Tommy Kirk
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 10, 1941
- Died
- September 28, 2021 (aged 79)
- Birthplace
- Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Biography
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.
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Filmography
The Wrecking Crew
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
Movie · as Self
The Shaggy Dog Kids
Movie · as Self
Fred MacMurray: With Fondness
Movie · as Self
'Old Yeller': Remembering a Classic
Movie · as Self
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
Movie · as Self (archive)
The Education of a Vampire
Movie · as Albert Kornfield
Club Dead
Movie · as Private Detective
Billy Frankenstein
Movie · as Blind Monk
Little Miss Magic
Movie · as Mr. Kenner
Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold
Movie · as Passenger
Streets of Death
Movie · as Frank Phillips
Disney's Greatest Dog Stars
Movie · as Wilby Daniels (uncredited)
The Streets of San Francisco
TV · as Roland Claridge · 1 ep
Ride the Hot Wind
Movie · as Captain Gregory Shank
It's Alive
Movie · as Wayne Thomas
Mars Needs Women
Movie · as Dop - Martian Fellow #1 / Mr. Fast - Seattle Sun Reporter
Track of Thunder
Movie · as Bobby Goodwin
Catalina Caper
Movie · as Don Pringle
It's a Bikini World
Movie · as Mike / Herbert Samson
Blood of Ghastly Horror
Movie · as Lt. Cross
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
Movie · as Chuck Phillips
The Unkissed Bride
Movie · as Ted
Village of the Giants
Movie · as Mike
The Monkey's Uncle
Movie · as Merlin Jones
The Wild Weird World of Dr. Goldfoot
Movie · as Malcolm Andrews
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
Movie · as Merlin Jones
Pajama Party
Movie · as Go Go
Savage Sam
Movie · as Travis Coates
Son of Flubber
Movie · as Biff Hawk
Mr. Novak
TV · as Tod Seaton · 1 ep
Moon Pilot
Movie · as Walter Talbot
Bon Voyage!
Movie · as Elliott Willard
Escapade in Florence
Movie · as Tommy Carpenter
Babes in Toyland
Movie · as Grumio
The Absent-Minded Professor
Movie · as Biff Hawk
The Horsemasters
Movie · as Danny Grant
Backstage Party
Movie · as Self
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV · 1 ep
Swiss Family Robinson
Movie · as Ernst
Escape to Paradise/Water Birds
Movie
Angel
TV · as Harold Baxter · 1 ep
The Shaggy Dog
Movie · as Wilby Daniels
Disneyland '59
Movie · as Self
Old Yeller
Movie · as Travis Coates
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm
Movie · as Joe Hardy
Down Liberty Road
Movie · as Jimmy Rollins
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
Movie · as Joe Hardy
The Hardy Boys
TV · as Joe Hardy · 35 eps
The Mickey Mouse Club
TV · as Self · 103 eps
Gunsmoke
TV · as Jerry Pitcher · 1 ep
The Millionaire
TV · as Tom Morrison · 1 ep
Matinee Theater
TV · 2 eps
Frontier
TV · 1 ep
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV · as Biff Hawk (archive footage), Danny Grant, Self, Wilby Daniels · 1 ep
Letter to Loretta
TV · as Alvin Simms, Mark Seaton · 1 ep