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Gene Lyons
Actor
Born February 9, 1921Died July 8, 1974 (53 years)
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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.
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.
Lyons died in Los Angeles, California on July 8, 1974 and is buried at Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Pittsburgh.
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.
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.
Lyons died in Los Angeles, California on July 8, 1974 and is buried at Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Pittsburgh.
Filmography
| 1996 | The People vs. Larry Flynt · as Dc Reporter |
| 1969 | Daddy's Gone A-Hunting · as Dr. Blanker |
| 1967 | Ironside (TV Series) · as The Commissioner |
| 1967 | Judd for the Defense (TV Series) · as Martin Forsythe |
| 1967 | Ironside · as Police Commissioner Dennis Randall |
| 1967 | The Invaders (TV Series) · as Sawyer |
| 1966 | Star Trek (TV Series) · as Ambassador Fox |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. (TV Series) · as Ludwig |
| 1965 | I Spy (TV Series) · as Tom Keith |
| 1965 | Sylvia · as Gavin Cullen |
| 1964 | Profiles in Courage (TV Series) · as Samuel Adams |
| 1964 | Slattery's People (TV Series) · as Lou Shepley |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) · as Paul Lepson |
| 1963 | The Great Adventure (TV Series) · as Dr. Aspenwall |
| 1963 | The Fugitive (TV Series) · as Art Mcneil |
| 1962 | Stoney Burke (TV Series) · as Clyde Lampert |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series) · as Robert Mcbain |
| 1962 | The Wide Country (TV Series) · as Jack Higby |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Sheriff Jonathan Ballard |
| 1962 | The Dakotas (TV Series) · as John Volk |
| 1961 | Alcoa Premiere (TV Series) · as Litchfield |
| 1961 | The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV Series) · as Ray Murdock |
| 1961 | Ben Casey (TV Series) · as Bradford Fletcher |
| 1961 | The Americans (TV Series) · as Col. Elgin |
| 1960 | Outlaws (TV Series) · as Jack Wilbur |
| 1960 | Hong Kong (TV Series) · as Tommy Richmond |
| 1959 | Shotgun Slade (TV Series) · as Mr. Collins |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone (TV Series) · as Psychiatrist |
| 1959 | The June Allyson Show (TV Series) · as Dr. Donald Kaler |
| 1959 | Deadline (TV Series) · as Zeke Scher |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | The Untouchables (TV Series) · as Willie Asher |
| 1959 | One Step Beyond (TV Series) · as Sam Blake |
| 1959 | Kiss Her Goodbye · as Corey Sherman |
| 1958 | Naked City (TV Series) · as Toby Tennant |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Ralph Balfour |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel (TV Series) · as Merton - Scavenger |
| 1957 | The Young Don't Cry · as Max Cole |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1955 | Alcoa Hour (TV Series) · as Harry Banning |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Fletcher |
| 1955 | The Millionaire (TV Series) · as Michael Holm |
| 1953 | Ponds Theater (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1953 | Sentence of Death · as Paul Cochran |
| 1953 | |
| 1953 | You Are There (TV Series) · as Francis Rotch |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as Hugh Rawlins |
| 1951 | Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Ben |
| 1950 | Danger (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1950 | Treasury Men in Action (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1950 | The Web (1950) (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1950 | The Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1949 | Suspense (TV Series) · as Richardson |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Paul Cochran |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Anson Hunter |
| 1948 | Actors Studio (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |