Bruce Kirby, the longtime character actor whose many TV roles included regular turns on Columbo and L.A. Law, died Sunday in Los Angeles.
Kirby, the father of late actor Bruno Kirby, was 95.His son, acting coach John Kirby, announced the death in a Facebook post.
A cause of death was not specified, but John Kirby noted that his father “passed away peacefully” at Cedars in Los Angeles.Beginning his acting career in the 1950s with appearances in Golden Age anthology programs such as Omnibus and Goodyear Playhouse, Kirby became a familiar presence on episodic TV in the 1960s, with roles on Car 54, Where Are You?, The Patty Duke Show, I Dream of Jeannie and The Defenders.His TV career continued through the 1970s and ’80s with roles on sitcoms
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