Bruce Kirby

Bruce Kirby (born Bruno Giovanni Quidaciolu; April 28, 1925 – January 24, 2021) was an American character actor.

Career 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? (in nine episodes), In 1981–1982, he appeared as San Francisco police officer Schmidt in the crime drama Shannon. He played District Attorney Bruce Rogoff in thirteen episodes of L.A. Law from 1986 until 1991. He also had minor roles in films, including the classics Catch-22 (1970) and Stand by Me (1986). He appeared in the 1971 movie 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. Kirby was also active as an actor on New York's Broadway, appearing in Diamond Orchid (1965) and Death of a Salesman (1984).

Personal life Kirby had two sons, Bruno Kirby (1949–2006) and John Kirby (1950/1951–2026), who were also actors. Bruno appeared with his father in It's Garry Shandling's Show season 4 and "By Dawn's Early Light", an episode of the crime drama Columbo, in which Bruno played Cadet Morgan (credited as B. Kirby, Jr.) and the elder Kirby played Sergeant Kramer. They also appeared together, as father and son, in "Suitable For Framing", a third season episode of Room 222.

In the film Stand by Me, Kirby plays a storekeeper in a large country store where Wil Wheaton's character goes to buy supplies. The name of the store is Quidaciolu's - Kirby's birth name.

Kirby died in Los Angeles on January 24, 2021, at age 95.

Filmography

Film

Television