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American-born actor and musician of blues

James Thomas Kevin Byrnes^[1]OBC CM (born September 22, 1948) is an American actor and bluesmusician.

Life and career

Byrnes was born in St. Louis, Missouri on September 22, 1948.^[1] His mother was a homemaker, and his father was a municipal accountant.^[1] In 1968 he was drafted and served in the Vietnam War for a year in the 196th Infantry Brigade.^[2][3] He has lived in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, since the mid-1970s.

On February 26, 1972, he was struck by a passing car while he attempted to help move a stalled truck on the Island Highway North of Parksville, which injured his legs and forced them both to be amputated.^[2]

In 1987, he started appearing on Wiseguy as Daniel Burroughs, better known as Lifeguard.

It was his first major role and lasted until 1990. Later, he starred in the fantasy television series Highlander: The Serie