Acting credits
33
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Joe Kirk
Acting
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Movies: 29Series: 4
TMDB ID: 197182
IMDb ID: nm0456492
Known for: Acting
Born: October 1, 1903
Died: April 16, 1975
Age: 71
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1941 - 2011
Years active: 71
Average TMDB rating: 6.41
Wikidata: Q6210701
Also known as
Ignazio "Nat" Curcuruto • Ignazio Curcuruto • Nat Curcuruto
Biography
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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Movies
Movie credits linked with Joe Kirk.
as Mr. Baccigaloupe (archive footage)
The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First?
2011 • Movie
as Clothing Store Clerk
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
1956 • Movie
as Luigi
Fort Algiers
1953 • Movie
as Dr. Orvilla
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
1953 • Movie
as Flirtatious Pirate (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
1952 • Movie
as Henchman
Lost in Alaska
1952 • Movie
as Tony (uncredited)
The Jackie Robinson Story
1950 • Movie
as Reporter in Newsreel (uncredited)
Red Light
1949 • Movie
as Hotel Clerk
Impact
1949 • Movie
as Process Server with Divorce Papers (uncredited)
My Dear Secretary
1948 • Movie
as Man at Costume Party in Fez
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
1948 • Movie
as Gangster (uncredited)
The Noose Hangs High
1948 • Movie
as Real Estate Salesman
Buck Privates Come Home
1947 • Movie
as Salesman
Little Giant
1946 • Movie
as Gangster
River Gang
1945 • Movie
as Croupier
The Naughty Nineties
1945 • Movie
as Honest Dan Murphy the Bookie
Here Come the Co-Eds
1945 • Movie
as Schwartz (uncredited)
House of Frankenstein
1944 • Movie
as Airline Attendant (uncredited)
Christmas Holiday
1944 • Movie
as Ghost of Napoleon
Sweethearts of the U.S.A.
1944 • Movie
as Sanders - Stage Manager (uncredited)
Phantom Lady
1944 • Movie
as Officer Solomon
Margin for Error
1943 • Movie
as Dizzy's Fellow Henchman (as Joseph Kirk)
X Marks the Spot
1942 • Movie
as Harry, 'Murder At Midnight' sound man
Who Done It?
1942 • Movie
