What is Bruce Kirby (actor)?
{{Infobox person | name = Bruce Kirby | image = | caption = | birth_name = Bruno Giovanni Quidaciolu | birth_date = {{Birth date|1925|04|28}} | birth_place = [[New York City]], U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|1|24|1925|04|28}} | death_place = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S. | othername = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1950–2009 | spouse = {{ubl|{{marriage|end=div|Lucille Garibaldi|1948|1973}}|{{marriage|Rosalyn Heischuber|1976}}}} | children = 2, including [[Bruno Kirby|Bruno]] | domesticpartner = | awards = }} '''Bruce Kirby''' (born '''Bruno Giovanni Quidaciolu'''; April 28, 1925 – January 24, 2021) was an American character actor.<ref>[http://www.allmovie.com/artist/bruce-kirby-p196551 Bruce Kirby at Allmovie]</ref> During the 1960s, he appeared in ''[[I Dream of Jeannie]]'', ''[[The Nurses (TV series)|The Nurses]]'', ''[[The Defenders (1961 TV series)|The Defenders]]'', ''[[Car 54, Where Are You?]]'', and ''[[The Patty Duke Show]]'' among others. He was known for his role as Pop Ryan, father of Officer John Ryan (played by [[Matt Dillon]]) in the 2005 movie ''[[Crash (2005 movie)|Crash]]''. His son was actor [[Bruno Kirby]] (1949–2006). Kirby died at age 95 in [[Los Angeles]] on January 24, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |last=Barnes |first=Mike |title=Bruce Kirby, Veteran Character Actor and 'Columbo' Cop, Dies at 95 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bruce-kirby-dead-columbo-cop-904097 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=January 26, 2021}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kirby, Bruce}} [[Category:1925 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:American stage actors]] [[Category:American voice actors]] [[Category:Actors from New York City]] {{US-actor-stub}}