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Writing

Jim Byrnes

Career

Active from 1955 to 2008, with a break from 1956 to 1970, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jim Byrnes Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.0, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.7, average 5.5
  • Social Commentary
    3.1, average 4.9
  • Uncanny
    0.8, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Western 5
  • Classic Western 4
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Action-Packed 2
  • Gambling 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

23
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title · average score 53
A Gunfighter's Pledge
A Gunfighter's Pledge (2008)
GoodWatch score 53

Writer

1990s

8 titles · average score 57
Bloodhounds II
Bloodhounds II (1996)

as Lt. Jim McMahon

Picture Windows: Lightning
Picture Windows: Lightning (1995)

Writer

Dead Man's Revenge
Dead Man's Revenge (1994)
GoodWatch score 52

Writer

Gambler: Playing for Keeps
Gambler: Playing for Keeps (1994)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer

Gunsmoke: To the Last Man
Gunsmoke: To the Last Man (1992)
GoodWatch score 68

Supervising Producer

The Last Hour
The Last Hour (1991)
GoodWatch score 43

Writer

The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (1991)
GoodWatch score 56

Characters

Miracle in the Wilderness
Miracle in the Wilderness (1991)
GoodWatch score 65

Teleplay

1980s

7 titles · average score 61
Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge
Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge (1987)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer

The Gunfighters
The Gunfighters (1987)
GoodWatch score 48

Writer

The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues (1983)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer, Characters

The Shadow Riders
The Shadow Riders (1982)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

Incident at Crestridge
Incident at Crestridge (1981)

Writer

Coward of the County
Coward of the County (1981)
GoodWatch score 63

Teleplay

The Gambler
The Gambler (1980)
GoodWatch score 61

Producer, Screenplay

1970s

7 titles · average score 64
The Solitary Man
The Solitary Man (1979)

Writer

Nowhere to Run
Nowhere to Run (1978)
GoodWatch score 68

Writer, Producer

Ransom for Alice!
Ransom for Alice! (1977)

Writer

The Macahans
The Macahans (1976)
GoodWatch score 74

Producer, Writer

Royce
Royce (1976)

Writer

The Last Day
The Last Day (1975)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

The Bounty Man
The Bounty Man (1972)
GoodWatch score 51

Writer