What is Jimmy Lydon?
{{Infobox person | name = Jimmy Lydon | image = Jimmy-Lydon 2013-11-15.jpg | image_size = | alt = A photo of Jimmy Lydon in 2013 | caption = Lydon in 2013 | birth_date = {{Birth date|1923|05|30}} | birth_place = [[Harrington Park, New Jersey]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2022|3|9|1923|5|30}} | death_place = [[San Diego, California]], U.S. | occupation = Actor, producer | years_active = 1937–1987 | spouse = Patricia Pernetti<br>({{abbr|m.|married}} 1945; {{abbr|div.|divorced}} 19??)<br />{{marriage|Betty Lou Nedell|1952}} | children = 2 }} '''James J. Lydon''' (May 30, 1923 &ndash; March 9, 2022) was an American actor and television producer. He was known as a teenage actor during the 1930s.<ref>{{cite news|last=Erickson|first=Hal|title=Jimmy Lydon biography|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/43901/Jimmy-Lydon/biography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017030548/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/43901/Jimmy-Lydon/biography|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 17, 2012|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|publisher=[[Baseline (database)|Baseline]] & [[All Movie Guide]]|author-link=Hal Erickson (author)|date=2012|access-date=December 6, 2008}}</ref> In 1953, he was cast as Murray in the aviation adventure movie ''[[Island in the Sky (1953 movie)|Island in the Sky]]'', starring [[John Wayne]]. He also played Biffen Cardoza on the last six episodes of ''[[Rocky Jones, Space Ranger]]'' in 1954 and made appearances in ''[[Lux Video Theatre]]'' and ''[[The Christophers]]''. Lydon easily appeared roles in television. He played Chris Thayer on ''[[The First Hundred Years]]''. The show was CBS' first daytime soap opera. It was performed live for three seasons of 300 episodes. Lydon died on March 9, 2022 at his home in [[San Diego, California]] at the age of 98.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Barnes |first1=Mike |title=Jimmy Lydon, William Powell’s Oldest Son in ‘Life With Father,’ Dies at 98 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/mo