Robert Marinus Lyden (May 28, 1942 – January 17, 1986) was a child actor in the 1950s.
Robert Lyden made his film debut in 1949 with Holiday Affair and also played with Doris Day in the musical film I'll See You in My Dreams (1951). The child actor is probably best-known for his role as the young space cadet "Bobby" on the 1954 science fiction television show Rocky Jones, Space Ranger. After Rocky Jones (which lasted only two seasons), he made a few more television appearances, and had roles in some feature films. He had a short role in The Searchers (1956), in which he played John Wayne's nephew Ben. Also notable was his performance as a young Creighton Chaney in Man of a Thousand Faces, the 1957 biopic about Lon Chaney starring James Cagney. This turned out to be Lyden's last role; he left show business and pursued a career in finance.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1949 Holiday Affair Boy Uncredited1950 Emergency Wedding Robert - Boy in Department Store 1951 I'll See You in My Dreams Donald, at age 8 1956 The Searchers Ben Edwards Uncredited Written on the Wind Kyle as a Boy Voice, Uncredited1957 Man of a Thousand Faces Creighton Chaney at 13 (final film role)
Television +YearTitleRoleNotes1950–1951Fireside Theatre2 episodes1954Rocky Jones, Space RangerBobby31 episodes. Three of these were combined as the non-theatrical film 'Menace from Outer Space' (1956).1955Captain MidnightBilly GriffithsEpisode: "The Human Bomb"Screen Directors PlayhouseWillieEpisode: "Rookie of the Year"
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