Bruce Kirby (actor)
Bruce Kirby | |
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Los Angeles, California , U.S. | |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1950–2009 |
Spouses |
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Children | 2, including Bruno Kirby |
Bruce Kirby (born Bruno Giovanni Quidaciolu; April 28, 1925 – January 24, 2021) was an American character actor.[1]
Career
Bruce Kirby started his television career in the 1950s with appearances in The West Wing.
Kirby appeared a total of nine times in the long-running series
Personal life
Kirby had two sons, including
By Dawn's Early Light
".
Kirby died in Los Angeles on January 24, 2021, at the age of 95.[4]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1970 | Catch-22 | Doctor | |
1971 | How to Frame a Figg | Dale Groat | |
1971 | J. W. Coop | Diesel Tanker Driver | |
1972 | Another Nice Mess | Adolph | |
1976 | The Commitment | Simon Benson | |
1979 | Fyre | Father | |
1979 | The Muppet Movie | The Gate Guard | |
1985 | Sweet Dreams | Arthur Godfrey | |
1986 | Stand by Me | Mr. Quidacioluo | |
1986 | Armed and Dangerous | Police Captain | |
1987 | Happy New Year | Taxi Driver | |
1987 | Throw Momma from the Train | Detective DeBenedetto | |
1988 | The In Crowd | Morris | |
1988 | Lady in White | Cabbie | |
1989 | The Big Picture | Businessman | |
1990 | Bad Jim | Customer | |
1992 | Another Time, Another Place | Cotton Traynor | |
1993 | Mr. Wonderful | Dante | |
1994 | Rave Review | Milton Mandler | |
1997 | Cadillac | Augustine | |
1998 | Interlocked: Thrilled to Death | Walter | |
2000 | Vinnie and Angela's Beauty Salon and Funeral Parlor | Big Tony | |
2004 | Crash | Pop Ryan | |
2008 | 2:22 | Norman Penn |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1955 | Goodyear Television Playhouse | Aide | Episode: "Visit to a Small Planet" |
1956–1957 | The Phil Silvers Show | Ice Cream Parlor Assistant / Gregory Chickering | 2 episodes |
1961–1963 | Car 54, Where Are You? | Officer Kissel | 9 episodes |
1961–1965 | The Defenders | Taxi Driver / Detective #2 / Italian Record | 3 episodes |
1965 | The Doctors and the Nurses
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Jack | Episode: "Sixteen Hours to Chicago" |
1965 | The Patty Duke Show | Mr. Haley / Theatre Manager | 2 episodes |
1968 | I Dream of Jeannie | Passenger | Episode: "Jeannie and the Top Secret Secret" |
1968 | The Mothers-in-Law | Bill Trumbull | 3 episodes |
1968–1971 | Bonanza | Mr. Loomis / Simms / Chad | |
1969 | Judd, for the Defense | Arthur Kelly | Episode: "The Poisoned Tree" |
1969 | Night Gallery | Artist | Episode: "Pilot" |
1969 | Adam-12 | Mike Fendel | Episode: "Log 123: Courtroom" |
1969 | Mission: Impossible | TV Newsman | Episode: "The Amnesiac" |
1969, 1971 | The Courtship of Eddie's Father | Officer Gifford / Harry | 2 episodes |
1969–1970 | Hogan's Heroes | Otto Baum / Gestapo Man / Franz | 3 episodes |
1970 | The Other Man | Dr. Brookner | Television film |
1970–1971 | Ironside | Nick Kirby / Ben / Buyer | 3 episodes |
1970–1971 | Room 222 | Lester Considine / Frank Muzak / Arnold Stopps | |
1971 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Bert | Episode: "Hi!" |
1971 | Longstreet | Truck Driver | Episode: "The Way of the Intercepting Fist" |
1971 | Thief | Beffy | Television film |
1971 | Monty Nash | Mr. Miller | Episode: "Where Have All the Children Gone?" |
1971 | The Doris Day Show | Vito Carlotti | Episode: "Happiness Is Not Being Fired" |
1971, 1974 | Marcus Welby, M.D. | Fred Bowers / Lou Rienzi | 2 episodes |
1972 | Me and the Chimp | Cop # 1 | Episode: "My Pet, the Thief" |
1972 | Banacek | Collier | Episode: "Project Phoenix" |
1972 | The Mod Squad | Col. Broidy | Episode: "Taps, Play It Louder" |
1972, 1973 | McCloud | Desk Clerk / PR Man | 2 episodes |
1972–1973 | Medical Center | Henderson / Policeman / Patrolman Hildon | 3 episodes |
1973 | The Marcus-Nelson Murders
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Sgt. Dan McCartney | Television film |
1973 | The New Perry Mason | Hank Caroll | Episode: "The Case of the Wistful Widower" |
1973 | The Bob Newhart Show | Dr. Klein | Episode: "Fit, Fat and Forty One" |
1973–1976 | Kojak | Sgt. Al Vine | 6 episodes |
1973–1995 | Columbo | Various | 9 episodes |
1974 | Chopper One | Pete | Episode: "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" |
1974 | Man on the Outside | Scully | Television film |
1974–1978 | The Rockford Files | Sid Loft / Aaron Friedler / Carl Lemay | 3 episodes |
1975 | Chico and the Man | Officer Kirby | Episode: "Out of Sight" |
1975 | The Streets of San Francisco | Carl Severn | Episode: "Ten Dollar Murder" |
1975 | M*A*S*H | Sergeant Kimble | Episode: "Hey, Doc" |
1975 | Harry O | FAA Chief | Episode: "Mayday" |
1975 | America, You're On | Charles Ralston | Television film |
1975 | Conspiracy of Terror | Sgt. Brisbane | |
1976 | Delvecchio | Moretti | 2 episodes |
1976–1977 | Holmes & Yoyo | Capt. Harry Sedford | 13 episodes |
1977 | McNamara's Band | Gaffney | Television film |
1978 | Operation Petticoat | Admiral Bob Lawson | Episode: "The Best of Enemies" |
1978 | The Eddie Capra Mysteries | Lt. Floyd | 2 episodes |
1978–1979 | Barney Miller | Frank Rossman / Franklin Claymore / Lt. Rossmore | 3 episodes |
1979 | Alice | Mr. Lloyd | Episode: "Tommy's First Love" |
1979 | Turnabout | Al Brennan | 5 episodes |
1979 | ABC Afterschool Special | Tom Denis | Episode: "Which Mother Is Mine?" |
1979 | Marie
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Edgar Merton | Unsold pilot |
1980 | Vegas | Joe Culley | 2 episodes |
1981 | The Other Victim | Mead | Television film |
1981 | The Greatest American Hero | Shorty Robinson | Episode: "The Two-Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Fast Ball" |
1981–1982 | Shannon | Det. George Schmidt | 9 episodes |
1981, 1982 | Lou Grant | Captain Shackley / Gus Murray | 2 episodes |
1982 | Code Red | Bert Simmons | Episode: "Trial by Fire" |
1982 | Tucker's Witch | Harmony | Episode: "The Corpse Who Knew Too Much" |
1982 | Remington Steele | Michael Dominick | Episode: "Steele Trap" |
1983 | Hill Street Blues | Jack Donleavy | Episode: "Moon Over Uranus" |
1983 | Lovers and Other Strangers | Priest | Television film |
1983 | Branagan and Mapes | Barney Sutter | |
1984 | Three's a Crowd | Sgt. Collins | Episode: "A Matter of Money" |
1985 | Stir Crazy | Lou Flanders | Episode: "The Magnificent Repossesion" |
1985, 1987 | Night Court | Sgt. Braverman / Herb Gilpin | 2 episodes |
1986–1991 | L.A. Law | D.A. Bruce Rogoff | 13 episodes |
1987 | Down and Out in Beverly Hills | Maury Rodman | 2 episodes |
1987–1988 | Hunter | Chief Edward Stanmore | 5 episodes |
1987, 1988 | Punky Brewster | Mr. Frank | 2 episodes |
1988 | Frank Nitti: The Enforcer | Anton Cermak | Television film |
1989 | Anything but Love | Leo Miller | 4 episodes |
1989 | Have Faith | Sgt. Rizzo | Episode: "The Confession" |
1989 | Matlock | Abe Forester | Episode: "The Ex" |
1989 | It's Garry Shandling's Show | Eddy King | Episode: "Dinner at Eddy King's House" |
1990 | Ann Jillian | Marsh Pearson | Episode: "It's a Mall World After All" |
1990 | In the Heat of the Night | Dep. Chief Harlan Cassidy | 2 episodes |
1990 | The Fanelli Boys | Uncle Dom | Episode: "The Two Doms" |
1990 | Hull High | Wansley | Episode #1.6 |
1990, 1996 | Murder, She Wrote | Jeremy Woods / Andy Butler | 2 episodes |
1991 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion | Det. Lt. Brennan | Television film |
1991 | The Golden Girls | Bill | Episode: "From Here to the Pharmacy" |
1991–1992 | Reasonable Doubts | Don Morris | 2 episodes |
1993 | The Odd Couple: Together Again
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Zelnick | Television film |
1994 | Blue Skies | Sid | Episode: "Cat's in the Bag" |
1994 | Madman of the People | Benny DeLorenzo | Episode: "What a Big Mouth You Have, Grammy" |
1995 | Bless This House | Bill | Episode: "A Woman's Work Is Never Done" |
1995 | The Single Guy | Uncle Mike | Episode: "Gift" |
1995 | One West Waikiki | Earl Reynolds | Episode: "Past Due" |
1995–2000 | Days of Our Lives | Marco / Mr. Panetta / Doctor | 12 episodes |
1996 | Murphy Brown | Judge | Episode: "Old Flames" |
1996 | Caroline in the City | Manny | Episode: "Caroline and the Comic" |
1996 | A Different Kind of Christmas | Santa Claus | Television film; uncredited |
1997 | The Sentinel | Herman Franklin | Episode: "His Brother's Keeper" |
1997, 1998 | Tracey Takes On... | Dean | 2 episodes |
1998 | Players | Frank Macek | Episode: "Con-strained" |
1998 | Chicago Hope | Garner Hoversten | Episode: "One Hundred and One Damnations" |
2000 | Blood Money | Uncle Joe | Television film |
2001 | The West Wing | Barney Lang | Episode: "The Women of Qumar" |
2004 | The Sopranos | Dr. Russ Fegoli | Episode: "Marco Polo" |
2007 | Numbers | Numb3rs | Episode: "Burn Rate" |
2007 | Scrubs | Mr. Bilbray | Episode: "My Cold Shower" |
References
- ^ Bruce Kirby at Allmovie
- ^ Bruce Kirby at the Columbo Site
- ^ IBDB
- ^ Barnes, Mike (January 26, 2021). "Bruce Kirby, Veteran Character Actor and 'Columbo' Cop, Dies at 95". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
External links
- Bruce Kirby at IMDb
- Bruce Kirby at the Internet Broadway Database