Edd Byrnes

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Characters played by Edd Byrnes

Vince Fontaine — Grease (1978)

TV host broadcasting National Bandstand from Rydell High.

Anse Harper — Yellowstone Kelly (1959)

Kelly's loyal trapping partner who is severely injured during Sayapi's raid on their cabin. While dying, he reveals to Kelly that he was actually preparing to safely return Wahleeah to her own people, not to Gall, prompting Kelly to pursue the captor and fulfill his friend's final wish.

Simon Fell — The Secret Invasion (1964)

Forger assigned to the rescue mission. He joins the team in Dubrovnik and is killed while fending off German troops.

Sandy Lamm — Marjorie Morningstar (1958)

Sandy is Marjorie's boyfriend and a department store heir whose respectable prospects please her parents. He accompanies her to the family's synagogue and proposes marriage, but Marjorie rejects him and chooses to spend the summer working as a camp counselor instead.

Pharmacist Mate Ash — Up Periscope (1959)

A pharmacist mate serving aboard the Barracuda. After enemy fire damages the submarine, several crewmen are wounded, and Ash treats the injured while the crew responds to the flooding and makes emergency repairs. He serves alongside the men under Commander Stevenson during the dangerous mission.

Vince — Reform School Girl (1957)

Vince picks up Donna on a double date in a stolen car. After a high-speed police chase, he strikes and kills a pedestrian, then abandons Donna at the scene. Afraid she will identify him, he arranges a false tip that turns the other girls against her and later attempts to break into the school to kill her, but is apprehended.

Arnold Dittman — Darby's Rangers (1958)

A second lieutenant and West Point graduate who joins the Rangers as a strict, by-the-book officer. The fighting in Sicily does not soften him, but his encounter with Angelina De Lotta helps humanize him. After the Ranger units are disbanded, he is shown reunited with Angelina.

TV interviewer — Stardust (1974)

Media figure conducting interviews, highlighting Jim's public persona.

Career Overview

Edd Byrnes has 50 screen credits in a career dating back to 1955. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently Grease with 1 titles. Signature works include Mankillers, Beach Ball, Yellowstone Kelly. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For
Acting
Gender
male
Known Credits
50
Birth Date
1933-07-30
Birth Place
New York City, New York, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 2 universes

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Related entry on Wikidata (Q743140), public domain (CC0).