Pierce Lyden
Date of birth: 1908-01-08
Place of birth: Hildreth, Nebraska, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Pierce W. Lyden
Biography
Movie Credits
Government Agents vs Phantom Legion
1951-07-04
Two federal agents battle a gang that hijacks trucks carrying materials vital for the security of th
Rancho Notorious
1952-04-10
A man in search of revenge infiltrates a ranch, hidden in an inhospitable region, where its owner, A
Nevada Badmen
1951-05-27
The "badmen" of the title in this average western from Monogram are Waller, a greedy express agent a
The Slowest Gun in the West
1960-05-07
The town of Primrose, Arizona is beset by outlaws, so the towns people hire Fletcher Bissell III (A.
Calamity Jane
1953-11-04
Sharpshooter Calamity Jane takes it upon herself to recruit a famous actress and bring her back to t
The Countess of Monte Cristo
1948-10-31
This musical tells the tales of two movie extras who abscond to an expensive resort with their costu
Pirates of the High Seas
1950-11-02
For decades, pirates roamed the seas, searching for booty to plunder and coastal villages to terrori
Bad Men of the Border
1945-06-01
Set on the Mexican border in 1850, Bad Men of the Border was the first of seven Universal Westerns s
The Women of Pitcairn Island
1956-12-01
The widows and children of survivors of the H.M.S. Bounty rule Pitcairn Island, fighting off sailors
The Tall Stranger
1957-11-17
A Union soldier returns to his western home at the end of the Civil War and finds himself caught in
The Rangers Ride
1948-04-25
After the Texas Rangers are disbanded, the the reconstruction years following the Civil War, a priva
Backfire
1950-01-26
When he's discharged from a military hospital, ex-GI Bob Corey goes on a search for his army buddy S
One Thrilling Night
1942-06-05
A honeymoon couple in New York for one night of wedded bliss before he's to join the army, become in
Silver Trails
1948-08-21
Jimmy and Cannonball find the body of Don Muquel after he has been shot and robbed by henchmen Ramsa
Six-Gun Serenade
1947-04-14
In this western, two cowboys are framed as cattle rustlers and tossed in the pokey. Later, honest ra
Crossed Trails
1948-04-10
A cowboy frees a rancher framed for murder by outlaws after his ranch.
Dead Man's Gold
1948-09-09
When rancher Jim Thornton discovers gold in Gold Valley, he sends for Lash and Fuzzy to protect his
The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues
1955-12-01
A marine biologist and a government agent investigate mysterious deaths and rumors of a sea monster
The Adventures of Don Coyote
1947-05-09
Near Border Flats, Don Coyote and his friend Sancho are interrupted on their way to the fiesta by a
Woman in Hiding
1950-01-06
As far as the rest of the world is concerned, mill heiress Deborah Chandler Clark is dead, killed in
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
1940-12-24
Second serial featuring The Green Hornet and Kato.
The Gunfighter
1950-05-26
The fastest gun in the West tries to escape his reputation.
Death Valley Manhunt
1943-11-25
Unknown to oil company president Ross, his man Quinn is pulling a swindle on the independent driller
Riding with Buffalo Bill
1954-11-11
Columbia Pictures elevated a run-of-the-mill B-western supporting player, Marshall Reed, to the titl
False Colors
1943-11-05
Before he was killed by Mark Foster's men, Bud Lawton willed part ownership in his ranch to Hoppy an
Mystery Man
1944-05-31
Hoppy's ranch is threatened by rustlers. Hoppy and the gang oblige as usual.
Texas Masquerade
1944-02-08
A young Eastern lawyer, seriously injured in a stage holdup, secures the help of Hoppy, California a
Junior G-Men
1940-11-01
A gang of urban street kids and a club of suburban would-be federal agents, at first rivals, join fo
Shadows of the West
1949-01-24
U.S. Marshal Whip Wilson (Whip Wilson) decides to take a vacation and visit his old friend Winks Gra
Twilight in the Sierras
1950-05-20
Roy is a United States Marshal tracking down a counterfeiting ring and hunting down a mountain lion.
Grand Ole Opry
1940-06-25
Aided by musicians at the Grand Ole Opry, a small-town mayor in the Ozarks takes on a group of crook
Blazing the Overland Trail
1956-08-04
Roberts and Moore played an army scout and a pony express rider who come to the aid of settlers terr
Canyon Ambush
1952-10-12
A mysterious masked rider and his gang are murdering ranchers and robbing stages. Government Agent J
Cody of the Pony Express
1950-04-06
Buffalo Bill Cody battles a gang of outlaws secretly headed by an unscrupulous lawyer.
Covered Wagon Raid
1950-06-30
Under the leadership of a cutthroat named Grif, a band of outlaws has systematically been robbing an
Lawless Cowboys
1951-11-07
Monogram's Whip Wilson western series was in its final year of existence when Lawless Cowboys hit th
Stage to Blue River
1951-12-30
Whip Wilson has to stop bandits who are trying to take over a stage line.
Roar of the Iron Horse
1951-05-31
Columbia Pictures elevated stunt man Jock O'Mahoney to stardom in this 15 chapter western serial abo
Song of the Wasteland
1947-05-30
In Song of the Wasteland, Jimmy tries to uphold law and order in a tough frontier town.
Rustlers of Devil's Canyon
1947-06-30
Red Ryder returns to Sioux City, Wyoming, at the close of the Spanish-American War, settling down at
Undercover Man
1942-10-23
A bandit who robs both Americans and Mexicans is causing each side of the border to blame the other.
Dead Man's Gulch
1943-02-12
When the Pony Express disbands, riders Tennessee and Johnny head for Adobe Wells. Tennessee becomes
Fugitive from Sonora
1943-06-30
In this western, a paroled desperado and his twin, a preacher, wander about the Old West to bring "s
Black Hills Express
1943-08-15
A man framed for a series of Wells' Fargo stage robberies and a comical sheriff's deputy join forces
The Blocked Trail
1943-03-12
A horse called Brilliant is the only one who knows the location of a gold mine. When Brilliant's own
California Joe
1943-12-29
During the Civil War, three American soldiers are sent, disguised as civilians, to California to gat
Canyon City
1943-11-24
A mystery man, identifying himself as the outlaw Nevada Kid, and his comical sidekick, help the town
Waco
1952-02-24
After killing a man in self defense over a poker game, Wild Bill Elliott turns outlaw in order to es
Kansas Territory
1952-05-04
Wild Bill Elliott goes after his brother's murderer!
Texas City
1952-01-27
Johnny Mack Brown substitutes brains for brawn during most of Texas City. Cast once more as a U.S. m
King of Dodge City
1941-08-14
The story takes place in Kansas, just after the Civil War. Wild Bill Hickok is summoned from Dodge C
The Cherokee Flash
1945-12-13
Lawyer Butler, wanting Jeff Carson's ranch, has the Sheriff and his gang frame the bank holdup on hi
Trigger Law
1944-09-29
Hoot Gibson and Bob Stanley ride into Arizona seeking the killer of Bob's father, who managed the st
Rainbow Over Texas
1946-05-09
Roy visits his home town while on a personal appearance tour. While there he enters a pony express r
Roll on Texas Moon
1946-09-12
To get the Delaney ranch Cole's henchman Anders has started a phony range war between the cattlemen
Alias Billy the Kid
1946-04-16
Texas Ranger Sunset Carson is given the mission of tracking down the notorious Marshall gang. Uncove
Raiders of the South
1947-01-18
Johnny Brownell, former Confederate officer turned Federal agent, is sent to Texas during the recons
Valley of Fear
1947-09-14
Johnny Williams (Johnny Mack Brown) returns to his home town of Beaufort, and finds himself when bei
Back Trail
1948-07-18
Back Trail is one of the livelier entries in Monogram's Johnny Mack Brown western series. Brown ride
Stagecoach Driver
1951-07-15
Jim Bannon and his partner own a stagecoach line. With the coming of the telegraph and the end of th
Whistling Hills
1951-10-06
Johnny Mack Brown was recruited by Chet Norman, the owner of a stagecoach line, to end the heist per
Border Patrol
1943-04-02
When three Texas Rangers try to investigate kidnapped Mexicans being used as forced labor in the min
Riders of the Deadline
1943-12-03
When Ranger Hoppy's falsely accused young ranger friend is killed while supposedly trying to escape
The Kansan
1943-09-10
Wounded while stopping the James gang from robbing the local bank, a cowboy wakes up in the hospital
Gunfighters of the Northwest
1954-04-14
Constable Ward is assigned to track down a mysterious villain known only as The Leader. Trying to lo
Perils of the Wilderness
1956-01-06
In the 56th (and next-to-last serial) made by Columbia Pictures, Montana Deputy Dan Lawson, posing a
Great Day in the Morning
1956-05-16
After a card game, Southerner Owen Pentecost finds himself the owner of a Denver hotel. Involved wit
Mark of the Gorilla
1950-01-12
Nazis dressed to look like Great Apes are looking for gold, and Jungle Jim must stop them.
Blackhawk
1952-07-24
Based on a successful comic book that began in 1941, the Blackhawks were seven flyers who banded tog
Red River
1948-09-17
Following the Civil War, headstrong rancher Thomas Dunson decides to lead a perilous cattle drive fr
Dragonwyck
1946-04-19
For Miranda Wells, moving to New York to live in Dragonwyck Manor with her rich cousin, Nicholas, se
Magnificent Doll
1946-12-08
While packing her belongings in preparation of evacuating the White House because of the impending B
They Raid by Night
1942-06-19
The British Commandos send Bob Owen to Norway to prepare for a raid. His mission also includes freei
Fury of the Congo
1951-02-26
Jungle Jim must protect rare pony-like animals whose glands produce a powerful narcotic. On the way,
Baby Face Morgan
1942-09-15
When crime boss Big Mike Morgan is killed, his lieutenant, "Doc" Rogers, learns that Morgan has a so
Decision at Sundown
1957-11-10
A man and his partner arrive at a small Western town to kill its most powerful man because the forme
Carson City
1952-06-13
Mine owner William Sharon keeps having his gold shipments held up by a gang of bandits. Sharon hires
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1944-01-14
Orphaned as a young child and adopted by a band of notorious thieves, now-grown Ali Baba sets out to