Tommy Kirk
Acting
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.
Known for
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movieThe Wrecking Crew
2008
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieSwiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
2002
Self (archive)
movieThe Education of a Vampire
2001
Albert Kornfield
Club Dead
2000
Private Detective
movieBilly Frankenstein
1998
Blind Monk
movieLittle Miss Magic
1997
Mr. Kenner
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 Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
1966
Chuck Phillips
movieThe Wild Weird World of Dr. Goldfoot
1965
Malcolm Andrews
movieThe Monkey's Uncle
1965
Merlin Jones
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
movieThe Horsemasters
1961
Danny Grant
movieThe Absent-Minded Professor
1961
Biff Hawk
movieThe Shaggy Dog
1959
Wilby Daniels
movieOld Yeller
1957
Travis Coates
movieDown Liberty Road
1957
Jimmy Rollins
tvThe Hardy Boys
1956
Joe Hardy
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