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So he's not Clint Eastwood or Sly Stallone.
But if you watch a lot of movies, I KNOW you know who this guy is. He looks about as anti-Hollywood as ya can get.
Small, skinny guy the last time I saw him in a movie. Thought he would live longer. You never know when your time is coming. Seems like just yesterday he was having a midlife crisis in City Slickers.
I guess my favorite role of his was the jackass in Good Morning Vietnam. Love the scene where he tries to explain his talent and polka music to his commanding officer. And something I never realized until he died, he was the young Clemenza in Godfather Part II!
Character actor Bruno Kirby, 57, dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Bruno Kirby, a veteran character actor who co-starred in "When Harry Met Sally," "City Slickers" and many other films, has died at age 57, his wife said Tuesday.
Kirby died Monday in Los Angeles from complications related to leukemia, according to a statement from his wife, Lynn Sellers. He had recently been diagnosed with the disease.
"We are incredibly grateful for the outpouring of support we have received from Bruno's fans and colleagues who have admired and respected his work over the past 30 years," his wife said. "Bruno's spirit will continue to live on not only in his rich body of film and television work but also through the lives of individuals he has touched throughout his life."
Kirby was perhaps best known for his roles opposite Billy Crystal in 1989's "When Harry Met Sally" and 1991's "City Slickers."
Other film credits included "Good Morning, Vietnam," "The Godfather: Part II" and "Donnie Brasco." More recently, he played Phil Rubenstein on the HBO series "Entourage."
But if you watch a lot of movies, I KNOW you know who this guy is. He looks about as anti-Hollywood as ya can get.
Small, skinny guy the last time I saw him in a movie. Thought he would live longer. You never know when your time is coming. Seems like just yesterday he was having a midlife crisis in City Slickers.
I guess my favorite role of his was the jackass in Good Morning Vietnam. Love the scene where he tries to explain his talent and polka music to his commanding officer.
And something I never realized until he died, he was the young Clemenza in Godfather Part II!
Character actor Bruno Kirby, 57, dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Bruno Kirby, a veteran character actor who co-starred in "When Harry Met Sally," "City Slickers" and many other films, has died at age 57, his wife said Tuesday.
Kirby died Monday in Los Angeles from complications related to leukemia, according to a statement from his wife, Lynn Sellers. He had recently been diagnosed with the disease.
"We are incredibly grateful for the outpouring of support we have received from Bruno's fans and colleagues who have admired and respected his work over the past 30 years," his wife said. "Bruno's spirit will continue to live on not only in his rich body of film and television work but also through the lives of individuals he has touched throughout his life."
Kirby was perhaps best known for his roles opposite Billy Crystal in 1989's "When Harry Met Sally" and 1991's "City Slickers."
Other film credits included "Good Morning, Vietnam," "The Godfather: Part II" and "Donnie Brasco." More recently, he played Phil Rubenstein on the HBO series "Entourage."
