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