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
Joan of Arc
(1948)
Pierre d'Arc, Joan's younger brother
Hot Rod
(1950)
David Langham Jr.
Rage at Dawn
(1955)
Dedrick
Life with Father
(1947)
Clarence Day Jr.
Death of a Gunfighter
(1969)
Luke Mills
When Willie Comes Marching Home
(1950)
Charles 'Charlie' Fettles
Full Filmography
Acting
The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair
(1939)
Bud
Two Thoroughbreds
(1939)
David Carey
Back Door to Heaven
(1939)
Young Frankie Rogers
Home Early
(1939)
Junior Doakes
Bowery Boy
(1940)
Sock Dolan
Little Men
(1940)
Daniel "Danny" Burdle
Tom Brown's School Days
(1940)
Tom Brown
Henry Aldrich for President
(1941)
Henry Aldrich
Naval Academy
(1941)
Tommy Blake
Cadets on Parade
(1942)
Joe Novak
A Letter From Bataan
(1942)
Chuck Lewis
Henry and Dizzy
(1942)
Henry Aldrich
The Mad Martindales
(1942)
Bobby Bruce Turner
Henry Aldrich, Editor
(1942)
Henry Aldrich
Aerial Gunner
(1943)
Sandy Lunt
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
(1943)
Henry Aldrich
Henry Aldrich Haunts a House
(1943)
Henry Aldrich
Henry Aldrich Swings It
(1943)
Henry Aldrich
The Road to Victory
(1944)
Danny Ames (uncredited)
When the Lights Go On Again
(1944)
Ted Benson
The Town Went Wild
(1944)
Bob Harrison
The Shining Future
(1944)
Danny Ames
My Best Gal
(1944)
Johnny McCloud
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
(1944)
Henry Aldrich
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
(1944)
Henry Aldrich
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret
(1944)
Henry Aldrich
Twice Blessed
(1945)
Mickey Pringle
Time to Kill
(1945)
Lou
Strange Illusion
(1945)
Paul Cartwright
Affairs of Geraldine
(1946)
Willy Briggs
Cynthia
(1947)
Ricky Latham
Sweet Genevieve
(1947)
Bill Kennedy
Good News
(1947)
Jimmy's Classmate (uncredited)
Life with Father
(1947)
Clarence Day Jr.
Joan of Arc
(1948)
Pierre d'Arc, Joan's younger brother
Out of the Storm
(1948)
Donald Lewis
The Time of Your Life
(1948)
Dudley Bostwick
Bad Boy
(1949)
Ted Hendry (as James Lydon)
Miss Mink of 1949
(1949)
Joe Forrester
Tucson
(1949)
Andy Bryant
An Old-Fashioned Girl
(1949)
Tom Shaw
The Magnificent Yankee
(1950)
Clinton
When Willie Comes Marching Home
(1950)
Charles 'Charlie' Fettles
Tarnished
(1950)
Junior Bunker
Hot Rod
(1950)
David Langham Jr.
September Affair
(1950)
Johnny Wilson
Destination Big House
(1950)
Freddy Brooks
Oh! Susanna
(1951)
Benton
Corky of Gasoline Alley
(1951)
Skeezix Wallet
Gasoline Alley
(1951)
Skeezix
Island in the Sky
(1953)
Murray, Dooley's navigator
The Desperado
(1954)
Tom Cameron
Rage at Dawn
(1955)
Dedrick
Battle Stations
(1956)
Squawk Hewitt
Chain of Evidence
(1957)
Steve Nordstrom (as James Lydon)
I Passed for White
(1960)
Jay Morgan
The Hypnotic Eye
(1960)
Emergency Doctor (as James Lydon)
The Last Time I Saw Archie
(1961)
Pvt. Billy Simpson (as James Lydon)
Death of a Gunfighter
(1969)
Luke Mills
Cannon
(1971)
Betting Clerk
The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove
(1971)
Jim Durden
Scandalous John
(1971)
Grotch
Michael O'Hara the Fourth
(1972)
John Stevens
Bonnie's Kids
(1973)
Motel Manager
Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects
(1975)
Actor
Vigilante Force
(1976)
Tom Cousy
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe
(1976)
Jim Pickett
The World of Tomorrow
(1984)
Bud Middleton (archive footage)
Production