the same duty at KTTV in Los Angeles. Before 2016 he was at Fox Connecticut from 2008. Byrnes died of natural causes on January 8, 2020, at his Santa Monica home. He was 87 years old. His body was cremated after his death. Legacy As a tribute to his enduring celebrity and his iconic "Kookie" character, Byrnes has ranked #5 in TV Guide's list of "TV's 25 Greatest Teen Idols" (23 January 2005). In 1996, he wrote an autobiography with Marshall Terrill titled Kookie No More. Byrnes appeared during the Memphis Film Festival in June 2014; he was reunited with his former Yellowstone Kelly co-star Clint Walker. Filmography Fear Strikes Out (1957) as Boy in Car Assisting Jimmy Up Stairway (uncredited) Reform School Girl (1957) as Vince Johnny Trouble (1957) as Elliott Maverick (1957–1960, TV Series) as Stableboy / Wes Fallon in the episode: "Stage West"/ The Kid Cheyenne (1957–1958, TV Series) as Clay Rafferty / Benji Danton (as Edward Byrnes) Sugarfoot' (Warner Bros. Studios) as Borden in "Ring of Sand" The Deep Six (1958) as Rescue Seaman (voice, uncredited)Darby's Rangers (1958) as Lt. Arnold DittmanMarjorie Morningstar (1958) as Sandy LammLife Begins at 17 (1958) as Jim BarkerGirl on the Run (1958) as Kenneth SmileyUp Periscope (1959) as Pharmacist Mate AshYellowstone Kelly (1959) as Anse HarperThe Secret Invasion (1964) as Simon FellBeach Ball (1965) as Dick MartinHoney West (1965-66, TV series) as Robin Hood in the episode "Little Green Robin Hood"Any Gun Can Play (1967) as Clayton – the BankerRed Blood, Yellow Gold (1967) as 'Chattanooga Jim'Renegade Riders (1967) as 'Stuart'The Silent Gun (1969, TV Movie) as Joe HenningWicked, Wicked (1973) as Henry Peter 'Hank' LassiterAdam 12 (1973, TV Series) as SkinnerStardust (1974) as TV InterviewerGrease (1978) as Vince Fontaine$weepstake$ (TV series) as The $weepstake$ M.C. (9 episodes)Erotic Images (1983) as Logan RobertsBack to the Beach (1987) as ValetMankillers (1987) as Jack MarraParty Line (1988) as Maitre d'Troop Beverly Hills (1989) as Ross ColemanMarried... with Children (1992) as a prospective neighbor to Al and PegMurder She Wrote (1993) as Producer Moguel Freddy in a murder mystery Season 9 Episode 10 "The Sound of Murder"Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story'' (1999, TV Movie) as Bobby Icovella (final film role) References Citations Sources External links Roy Huggins' Archive of American Television Interview 1932 births 2020 deaths American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from Los Angeles Male