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H. Agar Lyons

Actor | * 1871 († 01/01/1944)
Harry Agar Lyons (1 April 1878 – 1944) was an Irish-born British actor. He was born in Cork, Ireland in 1878 and died in Wandsworth, London, England in 1944 at age 72. Lyons is best known for playing Fu Manchu in a series of fifteen silent films collectively called The Mystery of Dr. Fu Manchu, all filmed in 1923, followed by a 1924 series of eight additional Fu Manchu films under the title The Further Mysteries of Dr. Fu Manchu. Lyons starred in the title role of all 23 movies (which ran about 20 –25 minutes each in length), all of which featured Fu's ongoing battle with his two British nemeses, Sir Nayland Smith (played by Fred Paul) and his assistant Dr. Petrie. Both series were produced by Oswald Stoll (see List of Stoll Pictures films), who had earlier produced a 1920 film version of Sax Rohmer's 1915 "Yellow Peril" novel, The Yellow Claw. In spite of the many films in which Lyons played an Oriental character, the obviously British actor "put forth little effort to make himself seem anything other than Caucasian". He later also starred as Dr. Sin Fang, another Asian character, in a low-budget 1928 six-picture film series produced by Pioneer Productions. The Sin Fang films wer... ()
Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Mystery
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Movies with H. Agar Lyons as Actor(25)

as Mandarin1931 In a Lotus Garden
as Colonel Dupont1927 The Luck of the Navy
as Wilbrahim1924 Slaves of Destiny
as High Priest1924 Sen Yan’s Devotion
as Dr. Fu Manchu1923 The Man with the Limp
as Dr. Fu Manchu1923 The Mystery of Dr. Fu Manchu
as Dr. Fu Manchu1923 The Shrine of the Seven Lamps
as Dr. Fu Manchu1923 The Silver Buddha
as Dr. Fu Manchu1923 The Cry of the Nighthawk
as Dr. Fu Manchu1923 The Sacred Order
as Dr. Fu Manchu1923 The Clue of the Pigtail
as Dr. Fu Manchu1923 The Call of Siva
as Dr. Fu Manchu1923 The Queen of Hearts
as Dr. Fu Manchu1923 The West Case
as Dr. Fu Manchu1923 The Fiery Hand
as Dr. Fu Manchu1923 The Fungi Cellars
as Dr. Fu Manchu1923 The Miracle
as Dr. Fu Manchu1923 The Knocking on the Door
as Dr Fu Manchu1923 Aaron's Rod
as Sir William Halsford1919 The Warrior Strain
as Robin Hood1913 In the Days of Robin Hood

Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: 1871
Died: Saturday, 01/01 1944 (January) (aged: 73)
Languages: English (EN)
Other names for H. Agar Lyons (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Harry Agar Lyons"
H. Agar Lyons frequently works together with these people:
Fred Paul (19x, Actor)
A.E. Coleby (18x, Crew)
Joan Clarkson (12x, Cast)
Humberston Wright (12x, Cast)
Frank Wilson (11x, Actor)
Humberston Wright (6x, Actor)
Frank Wilson (5x, Cast)
Henry Victor (3x, Actor)
Fred Paul (3x, Cast)
Patrick K. Heale (3x, Crew)
Joan Clarkson (3x, Cast)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:566953, Added: 10/13/2018, Last updated: 03/26/2024