2 episodes)

1957

•

M Squad

(1 episode) as Joseph Rinehart

1957

•

Trackdown

(1 episode) as Mark Turley

1957

•

Maverick

(1 episode) as Terry McKenna

1956

•

Battle Stations

as Squawk Hewitt

1956

•

Wire Service

(1 episode) as Harris

1956

•

The Gale Storm Show

(1 episode) as Hendricks

1956

•

The Gale Storm Show

(1 episode) as Officer Evans

1955

•

Rage at Dawn

as Dedrick

1955

•

Gunsmoke

(1 episode) as Baines

1955

•

Navy Log

(2 episodes)

1955

•

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

(1 episode)

1955

•

Gunsmoke

(1 episode) as Charlie Boggs

1955

•

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

(2 episodes) as Tom Fitch (uncredited)

1955

•

Screen Director's Playhouse

(1 episode) as Lt. Fred Green

1954

•

The Desperado

as Tom Cameron

1954

•

Rocky Jones, Space Ranger

(52 episodes)

1954

•

The Wonderful World of Disney

(1 episode) as Jim Durden

1954

•

The Wonderful World of Disney

(2 episodes) as John Stevens

1953

•

Island in the Sky

as Murray, Dooley's navigator

1953

•

General Electric Theater

(1 episode) as Larry White

1952

•

Mr. & Mrs. North

(1 episode)

1951

•

Gasoline Alley

as Skeezix

1951

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Corky of Gasoline Alley

as Skeezix Wallet

1951

•

Oh! Susanna

as Benton

1951

•

Racket Squad

(1 episode)

1950

•

September Affair

as Johnny Wilson

1950

•

Hot Rod

as David Langham Jr.

1950

•

Tarnished

as Junior Bunker

1950

•

Destination Big House

as Freddy Brooks

1950

•

When Willie Comes Marching Home

as Charles 'Charlie' Fettles

1950

•

The Magnificent Yankee

as Clinton

1950

•

Lux Video Theatre

(1 episode) as D. Crockett Weeks

1950

•

The First Hundred Years

(291 episodes)

1949

•

Bad Boy

as Ted Hendry (as James Lydon)

1949

•

Tucson

as Andy Bryant

1949

•

Miss Mink of 1949

as Joe Forrester

1949

•

An Old-Fashioned Girl

as Tom Shaw

1949

•

The Life of Riley

(2 episodes)

1948

•

Out of the Storm

as Donald Lewis

1948

•

Joan of Arc

as Pierre d'Arc, Joan's younger brother

1948

•

The Time of Your Life

as Dudley Bostwick

1947

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Life with Father

as Clarence Day Jr.

1947

•

Sweet Genevieve

as Bill Kennedy

1947

•

Cynthia

as Ricky Latham

1947

•

Good News

as Jimmy's Classmate (uncredited)

1946

•

Affairs of Geraldine

as Willy Briggs

1945

•

Strange Illusion

as Paul Cartwright

1945

•

Twice Blessed

as Mickey Pringle

1945

•

Time to Kill

as Lou

1944

•

When the Lights Go On Again

as Ted Benson

1944

•

The Road to Victory

as Danny Ames (uncredited)

1944

•

The Town Went Wild

as Bob Harrison

1944

•

The Shining Future

as Danny Ames

1944

•

Henry Aldrich's Little Secret

as Henry Aldrich

1944

•

Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout

as Henry Aldrich

1944

•

Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid

as Henry Aldrich

1944

•

My Best Gal

as Johnny McCloud

1943

•

Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour

as Henry Aldrich

1943

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Henry Aldrich Swings It

as Henry Aldrich

1943

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Henry Aldrich Haunts a House

as Henry Aldrich

1943

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Aerial Gunner

as Sandy Lunt

1942

•

Henry Aldrich, Editor

as Henry Aldrich

1942

•

Henry and Dizzy

as Henry Aldrich

1942

•

A Letter From Bataan

as Chuck Lewis

1942

•

The Mad Martindales

as Bobby Bruce Turner

1942

•

Cadets on Parade

as Joe Novak

1941

•

Henry Aldrich for President

as Henry Aldrich

1941

•

Naval Academy

as Tommy Blake

1940

•

Tom Brown's School Days

as Tom Brown

1940

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Bowery Boy

as Sock Dolan

1940

•

Little Men

as Daniel "Danny" Burdle

1939

•

Back Door to Heaven

as Young Frankie Rogers

1939

•

Two Thoroughbreds

as David Carey

1939

•

The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair

as Bud

1939

•

Home Early

as Junior Doakes

Directing

1974

•

The Six Million Dollar Man

(1 episode) Director

Production

1969

•

The Learning Tree

Associate Producer

1968

•

Assignment to Kill

Producer

1967

•

Countdown

Producer

1966

•

An American Dream

Producer

1965

•

Mister Roberts

(31 episodes) Producer

Writing

1968

•

Hawaii Five-O

(1 episode) Story

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