Tommy Kirk
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 10, 1941
- Died
- September 28, 2021
- Birthplace
- Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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, Nevada, in September 2021, aged 79.
Filmography
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics 2008
as Self
The Wrecking Crew 2008
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Fred MacMurray: With Fondness 2006
as Self
The Shaggy Dog Kids 2006
as Self
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making 2002
as Self (archive)
'Old Yeller': Remembering a Classic 2002
as Self
The Education of a Vampire 2001
as Albert Kornfield
- Club Dead
Club Dead 2000
as Private Detective
Billy Frankenstein 1998
as Blind Monk
Little Miss Magic 1997
as Mr. Kenner
Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold 1995
as Passenger
Streets of Death 1988
as Frank Phillips
Disney's Greatest Dog Stars 1976
as Wilby Daniels (uncredited)
Ride the Hot Wind 1971
as Captain Gregory Shank
It's Alive 1969
as Wayne Thomas
Mars Needs Women 1968
as Dop - Martian Fellow #1 / Mr. Fast - Seattle Sun Reporter
Track of Thunder 1968
as Bobby Goodwin
Blood of Ghastly Horror 1967
as Lt. Cross
Catalina Caper 1967
as Don Pringle
It's a Bikini World 1967
as Mike / Herbert Samson
The Unkissed Bride 1966
as Ted
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini 1966
as Chuck Phillips
The Wild Weird World of Dr. Goldfoot 1965
as Malcolm Andrews
Village of the Giants 1965
as Mike
The Monkey's Uncle 1965
as Merlin Jones
Pajama Party 1964
as Go Go
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones 1964
as Merlin Jones
Savage Sam 1963
as Travis Coates
Son of Flubber 1963
as Biff Hawk
Escapade in Florence 1962
as Tommy Carpenter
Bon Voyage! 1962
as Elliott Willard
Moon Pilot 1962
as Walter Talbot
Backstage Party 1961
as Self
Babes in Toyland 1961
as Grumio
The Horsemasters 1961
as Danny Grant
The Absent-Minded Professor 1961
as Biff Hawk
Swiss Family Robinson 1960
as Ernst
Escape to Paradise/Water Birds 1960
Actor
Disneyland '59 1959
as Self
The Shaggy Dog 1959
as Wilby Daniels
Old Yeller 1957
as Travis Coates
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm 1957
as Joe Hardy
Down Liberty Road 1957
as Jimmy Rollins
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure 1956
as Joe Hardy
Credits from TMDB.