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David Lyon(1941-2013)

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David Lyon was born on 16 May 1941 in Sierra Leone. He was an actor, known for House of Cards (1990), Stanley and the Women (1991) and Performance (1991). He was married to Sandra Clark. He died on 7 June 2013 in Brighton, England, UK.
BornMay 16, 1941
DiedJune 7, 2013(72)
BornMay 16, 1941
DiedJune 7, 2013(72)
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Ian Richardson in House of Cards (1990)
House of Cards
8.5
TV Mini Series
  • Prime Minister Henry Collingridge
Penny Downie, Sheila Gish, Geraldine James, John Thaw, and Sian Thomas in Stanley and the Women (1991)
Stanley and the Women
6.7
TV Mini Series
  • Dr. Cliff Wainwright
Performance (1991)
Performance
6.5
TV Series
  • Albany
  • Thomas Mowbray and after, Lord Salisbury
Nicol Williamson in Masterpiece Theatre: Lord Mountbatten - The Last Viceroy (1986)
Masterpiece Theatre: Lord Mountbatten - The Last Viceroy
7.3
TV Mini Series
  • Lt Col Vernon Erskine-Crum

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Actor

  • Alex Childs in £20.30 (2011)
    £20.30
    Short
    • Liffy
    • 2011
  • Come Back to Me (2011)
    Come Back to Me
    Short
    • 2011
  • Multi-Story
    Short
    • Husband
    • 2010
  • Trial & Retribution (1997)
    Trial & Retribution
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Kennedy
    • 2007
  • Holby City (1999)
    Holby City
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Larry Loader
    • 2005
  • Annette Badland, Neil Dudgeon, and Nick Hendrix in Midsomer Murders (1997)
    Midsomer Murders
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Alan Thorpe
    • 2005
  • D-Day 6.6.1944 (2004)
    D-Day 6.6.1944
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
    • 2004
  • The Key (2003)
    The Key
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Colonel MacLennon
    • 2003
  • Richard Briers, Susan Hampshire, and Alastair Mackenzie in Monarch of the Glen (2000)
    Monarch of the Glen
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Mr. Burns
    • 2002
  • Nathaniel Parker and Sharon Small in The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2001)
    The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Bishop
    • 2002
  • Helen Mirren, Danny Dyer, Adam Fogerty, Paterson Joseph, David Kelly, and Clive Owen in Greenfingers (2000)
    Greenfingers
    6.8
    • Home Secretary
    • 2000
  • Paul McGann and Danny Sapani in Fish (2000)
    Fish
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Vice Chancellor
    • 2000
  • Ken Stott in Rebus (2000)
    Rebus
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Lawson Geddes
    • 2000
  • The Killing Zone (1999)
    The Killing Zone
    5.9
    • Jones
    • 1999
  • Amanda Burton, Emilia Fox, Sam Barnard, David Caves, and Genesis Lynea in Silent Witness (1996)
    Silent Witness
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Det. Supt. Alfred Kempster
    • 1999

Personal details

  • Born
    • May 16, 1941
    • Sierra Leone
  • Died
    • June 7, 2013
    • Brighton, England, UK(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Sandra Clark1989 - June 7, 2013 (his death)
  • Other works
    He acted in William Shakespeare's plays, "Henry IV Parts I & II," in a Royal Shakespeare Company production at the Barbican Theatre in London, England with David Troughton, William Houston, Desmond Barrit, Clifford Rose, Adam Levy, Arthur Cox, Rowland Davies, Nancy Carroll, Sandra Voe, David Killick, Alexis Daniel, Michael Thomas, Benjamin Whitrow, and Peter Copley in the cast. Michael Attenborough was director.

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    Was married to Sandra Clark twice, the first marriage ended in divorce. Years later the couple met again and remarried.

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