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