Joe Kirk

Born: 1903-10-01

Ignazio "Nat" Curcuruto (October 1, 1903 – April 16, 1975), better known by his stage name Joe Kirk, was an American radio, film, and television actor who was best known for playing the role of Mr. Bacciagalupe on The Abbott and Costello Show. He was married to Lou Costello's sister Marie in real life.


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House of Frankenstein

as Schwartz (uncredited)
Released: 1944-12-01

Deranged scientist, Gustav Niemann, escapes from prison and overtakes the director of a...

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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

as Man at Costume Party in Fez
Released: 1948-06-15

Baggage handlers Bud and Lou accidentally stumble upon Frankenstein's Monster, Dracula and the...

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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

as Clothing Store Clerk
Released: 1956-09-13

A newspaper publisher, wanting to prove a point about the insufficiency of circumstantial...

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Phantom Lady

as Sanders - Stage Manager (uncredited)
Released: 1944-01-28

A mystery woman is a murder suspect's only alibi for the night of his wife's death.

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Impact

as Hotel Clerk
Released: 1949-03-20

After surviving a murder attempt, an auto magnate goes into hiding so his wife can pay for the...

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Who Done It?

as Harry, 'Murder At Midnight' sound man
Released: 1942-10-30

Two dumb soda jerks dream of writing radio mysteries. When they try to pitch an idea at a radio...

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The Naughty Nineties

as Croupier
Released: 1945-06-20

In the gay '90s, cardsharps take over a Mississippi riverboat from a kindly captain. Their first...

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Here Come the Co-eds

as Honest Dan Murphy the Bookie
Released: 1945-02-02

Molly, her brother, Slats, and his pal, Oliver, are taxi dancers at the Miramar Ballroom. As a...

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Pardon My Sarong

as Henchman with Tabor (uncredited)
Released: 1942-08-07

A pair of bus drivers accidentally steal their own bus. With the company issuing a warrant for...

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Margin for Error

as Officer Solomon
Released: 1943-02-10

When police officer Moe Finkelstein and his colleague Officer Salomon are ordered to serve as...

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Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

as Dr. Orvilla
Released: 1953-04-06

Lester and Orville accidentally launch a rocket which is supposed to fly to Mars. Instead it...

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The Jackie Robinson Story

as Tony (uncredited)
Released: 1950-05-16

Biography of Jackie Robinson, the first black major league baseball player in the 20th century....

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Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd

as Flirtatious Pirate (uncredited)
Released: 1952-12-27

Two hapless waiters in a tavern on the Spanish Main play cupid between aristocratic Lady Jane...

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Spooks Run Wild

as Camp Counselor
Released: 1941-10-24

A group of delinquents on their way to summer camp get stuck in a haunted house.

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My Dear Secretary

as Process Server with Divorce Papers (uncredited)
Released: 1948-11-05

A budding young writer thinks it's her lucky day when she is chosen to be the new secretary for...

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X Marks the Spot

as Dizzy's Fellow Henchman (as Joseph Kirk)
Released: 1942-11-04

A private detective, soon to enlist in the army, is drawn into one final case when his police...

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Little Giant

as Salesman
Released: 1946-02-22

Lou Costello plays a country bumpkin vacuum-cleaner salesman, working for the company run by the...

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Over My Dead Body

as Sailor
Released: 1942-01-15

Berle plays a mystery writer who forever writes himself into corners and is never able to finish...

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Buck Privates Come Home

as Real Estate Salesman
Released: 1947-04-04

Two ex-soldiers return from overseas--one of them having smuggled into the country a French...

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Lost in Alaska

as Henchman
Released: 1952-08-13

After two volunteer firemen rescue a gold prospector from suicide, they discover that the police...

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The Noose Hangs High

as Gangster (uncredited)
Released: 1948-04-05

Two window washers who are mistaken by Nick Craig, a bookie, as the messengers he sent for to...

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Fort Algiers

as Luigi
Released: 1953-08-30

In northwest Africa, a tribal leader tries to stir up a rebellion against the ruling powers.

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Rio Rita

as Pet Shop Owner (uncredited)
Released: 1942-03-11

Doc and Wishey run into some Nazi-agents, who want to smuggle bombs into the USA from a Mexican...

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Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

as Brownstone Heavy 3
Released: 1941-12-27

Dick Tracy goes up against a villain known as The Ghost, who can turn himself invisible.

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Sweethearts of the U.S.A.

as Ghost of Napoleon
Released: 1944-03-07

A WW-II defense plant worker gets knocked out and dreams about helping the war effort in various...

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River Gang

as Gangster
Released: 1945-09-21

An orphan girl lives with apparently kind uncle who turns out to be a murderer.

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The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First?

as Mr. Baccigaloupe (archive footage)
Released: 2011-02-01

Featuring the routines that made them comedy legends like “Who’s On First?,” and “The Lemon...

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Adventures of Superman

as Gangster with Binoculars (uncredited)
First aired: 1952-09-19

Announcer: "The Adventures of Superman. Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a...

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How to Marry a Millionaire

as uncredited
First aired: 1957-10-07

How to Marry a Millionaire is an American sitcom that aired in syndication from September 1957...

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