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Home/People/Joe Kirk
Joe Kirk profile photo
Born
Oct 1, 1903Died: Apr 16, 1975
Lived 71 years
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

29
Movies
9
TV Shows
Also Known As
Ignazio "Nat" Curcuruto
Ignazio Curcuruto
Nat Curcuruto
IMDb Profile

Joe Kirk

Acting

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

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

as Mr. Baccigaloupe (archive footage)
2011
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt poster

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

as Clothing Store Clerk
1956
Fort Algiers poster

Fort Algiers

as Luigi
1953
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars poster

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

as Dr. Orvilla
1953
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd poster

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd

as Flirtatious Pirate (uncredited)
1952
Lost in Alaska poster

Lost in Alaska

as Henchman
1952
The Jackie Robinson Story poster

The Jackie Robinson Story

as Tony (uncredited)
1950
Red Light poster

Red Light

as Reporter in Newsreel (uncredited)
1949
Impact poster

Impact

as Hotel Clerk
1949
My Dear Secretary poster

My Dear Secretary

as Process Server with Divorce Papers (uncredited)
1948
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein poster

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

as Man at Costume Party in Fez
1948
The Noose Hangs High poster

The Noose Hangs High

as Gangster (uncredited)
1948
Buck Privates Come Home poster

Buck Privates Come Home

as Real Estate Salesman
1947
Little Giant poster

Little Giant

as Salesman
1946
River Gang poster

River Gang

as Gangster
1945
The Naughty Nineties poster

The Naughty Nineties

as Croupier
1945
Here Come the Co-Eds poster

Here Come the Co-Eds

as Honest Dan Murphy the Bookie
1945
House of Frankenstein poster

House of Frankenstein

as Schwartz (uncredited)
1944
Christmas Holiday poster

Christmas Holiday

as Airline Attendant (uncredited)
1944
Sweethearts of the U.S.A. poster

Sweethearts of the U.S.A.

as Ghost of Napoleon
1944