Bruce Kirby (born Bruno Giovanni Quidaciolu, April 24, 1928) is an
American character actor.Bruce Kirby started his television career in
the 1950s with appearances in Goodyear Television Playhouse. During
the 1960s, he appeared in I Dream of Jeannie, The Nurses, The
Defenders, Car 54, Where Are You?, and The Patty Duke Show among
others. He played in Bonanza, Ironside, Barney Miller, Hogan's Heroes,
The Rockford Files, The Marcus-Nelson Murders, Kojak, M*A*S*H and
Alice during the 1970s. In the 1980s, he appeared in Remington Steele,
Hunter, Night Court, Matlock, Hill Street Blues, Lou Grant and Punky
Brewster. His 1990s television credits include The Golden Girls, L.A.
Law, In the Heat of the Night, Murphy Brown, Murder, She Wrote and
Chicago Hope. During the 2000s, he appeared in The Sopranos, The
Agency, Scrubs and The West Wing.Kirby had several roles in the
long-running series Columbo, most notably as the gullible Sergeant
Kramer in six episodes. In 1981â€"1982, he appeared as San Francisco
police officer Schmidt in the crime drama Shannon. He played the part
of District Attorney Bruce Rogoff in thirteen episodes of L.A. Law
from 1986 until 1991. He also played minor roles in some films,
including the film classics Catch-22 (1970) and Stand by Me (1986). He
also appeared in the 1971 movie called How to Frame a Figg with Don
Knotts and the 1972 comedy Another Nice Mess with Rich Little. A
notable later appearance was as Pop Ryan, father of Officer John Ryan
(played by Matt Dillon) in the 2005 film Crash. Bruce Kirby was also
active as an actor on New York's Broadway, appearing in Diamond Orchid
(1965) and Death of a Salesman (1984).One of his sons, Bruno Kirby
(1949-2006), was also an actor. His other son, John Kirby, is an
acting coach.
American character actor.Bruce Kirby started his television career in
the 1950s with appearances in Goodyear Television Playhouse. During
the 1960s, he appeared in I Dream of Jeannie, The Nurses, The
Defenders, Car 54, Where Are You?, and The Patty Duke Show among
others. He played in Bonanza, Ironside, Barney Miller, Hogan's Heroes,
The Rockford Files, The Marcus-Nelson Murders, Kojak, M*A*S*H and
Alice during the 1970s. In the 1980s, he appeared in Remington Steele,
Hunter, Night Court, Matlock, Hill Street Blues, Lou Grant and Punky
Brewster. His 1990s television credits include The Golden Girls, L.A.
Law, In the Heat of the Night, Murphy Brown, Murder, She Wrote and
Chicago Hope. During the 2000s, he appeared in The Sopranos, The
Agency, Scrubs and The West Wing.Kirby had several roles in the
long-running series Columbo, most notably as the gullible Sergeant
Kramer in six episodes. In 1981â€"1982, he appeared as San Francisco
police officer Schmidt in the crime drama Shannon. He played the part
of District Attorney Bruce Rogoff in thirteen episodes of L.A. Law
from 1986 until 1991. He also played minor roles in some films,
including the film classics Catch-22 (1970) and Stand by Me (1986). He
also appeared in the 1971 movie called How to Frame a Figg with Don
Knotts and the 1972 comedy Another Nice Mess with Rich Little. A
notable later appearance was as Pop Ryan, father of Officer John Ryan
(played by Matt Dillon) in the 2005 film Crash. Bruce Kirby was also
active as an actor on New York's Broadway, appearing in Diamond Orchid
(1965) and Death of a Salesman (1984).One of his sons, Bruno Kirby
(1949-2006), was also an actor. His other son, John Kirby, is an
acting coach.
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