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Edward Byrne Breitenberger July 30, — January 8, , known professionally as Edd Byrnes , was an American actor, best known for his starring role in the television series 77 Sunset Strip. After his abusive alcoholic father died [ 2 ] when Edd was 13, he dropped his last name in favor of Byrnes, based on the name of his maternal grandfather Edward Byrne.

Byrnes developed the urge to act in high school but did not seriously consider pursuing it until after he had tried a number of other jobs, such as driving an ambulance, roofing and selling flowers. In , Byrnes got an unpaid job in a summer stock theatre company in Connecticut, the Litchfield Community Playhouse. He soon began appearing in the company's plays as an actor; he also tried to get roles in Broadway theatre productions, but had no luck.

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Also that year, he was cast in an episode of the Crossroads TV program. Byrnes also appeared in episodes of the lates series Wire Service and Navy Log. After a year, Byrnes moved to Hollywood. Byrnes was third-billed in the low budget exploitation film Reform School Girl for American International Pictures , co-starring Sally Kellerman ; the same year, he had a supporting role in the Warner Bros.

He did, however, guest star on an episode of Cheyenne made by Warner Bros. Warners started off Byrnes' contract by assigning him to a comic role in the war drama The Deep Six Susanna and Colt. He was wanted for Baby Face Nelson , but Warners would not loan him out. Byrnes also appeared in the romantic drama Marjorie Morningstar and Life Begins at 17 Byrnes played contract killer Kenneth "Kookie" Smiley, who continually combed his hair — Byrnes said this was an idea of his which the director liked and kept in.