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Bobby Byrne(1932-2017)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Bobby Byrne
Bobby Byrne was born in 1932 in Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for Howard the Duck (1986), Smokey and the Bandit (1977) and What's Up, Doc? (1972). He was married to Dorothy Byrne. He died on 9 March 2017.
Born1932
DiedMarch 9, 2017
Born1932
DiedMarch 9, 2017
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Known for

Howard the Duck (1986)
Howard the Duck
4.8
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1986
Sally Field, Burt Reynolds, and Jackie Gleason in Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
Smokey and the Bandit
7.0
  • Cinematographer
  • 1977
Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal in What's Up, Doc? (1972)
What's Up, Doc?
7.6
  • Camera and Electrical Department(as Robert Byrne)
  • 1972
Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, and Michael Schoeffling in Sixteen Candles (1984)
Sixteen Candles
7.0
  • Cinematographer
  • 1984

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • The Men's Room
    4.7
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 2004
  • Charlie Lawrence
    5.5
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 2003
  • Scott Foley, John Ross Bowie, Amanda Detmer, Peter Jacobson, Eddie McClintock, and Ana Ortiz in A.U.S.A. (2003)
    A.U.S.A.
    6.8
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 2003
  • Titus (2000)
    Titus
    7.6
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 2000–2002
  • Brian Dennehy, Connie Britton, Dakota Fanning, Louis Ferreira, Christopher Moynihan, and Jon Patrick Walker in The Fighting Fitzgeralds (2001)
    The Fighting Fitzgeralds
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 2001
  • Bette Midler in Bette (2000)
    Bette
    6.6
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 2000
  • Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser in Mad About You (1992)
    Mad About You
    6.8
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1995–1999
  • Traylor Howard, Ryan Reynolds, Suzanne Cryer, Nathan Fillion, and Richard Ruccolo in Two Guys and a Girl (1998)
    Two Guys and a Girl
    7.4
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1998
  • The Wyatts
    TV Movie
    • director of photography
    • 1994
  • It Had to Be You (1993)
    It Had to Be You
    7.2
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1993
  • The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story (1992)
    The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story
    5.0
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1992
  • This Is My Life (1992)
    This Is My Life
    6.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 1992
  • Sapphire Man (1990)
    Sapphire Man
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1990
  • Burt Reynolds in B.L. Stryker (1989)
    B.L. Stryker
    6.2
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1990
  • Diane Keaton, Carol Kane, and Kathryn Grody in The Lemon Sisters (1989)
    The Lemon Sisters
    5.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 1989

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Maureen O'Hara, Ally Sheedy, and John Candy in Only the Lonely (1991)
    Only the Lonely
    6.4
    • director of photography: second unit
    • 1991
  • Tom Berenger, Greta Scacchi, and Bob Hoskins in Shattered (1991)
    Shattered
    6.5
    • photographer: second unit
    • 1991
  • Howard the Duck (1986)
    Howard the Duck
    4.8
    • director of photography: second unit
    • 1986
  • Breathless (1983)
    Breathless
    6.0
    • photographer: second unit
    • 1983
  • Dolly Parton, Burt Reynolds, and Dom DeLuise in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)
    The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
    6.2
    • additional photographer
    • 1982
  • Klinton Spilsbury in The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981)
    The Legend of the Lone Ranger
    5.0
    • director of photography: second unit
    • 1981
  • Inside Moves (1980)
    Inside Moves
    7.0
    • director of photography: second unit
    • 1980
  • Divine Madness (1980)
    Divine Madness
    7.0
    • additional cinematography
    • director of photography: additional photography
    • 1980
  • Bette Midler in The Rose (1979)
    The Rose
    7.0
    • additional photographer: concert scenes
    • 1979
  • The Last Waltz (1978)
    The Last Waltz
    8.1
    • additional director of photography
    • 1978
  • Robert De Niro and Liza Minnelli in New York, New York (1977)
    New York, New York
    6.6
    • camera operator
    • 1977
  • Nickelodeon (1976)
    Nickelodeon
    6.2
    • camera operator
    • 1976
  • Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976)
    Harry and Walter Go to New York
    5.4
    • camera operator (as Robert Byrne)
    • 1976
  • Baby Blue Marine (1976)
    Baby Blue Marine
    6.1
    • camera operator (as Robert Byrne)
    • 1976
  • Shirley Jones in Winner Take All (1975)
    Winner Take All
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • camera operator
    • 1975

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Bob Byrne
  • Born
    • 1932
    • Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA
  • Died
    • March 9, 2017
  • Spouse
    • Dorothy Byrne? - March 9, 2017 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Music video: Cinematographer on the video for the Chicago remake of their 1970 hit, "25 or 6 to 4". NOTE He won an American Video Award for Cinematography for this video.

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  • Trivia
    Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 1994.

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