- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 10, 1941
- Place of Birth
- Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
- Died
- September 28, 2021
Tommy Kirk
Thomas Lee Kirk (December 10, 1941 − September 28, 2021) was an American actor, best known for his performances in films made by Walt Disney Studios such as Old Yeller, The Shaggy Dog, Swiss Family Robinson, The Absent-Minded Professor, and The Misadventures of Merlin Jones, as well as the beach party films of the mid-1960s. He frequently appeared as a love interest for Annette Funicello or as part of a family with Kevin Corcoran as his younger brother and Fred MacMurray as his father. Kirk's career with Disney ended when news of his homosexuality threatened to become public. He struggled with drug addiction and depression for several years, appearing in a series of low-budget films before leaving the acting business in the mid-1970s. Kirk opened a carpet cleaning business and lived a mostly ordinary life, occasionally appearing at fan conventions. He died at his home in Las Vegas, Neva…
Filmography
movieThe Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
2008 · Self
movieThe Wrecking Crew
2008 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThe Shaggy Dog Kids
2006 · Self
movieFred MacMurray: With Fondness
2006 · Self
movieSwiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
2002 · Self (archive)
movie'Old Yeller': Remembering a Classic
2002 · Self
movieThe Education of a Vampire
2001 · Albert Kornfield
Club Dead
movieClub Dead
2000 · Private Detective
movieBilly Frankenstein
1998 · Blind Monk
movieLittle Miss Magic
1997 · Mr. Kenner
movieAttack of the 60 Foot Centerfold
1995 · Passenger
movieStreets of Death
1988 · Frank Phillips
movieDisney's Greatest Dog Stars
1976 · Wilby Daniels (uncredited)
tvThe Streets of San Francisco
1972 · Roland Claridge
movieRide the Hot Wind
1971 · Captain Gregory Shank
movieIt's Alive
1969 · Wayne Thomas
movieMars Needs Women
1968 · Dop - Martian Fellow #1 / Mr. Fast - Seattle Sun Reporter
movieTrack Of Thunder
1968 · Bobby Goodwin
movieBlood of Ghastly Horror
1967 · Lt. Cross
movieCatalina Caper
1967 · Don Pringle
movieIt's a Bikini World
1967 · Mike / Herbert Samson
movieThe Unkissed Bride
1966 · Ted
movieThe Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
1966 · Chuck Phillips
movieThe Wild Weird World of Dr. Goldfoot
1965 · Malcolm Andrews
movieVillage of the Giants
1965 · Mike
movieThe Monkey's Uncle
1965 · Merlin Jones
moviePajama Party
1964 · Go Go
movieThe Misadventures of Merlin Jones
1964 · Merlin Jones
tvMr. Novak
1963 · Tod Seaton
movieSavage Sam
1963 · Travis Coates
movieSon of Flubber
1963 · Biff Hawk
movieEscapade in Florence
1962 · Tommy Carpenter
movieBon Voyage!
1962 · Elliott Willard
movieMoon Pilot
1962 · Walter Talbot
movieBackstage Party
1961 · Self
movieBabes in Toyland
1961 · Grumio
movieThe Horsemasters
1961 · Danny Grant
tvThe Wonderful World of Disney
1961
movieThe Absent-Minded Professor
1961 · Biff Hawk
movieSwiss Family Robinson
1960 · Ernst
movieEscape to Paradise/Water Birds
1960
movieDisneyland '59
1959 · Self
movieThe Shaggy Dog
1959 · Wilby Daniels
movieOld Yeller
1957 · Travis Coates
movieThe Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm
1957 · Joe Hardy
movieDown Liberty Road
1957 · Jimmy Rollins
movieThe Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
1956 · Joe Hardy
tvThe Hardy Boys
1956 · Joe Hardy
tvMatinee Theater
1955
tvThe Mickey Mouse Club
1955 · Self
tvFrontier
1955
tvGunsmoke
1955 · Jerry Pitcher
tvThe Millionaire
1955 · Tom Morrison
tvThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Biff Hawk (archive footage), Danny Grant, Self, Wilby Daniels
tvLetter to Loretta
1953 · Alvin Simms, Mark Seaton