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Jim Byrnes(III)

  • Writer
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  • Producer
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Jim Byrnes is known for How the West Was Won (1976), Gunsmoke (1955) and Knight Rider (1982).
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      • 5 wins & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    How the West Was Won (1976)
    How the West Was Won
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Writer(creator)
    James Arness, Amanda Blake, Milburn Stone, and Dennis Weaver in Gunsmoke (1955)
    Gunsmoke
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Writer
    David Hasselhoff in Knight Rider (1982)
    Knight Rider
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Writer(as James Byrnes)
    The Last Hour (1991)
    The Last Hour
    4.4
    • Writer
    • 1991

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    Writer

    • A Gunfighter's Pledge (2008)
      A Gunfighter's Pledge
      5.4
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 2008
    • Chuck Norris in Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
      Walker, Texas Ranger
      5.7
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1995–1996
    • Alan Arkin and George Segal in Picture Windows (1994)
      Picture Windows
      6.9
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1995
    • High Sierra Search and Rescue (1995)
      High Sierra Search and Rescue
      7.7
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1995
    • Mariska Hargitay, Dixie Carter, and Kenny Rogers in Gambler V: Playing for Keeps (1994)
      Gambler V: Playing for Keeps
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • characters
      • 1994
    • Dead Man's Revenge (1994)
      Dead Man's Revenge
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 1994
    • Swamp Thing (1990)
      Swamp Thing
      6.3
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1992–1993
    • Miracle in the Wilderness (1991)
      Miracle in the Wilderness
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • teleplay
      • 1991
    • The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (1991)
      The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • characters
      • 1991
    • The Last Hour (1991)
      The Last Hour
      4.4
      • written by
      • 1991
    • Docs Keepin Time in The New Adventures of the Black Stallion (1990)
      The New Adventures of the Black Stallion
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1990–1993
    • Lee Horsley in Paradise (1988)
      Paradise
      7.9
      TV Series
      • story
      • teleplay
      • written by
      • 1988–1989
    • Jesse Hawkes (1989)
      Jesse Hawkes
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1989
    • George Kennedy in The Gunfighters (1987)
      The Gunfighters
      5.0
      TV Movie
      • writer
      • 1987
    • Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge (1987)
      Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 1987

    Additional Crew

    • How the West Was Won (1976)
      How the West Was Won
      8.2
      TV Series
      • developed for television by
      • 1977–1979
    • Louis Gossett Jr., Richard Ely, Alex Henteloff, and Hilarie Thompson in The Young Rebels (1970)
      The Young Rebels
      7.4
      TV Series
      • story consultant
      • 1970–1971
    • James Arness, Amanda Blake, Milburn Stone, and Dennis Weaver in Gunsmoke (1955)
      Gunsmoke
      8.1
      TV Series
      • assistant story consultant
      • 1968–1970

    Producer

    • Tom Selleck in The Shadow Riders (1982)
      The Shadow Riders
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 1982
    • Kenny Rogers in The Gambler (1980)
      The Gambler
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1980
    • Bruce Boxleitner, Sam Elliott, Pat Hingle, Ben Johnson, Cameron Mitchell, Penny Peyser, and Timothy Scott in Wild Times (1980)
      Wild Times
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • supervising producer
      • 1980
    • Stan Shaw in Buffalo Soldiers (1979)
      Buffalo Soldiers
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 1979
    • Sam Elliott, Tom Selleck, and Jeff Osterhage in The Sacketts (1979)
      The Sacketts
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • co-producer
      • 1979
    • The Busters
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1978
    • David Janssen in Nowhere to Run (1978)
      Nowhere to Run
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1978
    • How the West Was Won (1976)
      How the West Was Won
      8.2
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1976–1977
    • Royce
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 1976
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      • James Byrnes

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