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name: "Bruce Kirby"
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born: "28 April 1925"
died: "24 January 2021"
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# Bruce Kirby

Actor. Born 28 April 1925 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 24 January 2021.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 28 April 1925, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 24 January 2021
- **Active:** 1970–1986
- **Also known as:** Брюс Кирби, Bruce Kirby Sr.

## Biography

Bruce Kirby (born Bruno Giovanni Quidaciolu) was an American character actor. Born in New York City on 28 April 1925, he trained at the Actors Studio under Lee Strasberg and began his career on stage around 1950 before moving into television in the mid-1950s.

He appeared in numerous guest roles across series including *Bonanza*, *M*A*S*H*, *The West Wing* and *The Sopranos*, with recurring parts as Sergeant George Kramer in *Columbo* and District Attorney Bruce Rogoff in *L.A. Law*. His film credits include *The Muppet Movie* (1979), *Stand by Me* (1986) as Mr. Quidacioluo, *Throw Momma from the Train* (1987) and *Crash* (2005). Kirby retired from acting in 2009 and died in Los Angeles on 24 January 2021. He was the father of actor Bruno Kirby.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, hollywoodreporter.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Stand by Me* (1986), Fi1m 88, as Mr. Quidacioluo — [page](https://film.one/film/stand-by-me.md)
- *The Mary Tyler Moore Show* (1970), Fi1m 88, as Bert — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mary-tyler-moore-show.md)

## Also known for

- *Crash* (2005), Pop Ryan
- *I Dream of Jeannie* (1965), Passenger
- *The Muppet Movie* (1979), Gate Guard
- *Throw Momma from the Train* (1987), Detective DeBenedetto
- *Bonanza* (1959), Simms
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), Andy Butler, Jeremy Woods
- *Numb3rs* (2005), Mr. Glaser
- *Catch-22* (1970), Doctor

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