Cinematical reports that actor Bruno Kirby died at the age of 57 due to “complications related to leukemia.” This is quite shocking considering his age and his relatively recent diagnosis.
To summarize his career with a soundbite from City Slickers greatly diminishes the true breadth of his career, but I have to agree with Cinematical and admit that I can still hear him ranting about cows and VCRs… 🙂
Shut up! Just shut up! He doesn’t get it! He’ll never get it! It’s been 4 hours! The cows can tape something by now! Forget about it please!
Bruno Kirby’s other memorable movie roles included the young Clemenza in The Godfather: Part II, Robin Williams’ nemesis in Good Morning, Vietnam, and Billy Crystal’s best friend in When Harry Met Sally, among many others. He will truly be missed… 🙁
Update: Popwatch has a nice tribute to Bruno Kirby, but the highlight of the post is the comments section; all of the reminiscences about favorite Kirby movie and TV moments are really a testament to the impact Kirby had as an actor…
