Joe Kirk
Acting • Born 1903-10-01 – Died 1975-04-16
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.
Filmography
38 credits
The Naughty Nineties
Movie • 1945
Croupier
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
Movie • 1953
Dr. Orvilla
Little Giant
Movie • 1946
Salesman
Phantom Lady
Movie • 1944
Sanders - Stage Manager (uncredited)
The Jackie Robinson Story
Movie • 1950
Tony (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
Movie • 1952
Flirtatious Pirate (uncredited)
Lost in Alaska
Movie • 1952
Henchman
House of Frankenstein
Movie • 1944
Schwartz (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
Movie • 1948
Man at Costume Party in Fez
Fort Algiers
Movie • 1953
Luigi
My Dear Secretary
Movie • 1948
Process Server with Divorce Papers (uncredited)
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
Movie • 1941
Brownstone Heavy 3
Impact
Movie • 1949
Hotel Clerk
Spooks Run Wild
Movie • 1941
Camp Counselor
Over My Dead Body
Movie • 1942
Sailor
Sweethearts of the U.S.A.
Movie • 1944
Ghost of Napoleon
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Movie • 1956
Clothing Store Clerk
X Marks the Spot
Movie • 1942
Dizzy's Fellow Henchman (as Joseph Kirk)
The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First?
Movie • 2011
Mr. Baccigaloupe (archive footage)
Margin for Error
Movie • 1943
Officer Solomon
River Gang
Movie • 1945
Gangster
Pardon My Sarong
Movie • 1942
Henchman with Tabor (uncredited)
Rio Rita
Movie • 1942
Pet Shop Owner (uncredited)
Who Done It?
Movie • 1942
Harry, 'Murder At Midnight' sound man
Here Come the Co-Eds
Movie • 1945
Honest Dan Murphy the Bookie
Buck Privates Come Home
Movie • 1947
Real Estate Salesman
The Noose Hangs High
Movie • 1948
Gangster (uncredited)
Red Light
Movie • 1949
Reporter in Newsreel (uncredited)
Christmas Holiday
Movie • 1944
Airline Attendant (uncredited)
Adventures of Superman
TV • 1952
Gangster with Binoculars (uncredited)
Official Detective
TV • 1957
How to Marry a Millionaire
TV • 1957
The Abbott and Costello Show
TV • 1952
Drugstore Customer
The Abbott and Costello Show
TV • 1952
Mr. Bacciagalupe
The Abbott and Costello Show
TV • 1952
The Abbott and Costello Show
TV • 1952
Indian
The Abbott and Costello Show
TV • 1952
Double Crossing Dan
MGM Parade
TV • 1955
Self