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