Tommy Kirk
Acting
1941-12-10 · 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.
Filmography
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
2008 · Movie
The Wrecking Crew
2008 · Movie
The Shaggy Dog Kids
2006 · Movie
Fred MacMurray: With Fondness
2006 · Movie
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
2002 · Movie
'Old Yeller': Remembering a Classic
2002 · Movie
The Education of a Vampire
2001 · Movie
Club Dead
2000 · Movie
Billy Frankenstein
1998 · Movie
Little Miss Magic
1997 · Movie
Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold
1995 · Movie
Streets of Death
1988 · Movie
Disney's Greatest Dog Stars
1976 · Movie
The Streets of San Francisco
1972 · Series
Ride the Hot Wind
1971 · Movie
It's Alive
1969 · Movie
Mars Needs Women
1968 · Movie
Track of Thunder
1968 · Movie
Blood of Ghastly Horror
1967 · Movie
Catalina Caper
1967 · Movie
It's a Bikini World
1967 · Movie
The Unkissed Bride
1966 · Movie
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
1966 · Movie
The Wild Weird World of Dr. Goldfoot
1965 · Movie
Village of the Giants
1965 · Movie
The Monkey's Uncle
1965 · Movie
Pajama Party
1964 · Movie
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
1964 · Movie
Mr. Novak
1963 · Series
Savage Sam
1963 · Movie
Son of Flubber
1963 · Movie
Escapade in Florence
1962 · Movie
Bon Voyage!
1962 · Movie
Moon Pilot
1962 · Movie
Backstage Party
1961 · Movie
Babes in Toyland
1961 · Movie
The Horsemasters
1961 · Movie
The Wonderful World of Disney
1961 · Series
The Absent-Minded Professor
1961 · Movie
Swiss Family Robinson
1960 · Movie
Escape to Paradise/Water Birds
1960 · Movie
Disneyland '59
1959 · Movie
The Shaggy Dog
1959 · Movie
Old Yeller
1957 · Movie
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm
1957 · Movie
Down Liberty Road
1957 · Movie
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
1956 · Movie
The Hardy Boys
1956 · Series
Matinee Theater
1955 · Series
The Mickey Mouse Club
1955 · Series
Frontier
1955 · Series
Gunsmoke
1955 · Series
The Millionaire
1955 · Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Series
Letter to Loretta
1953 · Series