Name
Tommy Kirk
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1941-12-10
Deathday
2021-09-28 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
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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- 1997 Little Miss Magic as Mr. Kenner
- 1957 Old Yeller as Travis Coates
- 1967 Catalina Caper as Don Pringle
- 1968 Mars Needs Women as Dop - Martian Fellow #1 / Mr. Fast - Seattle Sun Reporter
- 1961 Babes in Toyland as Grumio
- 1965 Village of the Giants as Mike
- 1959 The Shaggy Dog as Wilby Daniels
- 1962 Moon Pilot as Walter Talbot
- 1964 The Misadventures of Merlin Jones as Merlin Jones
- 1960 Swiss Family Robinson as Ernst
- 2006 The Shaggy Dog Kids as Self
- 2006 Fred MacMurray: With Fondness as Self
- 1961 The Absent-Minded Professor as Biff Hawk
- 1963 Savage Sam as Travis Coates
- 1964 Pajama Party as Go Go
- 1967 It's a Bikini World as Mike / Herbert Samson
- 1966 The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini as Chuck Phillips
- 1969 It's Alive as Wayne Thomas
- 2008 The Wrecking Crew as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1962 Bon Voyage! as Elliott Willard
- 1967 Blood of Ghastly Horror as Lt. Cross
- 1966 The Unkissed Bride as Ted
- 1965 The Monkey's Uncle as Merlin Jones
- 1957 The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm as Joe Hardy
- 1956 The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure as Joe Hardy
- 2002 'Old Yeller': Remembering a Classic as Self
- 1995 Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold as Passenger
- 2000 Club Dead as Private Detective
- 1988 Streets of Death as Frank Phillips
- 1963 Son of Flubber as Biff Hawk
- 1962 Escapade in Florence as Tommy Carpenter
- 1971 Ride the Hot Wind as Captain Gregory Shank
- 1998 Billy Frankenstein as Blind Monk
- 1968 Track of Thunder as Bobby Goodwin
- 1961 The Horsemasters as Danny Grant
- 1965 The Wild Weird World of Dr. Goldfoot as Malcolm Andrews
- 2001 The Education of a Vampire as Albert Kornfield
- 1961 Backstage Party as Self
- 1959 Disneyland '59 as Self
- 2002 Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making as Self (archive)
- 1960 Escape to Paradise/Water Birds
- 1976 Disney's Greatest Dog Stars as Wilby Daniels (uncredited)
- 1957 Down Liberty Road as Jimmy Rollins
- 2008 The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics as Self
- 1955 The Mickey Mouse Club ( 103 episodes ) as Self
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Jerry Pitcher
- 1955 The Millionaire ( 1 episode ) as Tom Morrison
- 1955 Matinee Theater ( 2 episodes )
- 1963 Mr. Novak ( 1 episode ) as Tod Seaton
- 1961 The Wonderful World of Disney ( 1 episode )
- 1955 Frontier ( 1 episode )
- 1956 The Hardy Boys ( 35 episodes ) as Joe Hardy
- 1953 Letter to Loretta ( 1 episode ) as Alvin Simms
- 1953 Letter to Loretta ( 1 episode ) as Mark Seaton
- 1954 The Wonderful World of Disney ( 1 episode ) as Biff Hawk (archive footage)
- 1954 The Wonderful World of Disney ( 2 episodes ) as Danny Grant
- 1954 The Wonderful World of Disney ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1972 The Streets of San Francisco ( 1 episode ) as Roland Claridge
- 1954 The Wonderful World of Disney ( 1 episode ) as Wilby Daniels
