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."

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I realize him being a character actor is/was true, but is that really necessary at the time of his death? Sounds kind of cold to me. What if a non-superstar ballplayer died? Would the headline read: "mediocre baseball player dies"?

I loved the guy. He was great in the freshman

That movie is great.

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Bruno Kirby's 2 greatest roles, in my opinion:

1) The young Clemenza in "Godfather II," a role in which he spoke exclusively in Italian;
2) His cameo appearance as a limo driver in "Spinal Tap," expressing his love for Sinatra.

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Agreed. Good call.

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No way, his best role was Nicky in Donnie Brasco - I can't imagine how hard it is to play a disco-loving, possibly gay made member of the mob, especially opposite Depp and Pacino. Everytime I saw the story, I was just mad that they all refer to City Slickers and not Donnie Brasco.

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that's b/c everyone saw city slickers.....

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