Tommy Kirk
Acting
1941-12-10 · Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
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.
movieThe Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
as Self · 2008 · 8.0
movieThe Wrecking Crew
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2008 · 7.3
movieThe Shaggy Dog Kids
as Self · 2006 · 0.0
movieFred MacMurray: With Fondness
as Self · 2006 · 0.0
movieSwiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
as Self (archive) · 2002 · 0.0
movie'Old Yeller': Remembering a Classic
as Self · 2002 · 8.0
movieThe Education of a Vampire
as Albert Kornfield · 2001 · 5.0
movieClub Dead
as Private Detective · 2000 · 10.0
movieBilly Frankenstein
as Blind Monk · 1998 · 4.8
movieLittle Miss Magic
as Mr. Kenner · 1997 · 5.0
movieAttack of the 60 Foot Centerfold
as Passenger · 1995 · 3.9
movieStreets of Death
as Frank Phillips · 1988 · 4.1
movieDisney's Greatest Dog Stars
as Wilby Daniels (uncredited) · 1976 · 8.0
tvThe Streets of San Francisco
as Roland Claridge · 1972 · 7.0
movieRide the Hot Wind
as Captain Gregory Shank · 1971 · 4.7
movieIt's Alive
as Wayne Thomas · 1969 · 3.8
movieMars Needs Women
as Dop - Martian Fellow #1 / Mr. Fast - Seattle Sun Reporter · 1968 · 3.9
movieTrack Of Thunder
as Bobby Goodwin · 1968 · 4.8
movieBlood of Ghastly Horror
as Lt. Cross · 1967 · 3.2
movieCatalina Caper
as Don Pringle · 1967 · 2.5
movieIt's a Bikini World
as Mike / Herbert Samson · 1967 · 3.9
movieThe Unkissed Bride
as Ted · 1966 · 4.0
movieThe Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
as Chuck Phillips · 1966 · 5.2
movieThe Wild Weird World of Dr. Goldfoot
as Malcolm Andrews · 1965 · 7.0