Acting
Tommy Kirk
EN cinema · 44 credits
Born
10 December 1941
Died
28 September 2021 (aged 79)
Birthplace
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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
Filmography
The Wrecking Crew
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
as Self (archive)
The Education of a Vampire
as Albert Kornfield
Club Dead
2000
Club Dead
as Private Detective
Billy Frankenstein
as Blind Monk
Little Miss Magic
as Mr. Kenner
Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold
as Passenger
Streets of Death
as Frank Phillips
Disney's Greatest Dog Stars
as Wilby Daniels (uncredited)
Ride the Hot Wind
as Captain Gregory Shank
It's Alive
as Wayne Thomas
Mars Needs Women
as Dop - Martian Fellow #1 / Mr. Fast - Seattle Sun Reporter
Track of Thunder
as Bobby Goodwin
Catalina Caper
as Don Pringle
It's a Bikini World
as Mike / Herbert Samson
Blood of Ghastly Horror
as Lt. Cross
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
as Chuck Phillips
The Monkey's Uncle
as Merlin Jones
The Wild Weird World of Dr. Goldfoot
as Malcolm Andrews
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
as Merlin Jones
Pajama Party
as Go Go
Savage Sam
as Travis Coates
Son of Flubber
as Biff Hawk
Moon Pilot
as Walter Talbot
Bon Voyage!
as Elliott Willard
Escapade in Florence
as Tommy Carpenter
Babes in Toyland
as Grumio
The Absent-Minded Professor
as Biff Hawk
The Horsemasters
as Danny Grant
Backstage Party
as Self
The Shaggy Dog
as Wilby Daniels
Disneyland '59
as Self
Old Yeller
as Travis Coates
Down Liberty Road
as Jimmy Rollins