Acting credits
54
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Tommy Kirk
Acting
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Movies: 43Series: 11
TMDB ID: 83130
IMDb ID: nm0456565
Known for: Acting
Born: December 10, 1941
Died: September 28, 2021
Age: 79
Place of birth: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2008
Years active: 56
Average TMDB rating: 5.53
Wikidata: Q2441024
Biography
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
Movies
Movie credits linked with Tommy Kirk.
as Self
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
2008 • Movie
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Wrecking Crew
2008 • Movie
as Self
The Shaggy Dog Kids
2006 • Movie
as Self
Fred MacMurray: With Fondness
2006 • Movie
as Self (archive)
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
2002 • Movie
as Self
'Old Yeller': Remembering a Classic
2002 • Movie
as Albert Kornfield
The Education of a Vampire
2001 • Movie
as Blind Monk
Billy Frankenstein
1998 • Movie
as Mr. Kenner
Little Miss Magic
1997 • Movie
as Passenger
Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold
1995 • Movie
as Frank Phillips
Streets of Death
1988 • Movie
as Wilby Daniels (uncredited)
Disney's Greatest Dog Stars
1976 • Movie
as Captain Gregory Shank
Ride the Hot Wind
1971 • Movie
as Wayne Thomas
It's Alive
1969 • Movie
as Dop - Martian Fellow #1 / Mr. Fast - Seattle Sun Reporter
Mars Needs Women
1968 • Movie
as Bobby Goodwin
Track Of Thunder
1968 • Movie
as Lt. Cross
Blood of Ghastly Horror
1967 • Movie
as Don Pringle
Catalina Caper
1967 • Movie
as Mike / Herbert Samson
It's a Bikini World
1967 • Movie
as Ted
The Unkissed Bride
1966 • Movie
as Chuck Phillips
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
1966 • Movie
as Malcolm Andrews
The Wild Weird World of Dr. Goldfoot
1965 • Movie
as Mike
Village of the Giants
1965 • Movie
as Merlin Jones
The Monkey's Uncle
1965 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Tommy Kirk.
as Roland Claridge • 1 eps
The Streets of San Francisco
1972 • Series
as Tod Seaton • 1 eps
Mr. Novak
1963 • Series
1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
1961 • Series
as Joe Hardy • 35 eps
The Hardy Boys
1956 • Series
2 eps
Matinee Theater
1955 • Series
as Self • 103 eps
The Mickey Mouse Club
1955 • Series
1 eps
Frontier
1955 • Series
as Jerry Pitcher • 1 eps
Gunsmoke
1955 • Series
as Tom Morrison • 1 eps
The Millionaire
1955 • Series
as Biff Hawk (archive footage) • 1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 • Series
as Alvin Simms • 1 eps
Letter to Loretta
1953 • Series