Bruce Kirby | |
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Born |
Bruno Giovanni Quidaciolu April 24, 1928 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1950–2009 |
Spouse(s) | Lucille Garibaldi (1948–1973; divorced; 2 children) Rosalyn Heischuber (1976–present) |
Children | Bruno Kirby and John Kirby |
Bruce Kirby (Bruno Giovanni Quidaciolu; born 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, 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.