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Joe Kirk

Cast & creator

Joe Kirk

1903-10-01 (died at 71) New York City, New York, USAIMDb

Best known for Adventures of Superman, MGM Parade, The Abbott and Costello Show

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.

Also known as: Ignazio "Nat" Curcuruto, Ignazio Curcuruto, Nat Curcuruto

Movies

32

film credits

Series

10

television credits

Career

42

1941–2011 · acting roles

Credit score

6.7

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Adventures of Superman

Adventures of Superman

Gangster with Binoculars (uncredited) · 1952

MGM Parade

MGM Parade

Self · 1955

The Abbott and Costello Show

The Abbott and Costello Show

Drugstore Customer · 1952

The Abbott and Costello Show

The Abbott and Costello Show

Mr. Bacciagalupe · 1952

The Abbott and Costello Show

The Abbott and Costello Show

Acting · 1952

Across film & television

Filmography (42)

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Adventures of Superman

Adventures of Superman

Gangster with Binoculars (uncredited)

MGM Parade

MGM Parade

Self

The Abbott and Costello Show

The Abbott and Costello Show

Drugstore Customer

The Abbott and Costello Show

The Abbott and Costello Show

Mr. Bacciagalupe

The Abbott and Costello Show

The Abbott and Costello Show

The Abbott and Costello Show

The Abbott and Costello Show

Indian

The Abbott and Costello Show

The Abbott and Costello Show

Double Crossing Dan

Official Detective

Official Detective

How to Marry a Millionaire

How to Marry a Millionaire

U.S. Marshall

U.S. Marshall

Ed Mathis

House of Frankenstein

House of Frankenstein

Schwartz (uncredited)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

Man at Costume Party in Fez

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

Clothing Store Clerk

Buck Privates Come Home

Buck Privates Come Home

Real Estate Salesman

My Dear Secretary

My Dear Secretary

Process Server with Divorce Papers (uncredited)

Rio Rita

Rio Rita

Pet Shop Owner (uncredited)

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd

Flirtatious Pirate (uncredited)

Here Come the Co-Eds

Here Come the Co-Eds

Honest Dan Murphy the Bookie

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

Dr. Orvilla

The Noose Hangs High

The Noose Hangs High

Gangster (uncredited)

Phantom Lady

Phantom Lady

Sanders - Stage Manager (uncredited)

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

Brownstone Heavy 3

Pardon My Sarong

Pardon My Sarong

Henchman with Tabor (uncredited)

The Naughty Nineties

The Naughty Nineties

Croupier

The Jackie Robinson Story

The Jackie Robinson Story

Tony (uncredited)

Lost in Alaska

Lost in Alaska

Henchman

Christmas Holiday

Christmas Holiday

Airline Attendant (uncredited)

Who Done It?

Who Done It?

Harry, 'Murder At Midnight' sound man

Impact

Impact

Hotel Clerk

Spooks Run Wild

Spooks Run Wild

Camp Counselor

X Marks the Spot

X Marks the Spot

Dizzy's Fellow Henchman (as Joseph Kirk)

Margin for Error

Margin for Error

Officer Solomon

Little Giant

Little Giant

Salesman

Over My Dead Body

Over My Dead Body

Sailor

Sweethearts of the U.S.A.

Sweethearts of the U.S.A.

Ghost of Napoleon

Fort Algiers

Fort Algiers

Luigi

Red Light

Red Light

Reporter in Newsreel (uncredited)

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

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

Mr. Baccigaloupe (archive footage)

Oysters and Muscles

Dan Miller

River Gang

River Gang

Gangster

Blonde Ransom

Bender

Vendetta

Napoleon Bonaparte