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Bruce Kirby(1925-2021)

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Bruce Kirby in Vega$ (1978)
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One of those hard-working supporting actors whose face you know but whose name might not ring any bells. Italian-American Bruce Kirby (real name Bruno Giovanni Quidaciolu) was steadily employed--primarily on the small screen--to play a gallery of often likeable, mainly unimposing characters in a career that spanned more than 50 years. He began at the Actor's Studio in New York, having studied under Lee Strasberg, debuting on stage in or around 1950. His television work commenced in 1955 with anthology dramas. Kirby had a recurring role as Officer Kissel in Car 54, Where Are You? (1961) and was from then on frequently cast as police officers, notably in Kojak (1973) (Sgt. Al Vine), Columbo (1971) (perhaps best remembered as the ineffectual, perennially-bewildered Sgt. Kramer), Holmes and Yoyo (1976) (Captain Harry Sedford), and in the short-lived crime series Shannon (1981) (Det. George Schmidt). He enjoyed a lengthier run as District Attorney Bruce Rogoff in the multiple Emmy Award-winning legal drama L.A. Law (1986). Kirby showed up in numerous guest spots on top-rating shows across diverse genres, including Hogan's Heroes (1965), Bonanza (1959), Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969), The Streets of San Francisco (1972), M*A*S*H (1972), The Rockford Files (1974), The West Wing (1999) and The Sopranos (1999).

Kirby appeared as Alfieri on stage in Los Angeles in A View from the Bridge, using his real name. He made his bow on Broadway in Diamond Orchid (1965) and was understudy to Dustin Hoffman for the role of Willy Loman in a 1984 production of Arthur Miller's Death of A Salesman. He retired from acting in 2009. Kirby died on January 24, 2021 in Los Angeles.
BornApril 28, 1925
DiedJanuary 24, 2021(95)
BornApril 28, 1925
DiedJanuary 24, 2021(95)
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Angela Lansbury, Bruce Kirby, and Kathryn Morris in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Bruce Kirby and Geoffrey Lewis in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Bruce Kirby in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Bruce Kirby in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Rue McClanahan and Bruce Kirby in The Golden Girls (1985)
Bruce Kirby in Vega$ (1978)
Bruce Kirby
Barry Bostwick, Shelley Long, and Bruce Kirby in A Different Kind of Christmas (1996)

Known for

Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Dave Goelz, Richard Hunt, and Jerry Nelson in The Muppet Movie (1979)
The Muppet Movie
7.6
  • Gate Guard
  • 1979
Michael Peña in Crash (2004)
Crash
7.8
  • Pop Ryan
  • 2004
Stand by Me (1986)
Stand by Me
8.1
  • Mr. Quidacioluo
  • 1986
Billy Crystal and Danny DeVito in Throw Momma from the Train (1987)
Throw Momma from the Train
6.3
  • Detective DeBenedetto
  • 1987

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Actor

  • Bottom Feeders (2009)
    Bottom Feeders
  • Robert Miano, Mick Rossi, Aaron Gallagher, and Jorge A. Jimenez in 2:22 (2008)
    2:22
  • Alpha Mail (2007)
    Alpha Mail
  • Slice (2007)
    Slice
    • (as Giovanni Bruno)
  • John C. McGinley, Zach Braff, Sarah Chalke, Donald Faison, Neil Flynn, Ken Jenkins, and Judy Reyes in Scrubs (2001)
    Scrubs
  • Numb3rs (2005)
    Numb3rs
  • Quid Pro Quo
  • The Cure for a Diseased Life
  • Michael Peña in Crash (2004)
    Crash
  • Lorraine Bracco, James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Steven Van Zandt, Dominic Chianese, Robert Iler, Michael Imperioli, Vincent Pastore, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, and Tony Sirico in The Sopranos (1999)
    The Sopranos
  • Will Patton, Gil Bellows, Gloria Reuben, and Paige Turco in The Agency (2001)
    The Agency
  • Rob Lowe, Martin Sheen, Allison Janney, Dulé Hill, Moira Kelly, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, John Spencer, and Bradley Whitford in The West Wing (1999)
    The West Wing
  • Blood Money (2000)
    Blood Money
  • Days of Our Lives (1965)
    Days of Our Lives
  • Elaine Pelino and Robert Rhine in Vinnie and Angela's Beauty Salon and Funeral Parlor (2000)
    Vinnie and Angela's Beauty Salon and Funeral Parlor

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The Muppet Movie
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The Muppet Movie
Columbo: Seasons 1-7
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Columbo: Seasons 1-7
Columbo: Season 2
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Columbo: Season 2
Columbo: Are We Going To Be Here All Night?
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Columbo: Are We Going To Be Here All Night?
Columbo: Season 10
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Columbo: Season 10

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    • April 28, 1925
    • New York City, New York, USA
    • January 24, 2021
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(complications related to leukemia)
    • November 7, 1976 - January 24, 2021 (his death)
    • Bruno Kirby

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    In Stand by Me (1986), he played a character named Mr. Quidaciolu, which is his real surname.

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