Personal Information

Known ForWriting

GenderMale

Born / DiedJan 6, 1940 (Died at 83)

Zodiac Sign♑Capricorn

Place of BirthPaisley, Scotland, UK

Career Span1970 – 2023

Known Credits21 Titles

Official Links

IMDb WWikidata

WritingPopularity Score 0.5

John Byrne

Total Works

16 movies • 5 shows

Avg Rating

5.7 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

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worldwide gross

Global Reach

TMDB star index

Biography

John Byrne was an artist, writer and playwright. He was best known for the BBC television series Tutti Frutti and the play Slab Boys.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Top-rated highlights from John Byrne's career

6.1

Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon

1998•movie

as Colony Room Club

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 21 titles featuring John Byrne

6.1

Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon

1998•movie

as Colony Room Club

5.3

American Cousins

2003•movie

as Customs Official

6.6

Play for Today

1970•series

Role: Writer

7.1

Tutti Frutti

1987•series

Role: Writer

8.4

2 eps

Billy Connolly: Made in Scotland

2018•series

as Self

6.0

Billy Connolly: Portrait of a Lifetime

2017•movie

as Himself

9.0

Scotch & Wry

1986•movie

Role: Writer

8.0

Your Cheatin' Heart

1990•movie

Role: Writer

8.5

The Slab Boys

1997•movie

Role: Director

8.5

Double Scotch & Wry

1987•movie

Role: Writer

6.0

Your Cheatin' Heart

1990•series

Role: Writer

6.0

ScreenPlay

1986•series

Role: Writer

10.0

Normal Service

1988•movie

Role: Writer

7.0

Clydescope

1974•movie

Role: Animation

8.0

The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

1974•movie

Role: Art Designer

Byrne About Byrne

1988•movie

as Self/Mobile Library Driver

John Byrne

1975•movie

as Himself

Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles

1993•movie

Role: Writer

Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line

2011•movie

Role: Art Designer

The Slab Boys

1979•movie

Role: Writer

Designed Beings

1976•movie

Role: Art Designer