Jim Byrnes Biography (1948-)

Full name, James Thomas Kevin Byrnes; born September 22, 1948, in St. Louis,MO; father, a municipal accountant; mother, a homemaker; companion of Robyn Post; children: (with former companion, Annette) Serene; (with Post) Caitlin.Addresses: Agent: Leonard Bonnell, Characters Talent Agency, 200-105 West 2nd Ave., Vancouver, British Columbia V6H 3Y4, Canada.; Contact: 8184 East Blvd., Vancouver, British Columbia V6P 5R6, Canada.; Publicist: SSA PublicRelations, 16027 Ventura Blvd., Suite 206, Encino, CA 91436.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, musician
Birth Details: September 22, 1948; St Louis, Missouri, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Dan "Lifeguard" Burroughs, Wiseguy, CBS, 1987-1990
Voice, Dragon Warrior (animated), syndicated, 1990
Kevin, Neon Rider (also known as Tenderfoot and Dude), syndicated, 1990
Voice, G.I. Joe (animated), 1990
Voices of Chef Flambe, Mr. Moneybags, Metro Train conductor, Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, and Buffalo Ben, Madeline (animated), 1990
Joe Dawson, Highlander: The Series, syndicated, 1993-1998
Voice of shadow master, Double Dragon (animated), 1993
Belger, Final Fight, 1995
Voice, Hurricanes, 1996
Voice of Inferno, Beast Wars (animated; also known as Beast Wars: Transformers, Beasties, and Beasties: Transformers), syndicated, 1996
Title role, The Jim Byrnes Show, 1998
Mr. Olivier, The Net, USA Network, 1998-1999
Host, Walking after Midnight, 1999
Voice of Thrust, Beast Machines: Transformers (animated; also known as Beast Masters: Battle for the Sparks), Fox, 1999
Frank Mardasian, Higher Ground, Fox Family, 2000
Voice of Duke Dermail, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (animated; also known as Gundam Wing), Cartoon Network, 2000
Ultimate Book of Spells, YTV, 2001
Voice, Stargate: Infinity (animated), 2002
Movies
(Uncredited) Band leader, Hands of a Stranger, 1987
Jack Fine, The Red Spider, CBS, 1988
Kurt, In the Best Interest of the Child (also known as A Mother's Plea), CBS, 1990
Noah, Omen IV: The Awakening, Fox, 1991
Benedetti, Christmas on Division Street, CBS, 1991
Stan, Dirty Work, USA Network, 1992
Vet, Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story, NBC, 1995
(Uncredited) Date #1, For Hope, 1996
Lieutenant McMahon, Bloodhounds II, USA Network, 1996
Duke, Final Descent, CBS, 1997
Doc Humphries, Lost Treasure of Dos Santos, 1997
Bartender, Becoming Dick, E! Entertainment Television, 2000
Dekim Barton, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: The Movie--Endless Waltz (also known as Endless Waltz and Gundam Wing: The Movie--Endless Waltz), Cartoon Network, 2000
Father Berkely, Due East, Showtime, 2002
Voice of Mayor of Paris, Madeline: My Fair Madeline (animated), 2002
Pilots

Announcer, Sliders, 1995
Daniel Benjamin Burroughs ("Lifeguard"), Wiseguy, ABC, 1996
Voice, Nascar Racers: The Movie (animated), Fox, 1999
Episodic
Jim, "Should Old Acquaintance Be Forgot?," Out of This World, 1987
Carl Drake, "Dead Man Walking," The Hat Squad, 1993
Brett Shrager, "The Kid," The Commish, 1995
Nelson, G.I. Joe Extreme (animated), 1996
Voice of Dr. Thomas Light, Mega Man (animated), syndicated, 1996
Colonel Maxwell Foley, "The Reckoning," Two, 1997
Joe Dawson, "A Matter of Time," Highlander: The Raven, syndicated,1998
Gary Latimer, "The Joining," The Outer Limits, 1998
Guy Hanson, "More Than Meets the Eye," Murder Call, 1998
"Deadly Games: Part 2," Cold Squad, CTV, 1999
Ramp, "Spirit Junction," Mysterious Ways, PAX, 2000
Tyler Greer, "Shadowland," First Wave, Sci-Fi Channel, 2000
Voice, Nascar Racers (animated), Fox, 2000
General Nemec, Level 9, UPN, 2000
Voice, Alienators: Evolution Continues, Fox, 2001
Dion, The Twilight Zone, UPN, 2002
Vic Goodman, "Unreasonable Doubt," The Dead Zone (also known as Stephen King's The Dead Zone), USA Network, 2002
Voice of Nick Fury, "Operation: Rebirth," X-Men: Evolution (animated), The WB, 2002
"Fading Star," Just Cause, PAX, 2002
Also appeared as voice of Grand Vizier, War Planets (animated; also known as War Planets), syndicated; voice of Governor Marshall Deacon, "Bro-Bots," Mega Man (animated), syndicated; voice, Spider-Man Unlimited (animated), Fox; in episodes of Show of Hearts (also knownas Variety Club's Show of Hearts), Lightning Force, DangerBay, Camp Candy, and The Hitchhiker.
Miniseries
Hands of a Stranger (also known as Double Standard), NBC, 1987
Voice of polar bear, The Snow Queen (animated), Hallmark, 2002
Busker, Steven Spielberg Presents: Taken, Sci-Fi Channel, 2002
Television Work
Episodic
Additional voices, Conan and the Young Warriors (animated), 1994
Additional voices, Stone Protectors (animated), 1996
Additional voices, Mummies Alive! (animated), 1997
Film Appearances
(As Jim Byrne) Party singer, Out of the Blue (also known as NoLooking Back and Plus rien a perdre), 1980
Frank Hay, Harmony Cats, Triboro Entertainment Group, 1994
Dewey Moore, Whale Music, Seventh Art Releasing, 1994
Lieutenant Rayburn, Suspicious Agenda, 1994
Lieutenant Jim 'The Loot' Garrity, Dream Man, 1995
Lieutenant Rayburn, Under the Gun, 1995
Rod, Starlight, Astral, 1996
Dr. Glen Green, Drive, She Said, Beyond Films, 1997
(Uncredited) Larry Millard, Masterminds, 1997
Voice of Pop, The Animated Adventures of Tom Sawyer (animated), 1998
Voice, Monster Mash, Universal Studios Home Video, 2000
Joe Dawson, Highlander: Endgame, Miramax, 2000
Stage Appearances
Hans, Principia Scriptoriae, The Studio Theatre, Washington, DC, 1989-1990
Also appeared in stage productions with a St. Louis repertory company, c.1964.
RECORDINGS
Albums
That River, 1995
Burning/I Turned My Nights into Days, 1998
WRITINGS
Film Scores
"That River," The Final Cut, Republic, 1995

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Maclean's, January 15, 1996, p. 53
People Weekly, May 21, 1990, pp. 105-106

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