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