John Kirby
Biography
John Kirby (1950/1951 — July 15, 2026) was an American acting coach and occasional actor.
Known For & Full Filmography16 Titles
Drama Series - 1985, 16 episodes • as Messenger
He's everyone's favorite action hero... but he's a hero with a difference. Angus MacGyver is a secret agent whose wits are his deadliest weapon. Armed with only a knapsack filled with everyday items he picks up along the way, he improvises his way out of every peril the bad guys throw at him. Making a bomb out of chewing gum? Fixing a speeding car's breaks... while he's riding in it? Using soda pop to cook up tear gas? That's all in a day's adventures for MacGyver. He's part Boy Scout, part genius. And all hero.
Drama Series - 1972, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is stuck in the middle of the Korean war. With little help from the circumstances they find themselves in, they are forced to make their own fun. Fond of practical jokes and revenge, the doctors, nurses, administrators, and soldiers often find ways of making wartime life bearable.
Drama Series - 1984, 16 episodes • as Ralph Kovac
As part of a deal with an intelligence agency to look for his missing brother, a renegade pilot goes on missions with an advanced battle helicopter.
Drama Series - 1981, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
Hollywood stuntman Colt Seavers picks up some extra pocket money by using his rough-and-tumble skills to track and capture bail jumpers.
Drama Series - 1996, 16 episodes • as Father Crane
Filmed on location at Santa Monica and Venice Beach, this series focuses on an elite bike cop unit of the LAPD.
Drama Series - 1972, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
The misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son.
Drama Series - 2021, 16 episodes • as Self
From relative obscurity and a seemingly normal life, to overnight success and thrust into the Hollywood limelight overnight, the D’Amelios are faced with new challenges and opportunities they could not have imagined.
Drama Series - 1987, 16 episodes • as Frank the Bartender
A sociopathic socialite plots her father's murder.
Movie - 1988, 2h 15m • as Marketing Man
Lilah Krytsick is a mother and housewife who's always believed she could be a stand-up comedian. Steven Gold is an experienced stand-up seemingly on the cusp of success. When the two meet, they form an unlikely friendship, and Steven tries to help the untried Lilah develop her stage act. Despite the objections of her family and some very wobbly beginnings, Lilah improves, and soon she finds herself competing with Steven for a coveted television spot.
Movie - 1985, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A man falls in love with a married co-worker and wants her to divorce her husband, but she refuses because she has a ten-year-old son.
Movie - 1976, 2h 15m • as Bad Actor
The heir to a bankrupt studio decides to make a daring musical to avoid demolition, agreeing to finish it in two weeks or lose ownership.
Movie - 1973, 2h 15m • as Aide #2
An ugly girl undergoes plastic surgery and becomes beautiful. She then takes revenge on all the people who mistreated her when she was ugly.
Movie - 1977, 2h 15m • as Traveler
A Romanian vampire-hunter tracks Dracula's servant to Los Angeles, home of the last of his line.
Movie - 2004, 2h 15m • as The Priest
Zombie Honeymoon is a gore-soaked exploration of how far the boundaries of true love can be pushed without reaching a breaking point.
Movie - 1985, 2h 15m • as Bet-Taker
An investigative journalist gets hooked on the subject of his inquiry — organized gambling.
Movie - 1983, 2h 15m • as Sailor
This is the story of actress Frances Farmer, her struggles with mental illness and involuntary confinement in an insane asylum.