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Jimmy Lydon
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Actor Born: May 30, 1923 in Harrington Park, NJ Biography:To help support his large family, American actor "Jimmy Lydon" was forced along with his eight siblings to seek out work at an early age. The boy began picking up acting jobs, appearing in such plays as "Western Waters" and "The Happiest Days". Lydon's first film was "Back Door to Heaven", after which he appeared as the title character of "Tom Brown's School Days" (1940). The essential seriousness with which he tackled his work may have stemmed from Lydon's dislike of the demeaning audition process and the callous manner in which child actors were treated by many adult directors. When "Jackie Cooper" balked at continuing the role of Henry Aldrich in a series of Paramount B-pictures, Lydon was assigned to the part, ultimately appearing in nine "Henry Aldrich" films. The adenoidal, trouble-prone Henry was a hard image for Lydon to shake, but he did his best with polished performances in such films as... Full Biography
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