William Vail
November 30, 1950 (74 years old) in San Antonio, Texas, USA
Wlliam Vail (born November 30, 1950) is an American set decorator and actorbest known for his role as "Kirk" in the 1974 American horror classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Vail was born in San Antonio, Texas. He began his film career in 1974, when he played the character of "Kirk" in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre. He then starred in three more films titled Poltergeist (1982), Mausoleum (1983), and Glitch! (1988). He then decided to switch as a Set Decorator in the film, A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story (1989). He continues to work as a Set Decorator, and has recently helped with the TV Movie, The Craigslist Killer (2011).
Known For
Credits
- 2020 · Rondo and Bob as Self
- 2013 · Texas Chainsaw 3D as Kirk (archive footage)
- 2000 · Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth as Himself
- 2000 · The American Nightmare as Self
- 1988 · Glitch! as Angry Valet
- 1983 · Mausoleum as The Final Demon (as Bill Vail)
- 1982 · Poltergeist as Implosion Man
- 1974 · The Texas Chain Saw Massacre as Kirk