Jim Byrnes Movies

In this crime drama, a Manhattan police detective looks into the strange death of a peer who was ritually killed in Chinatown. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

Hume Cronyn steals what there is to steal of Christmas on Division Street. Cronyn plays a smooth-talking skid row derelict who befriends wealthy Philadelphia "mainline" kid Fred Savage. Both the old bum and the young preppie have lost faith in themselves and the world. Both are redeemed by the spirit of Christmas and by the bonds of friendship. Made for TV, Christmas on Division Street is saved from being a heaping bowl of Yuletide mush by the ever-iconoclastic Cronyn. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

In this made-for-cable movie, a bail bondsman (John Ashton) deals drugs on the side and thinks he's struck it rich when he conceives a scheme to steal counterfeit money. When the mob comes calling for it, he tries to set up a fellow employee (Kevin Dobson) as the culprit. ~ John Bush, Rovi

One of Charlie's (Philip Akin) former students is Jimmy Sang (Dustin Nguyen), a rising martial-arts movie star. While shooting a film based on his earlier life as a street gang member, Jimmy is apparently targeted for murder. But though at least one other person has been killed on the set, Jimmy refuses to cower in the corner, daring his attackers to come out into the open. As usual, Duncan (Adrian Paul) gets involved in the proceedings with startling results. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Duncan's troublesome Immortal ex-girlfriend, Amanda (Elizabeth Gracen), comes back into his life. Amanda insists that she is no longer a thief, but Duncan (Adrian Paul) doubts her word when two FBI agents show up. It seems that Amanda is in possession of some counterfeit plates that she picked up during WW2 -- and since she plans to print her own money, that isn't really stealing, is it? Things go far beyond petty larceny when one of the FBI men murders the other and frames Duncan and Amanda for the crime. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Having survived the attack that killed Tessa in the previous episode, Richie (Stan Kirsch) realizes that he, like his friend Duncan (Adrian Paul), is an Immortal. Thus emboldened, Richie fearlessly stops an attempted assassination, bringing about the death of another Immortal, the husband of Irish terrorist Annie Devlin (Sheena Easton). Realizing that Annie will not rest until she gets even with Richie, Duncan decides to teach his friend the art of Immortal self-defense -- all the while coming to grips with the fact that, long ago, he and Annie were close friends. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Duncan's Immortal friend, Michael Moore (Geraint Wyn Davies), wants to avenge the murder of his girlfriend that happened 30 years ago. This would seem to be a pointless vendetta, inasmuch the girl's killer, Quenten Barnes, was arrested and put to death for the crime. But Quenten has escaped from his tomb and is busily bumping off everyone responsible for his execution -- with Moore next on his list. This is the situation that, in the end, forces Duncan (Adrian Paul) to make an extremely difficult decision. Philip Akin makes his first series appearance as gym owner Charlie DeSalvo. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Season two of Highlander begins as handsome 400-year-old Immortal Duncan MacLeod (Adrian Paul) leaves Paris and returns to Vancouver, determined to destroy the killers of his mentor Darius at the end of Season One. The trail leads Duncan to a bookstore run by Joe Dawson (Jim Byrnes), who turns out to be a member of The Watchers, a secret organization that has been hunting down and eliminating evil mortals for centuries. Tragedy trikes Duncan when his mortal sweetheart Tessa (Alexandra Van der Noot) and his friend Richie Ryan (Stan Kirsch) are shot down by a mugger. Tessa dies, but Richie survives, thus revealing something he had never known: He too is an Immortal, unable to be killed unless beheaded by another Immortal. Giving up his antique shop, Duncan purchases a martial-arts store owned by a mercenary named Charlie DeSalvo (Philip Akin) but sells it back to Charlie upon making his annual pilgrimage to Paris. By the end of the season, Duncan, weary of four centuries of death and violence, prepares to embark on a worldwide odyssey of self-discovery with Charlie as his traveling companion -- but this may not be possible when an old enemy of Duncan's resurfaces foresworn to destroy the Immortal and everyone and everything he holds dear. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

In the first episode of a two-part story, Duncan (Adrian Paul) must contend with not one but two deadly foes. Renegade Watcher Horton (Peter Hudson), the man responsible for the death of Duncan's mentor Darius, has joined forces with debauched Immortal Xavier St. Cloud (Roland Gift). A confrontation with these two miscreants nearly costs the life of Duncan's friend Charlie (Philip Akin) -- prompting Duncan to sever his ties with "good" Watcher Joe Dawson (Jim Byrnes). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Duncan's old pal, pixyish ex-prizefighter Tommy Sullivan (Bruce Weitz), has turned manager, handling an up-and-coming young boxer. As before, Duncan (Adrian Paul) finds Sully amusing, especially when the little man tries to express his love for a cute waitress. It is, however, anything but amusing when Sully reveals that he will stop at nothing to prevent his boxer from signing with another manager. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Paul, Adrian~Duncan MacLeod Kirsch, Stan~Richie Ryan Byrnes, Jim~Joe Dawson Akin, Philip~Charlie DeSalvo Thrush, Michelle~Sara Lightfoot Lauter, Ed~Avery Hoskins Cuthbert, Jon~Billy Hoskins Dunn, Carolyn~Nora Fontaine Abrahams, Doug~Luke Hoskins Wray, Dean~J.J. Wright, Johnna~Margaret ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Three murders have been committed by an as-yet-unidentified Immortal. When Richie (Stan Kirsch) is framed for the killings, Duncan (Adrian Paul) offers to track down the killer. All of this greatly pleases the murderous Martin Hyde (Michael Siberry), who has being using the luckless Richie for the ultimate purpose of removing Duncan's head. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi