Find a Grave Bruce Kirby (1928-2021)

Find a Grave Bruce Kirby (1928-2021)
Bruce Kirby
Birth 24 Apr 1928
New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA
Death 24 Jan 2021 (aged 92)
Burial Details Unknown
Actor

He was a versatile character actor with dozens of credits in a career that spanned seven decades. Born Bruno Giovanni Quidaciolu, he began his television career in 1955 with an appearance on ‘Goodyear Television Playhouse,’ and would go on to appear in many more TV series and shows, such as ‘Car 54, Where Are You?,’ ‘The Defenders,’ ‘The Patty Duke Show,’ ‘Night Gallery,’ ‘Adam-12,’ ‘Hogan’s Heroes,’ ‘Bonanza,’ ‘Room 222,’ ‘Mod Squad,’ ‘Medical Center,’ ‘Kojak,’ ‘Barney Miller,’ ‘Columbo’ and ‘The Sopranos.

‘ Among films he had roles in were ‘Catch-22’ (1970), ‘Another Nice Mess’ (1972), ‘The Muppet Movie’ (1979), ‘Stand by Me’ (1986), ‘Throw Momma from the Train’ (1987), ‘Bad Jim’ (1990), ‘Mr. Wonderful’ (1993), ‘A Bold Affair’ (1998), ‘Alpha Mail’ and ‘Bottom Feeders’ (2009). Kirby, who was the father of actor Bruno Kirby, died of natural causes.