My two favorite Kirby roles (besides Godfather II of course) were his Lt. Steven Hauk in Good Morning Vietnam and his cheesey/greesey Victor Ray (Brando's nephew) in The Freshmen.
I was surprised to read at IMDB that he appeared in the pilot episode of M*A*S*H and really got a chuckle out of this credit:
Cruising (1980) (uncredited) .... Man greasing up his fist in clubCruising was the Al Pachino movie about an S&M killer in the gay subculture of New York.
I have to admit that I always felt like Kirby was playing himself - a good natured New Yorker. If Kirby had a mustache in the role that meant he was the good natured New Yorker with a bit of an attitude. I know Kirby was much more range than that but that was my impression. It was also my impression that Kirby would have been a great guy to share a couple of beers with but now we'll never have that chance.
No comments:
Post a Comment