Tommy Kirk
Actor
Born December 10, 1941 in 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.
Filmography
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
Self
The Wrecking Crew
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Shaggy Dog Kids
Self
Fred MacMurray: With Fondness
Self
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
Self (archive)
'Old Yeller': Remembering a Classic
Self
The Education of a Vampire
Albert Kornfield
Billy Frankenstein
Blind Monk
Little Miss Magic
Mr. Kenner
Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold
Passenger
Streets of Death
Frank Phillips
Disney's Greatest Dog Stars
Wilby Daniels (uncredited)
The Streets of San Francisco
Roland Claridge
Ride the Hot Wind
Captain Gregory Shank
It's Alive
Wayne Thomas
Mars Needs Women
Dop - Martian Fellow #1 / Mr. Fast - Seattle Sun Reporter
Track Of Thunder
Bobby Goodwin
Blood of Ghastly Horror
Lt. Cross
Catalina Caper
Don Pringle
It's a Bikini World
Mike / Herbert Samson
The Unkissed Bride
Ted
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
Chuck Phillips
The Wild Weird World of Dr. Goldfoot
Malcolm Andrews
Village of the Giants
Mike
The Monkey's Uncle
Merlin Jones
Pajama Party
Go Go
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
Merlin Jones
Mr. Novak
Tod Seaton
Savage Sam
Travis Coates
Son of Flubber
Biff Hawk
Escapade in Florence
Tommy Carpenter
Bon Voyage!
Elliott Willard
Moon Pilot
Walter Talbot
Backstage Party
Self
Babes in Toyland
Grumio
The Horsemasters
Danny Grant
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Absent-Minded Professor
Biff Hawk
Swiss Family Robinson
Ernst
Escape to Paradise/Water Birds
Disneyland '59
Self
The Shaggy Dog
Wilby Daniels
Old Yeller
Travis Coates
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm
Joe Hardy
Down Liberty Road
Jimmy Rollins
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
Joe Hardy
The Hardy Boys
Joe Hardy
Matinee Theater
The Mickey Mouse Club
Self
Frontier
Gunsmoke
Jerry Pitcher
The Millionaire
Tom Morrison
The Wonderful World of Disney
Biff Hawk (archive footage)
Letter to Loretta
Alvin Simms