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Bobby Byrne

Bobby Byrne

Cinematographer, also actor · Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA

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.

Biography from IMDb.

From
Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA
Works as
Cinematographer, also actor
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 37 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 22% in 30 days

What are Bobby Byrne's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
39%
Bonds
26%
Society
11%
Morality
8%
Survival
6%
Power
6%
Ideas
5%
Romantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 15 · Serious 6 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 15 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 10 · Charged 9 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 11 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 8

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 14 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
11
Joyful
7
Warm
7
Absurd
5
Thrilling
6
Other
22

How their films linger

Feel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Bobby Byrne's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Bobby Byrne's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

37 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • This Is My Life(1992)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Lemon Sisters(1989)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Stealing Home(1988)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Bull Durham(1988)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Howard the Duck(1986)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Copacabana(1985)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Television Parts Home Companion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Cinematographer

  • Kicks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Cinematographer

  • Sixteen Candles(1984)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Neil Young: Solo Trans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Cinematographer

  • Going Berserk(1983)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Things Are Tough All Over(1982)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Paternity(1981)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Legend of the Lone Ranger(1981)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Those Lips, Those Eyes(1980)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Divine Madness(1980)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Chilly Scenes of Winter(1979)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Death Car on the Freeway(1979)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Villain(1979)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Walk Proud(1979)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • California Dreaming(1979)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Hooper(1978)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The End(1978)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Last Waltz(1978)

    Additional Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Blue Collar(1978)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • First Love(1977)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • New York, New York(1977)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Smokey and the Bandit(1977)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Nickelodeon(1976)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • For Pete's Sake(1974)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Huckleberry Finn(1974)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Paper Moon(1973)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Slither(1973)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • What's Up, Doc?(1972)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Baby Maker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Camera Operator

  • Paint Your Wagon(1969)

    Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 36 titles from 1969 to 1992.

Biggest box office

Smokey and the Bandit (1977)

$127M worldwide

Highest rated

Blue Collar (1978)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Sixteen Candles (1984)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography27 of 36: 27 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score38thOther crew9 of 36: 9 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score57th

By decade

1960s1 · crew1970s19 · crew1980s14 · crew1990s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Bobby Byrne's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 32; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 32 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · cinematographer

The Lemon Sisters (1989)

89th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

The Last Waltz (1978)

Midcredits 99th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 57/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 64, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Bobby Byrne's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 26 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles27–63 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles61–87 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles37–59 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 12 · minimalMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Bobby Byrne work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bobby Byrne's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hal Needham shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles