Jimmy Lydon: Jimmy Lydon. Actor: Vigilante Force. Born to a large Irish Catholic family (the fifth of nine children) and raised in New York City, Lydon overcame a birth defect and alcoholic father to begin a Broadway career in 1937, acting opposite Van Heflin, Sidney Lumet and Uta Hagen in separate productions. After a number of films with Paramount and RKO, Lydon hit his stride in the "Henry Aldrich" B movie series...
Known For: Vigilante Force (Tom Cousy(as James Lydon)), Strange Illusion (Paul Cartwright(as James Lydon)), Hot Rod (David Langham(as James Lydon)), Out of the Storm (Donald Lewis)