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.
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Movies (44)
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
2008 · Self
The Wrecking Crew
2008 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Shaggy Dog Kids
2006 · Self
Fred MacMurray: With Fondness
2006 · Self
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
2002 · Self (archive)
'Old Yeller': Remembering a Classic
2002 · Self
The Education of a Vampire
2001 · Albert Kornfield
Club Dead
2000 · Private Detective
Billy Frankenstein
1998 · Blind Monk
Little Miss Magic
1997 · Mr. Kenner
Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold
1995 · Passenger
Streets of Death
1988 · Frank Phillips
Disney's Greatest Dog Stars
1976 · Wilby Daniels (uncredited)
Ride the Hot Wind
1971 · Captain Gregory Shank
It's Alive
1969 · Wayne Thomas
Mars Needs Women
1968 · Dop - Martian Fellow #1 / Mr. Fast - Seattle Sun Reporter
Track of Thunder
1968 · Bobby Goodwin
Blood of Ghastly Horror
1967 · Lt. Cross
Catalina Caper
1967 · Don Pringle
It's a Bikini World
1967 · Mike / Herbert Samson
The Unkissed Bride
1966 · Ted
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
1966 · Chuck Phillips
The Wild Weird World of Dr. Goldfoot
1965 · Malcolm Andrews
Village of the Giants
1965 · Mike
The Monkey's Uncle
1965 · Merlin Jones
Pajama Party
1964 · Go Go
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
1964 · Merlin Jones
Savage Sam
1963 · Travis Coates
Son of Flubber
1963 · Biff Hawk
Escapade in Florence
1962 · Tommy Carpenter
Bon Voyage!
1962 · Elliott Willard
Moon Pilot
1962 · Walter Talbot
Backstage Party
1961 · Self
Babes in Toyland
1961 · Grumio
The Horsemasters
1961 · Danny Grant
The Absent-Minded Professor
1961 · Biff Hawk
Swiss Family Robinson
1960 · Ernst
Escape to Paradise/Water Birds
1960
Disneyland '59
1959 · Self
The Shaggy Dog
1959 · Wilby Daniels
Old Yeller
1957 · Travis Coates
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm
1957 · Joe Hardy
Down Liberty Road
1957 · Jimmy Rollins
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
1956 · Joe Hardy
TV shows (12)
The Streets of San Francisco
1972 · Roland Claridge
Mr. Novak
1963 · Tod Seaton
The Wonderful World of Disney
1961
Angel
1960 · Harold Baxter
The Hardy Boys
1956 · Joe Hardy
Matinee Theater
1955
The Mickey Mouse Club
1955 · Self
Frontier
1955
Gunsmoke
1955 · Jerry Pitcher
The Millionaire
1955 · Tom Morrison
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Biff Hawk (archive footage), Danny Grant, Self, Wilby Daniels
Letter to Loretta
1953 · Alvin Simms, Mark Seaton