Cast
Tommy Kirk
Acting
Cast
Tommy Kirk
Known for
Acting
Born
1941-12-10
From
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Died
2021-09-28
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.
★6.8
MOVIE1960
Swiss Family Robinson
as Ernst
★6.9
MOVIE1957
Old Yeller
as Travis Coates
★7.0
MOVIE1961
The Horsemasters
as Danny Grant
★6.6
MOVIE1961
The Absent-Minded Professor
as Biff Hawk
★5.9
MOVIE1961
Babes in Toyland
as Grumio
★6.1
MOVIE1963
Son of Flubber
as Biff Hawk
★5.2
MOVIE1963
Savage Sam
as Travis Coates
★6.2
MOVIE1959
The Shaggy Dog
as Wilby Daniels
★4.8
MOVIE1964
Pajama Party
as Go Go
★7.3
MOVIE2008
The Wrecking Crew
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★5.5
MOVIE1962
Moon Pilot
as Walter Talbot
★7.0
MOVIE1961
Backstage Party
as Self
★5.1
MOVIE1966
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
as Chuck Phillips
★3.7
MOVIE1965
Village of the Giants
as Mike
★6.6
MOVIE1964
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
as Merlin Jones
★9.0
MOVIE1957
Down Liberty Road
as Jimmy Rollins
★5.6
MOVIE1962
Bon Voyage!
as Elliott Willard
★3.9
MOVIE1968
Mars Needs Women
as Dop - Martian Fellow #1 / Mr. Fast - Seattle Sun Reporter
★5.9
MOVIE1965
The Monkey's Uncle
as Merlin Jones
★3.8
MOVIE1969
It's Alive
as Wayne Thomas
★3.9
MOVIE1995
Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold
as Passenger
★8.0
MOVIE1976
Disney's Greatest Dog Stars
as Wilby Daniels (uncredited)
★7.0
MOVIE2008
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
as Self
MOVIE2006
The Shaggy Dog Kids
as Self
★3.2
MOVIE1967
Blood of Ghastly Horror
as Lt. Cross
★4.8
MOVIE1968
Track Of Thunder
as Bobby Goodwin
★3.9
MOVIE1967
It's a Bikini World
as Mike / Herbert Samson
★8.0
MOVIE2002
'Old Yeller': Remembering a Classic
as Self
★7.3
MOVIE1959
Disneyland '59
as Self
★4.8
MOVIE1998
Billy Frankenstein
as Blind Monk
★6.7
MOVIE1962
Escapade in Florence
as Tommy Carpenter
★5.0
MOVIE1997
Little Miss Magic
as Mr. Kenner
★5.0
MOVIE2001
The Education of a Vampire
as Albert Kornfield
MOVIE2006
Fred MacMurray: With Fondness
as Self
MOVIE2002
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
as Self (archive)
★2.5
MOVIE1967
Catalina Caper
as Don Pringle
★7.0
MOVIE1965
The Wild Weird World of Dr. Goldfoot
as Malcolm Andrews
MOVIE1960
Escape to Paradise/Water Birds
★8.0
MOVIE1956
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
as Joe Hardy
★4.7
MOVIE1971
Ride the Hot Wind
as Captain Gregory Shank
★4.0
MOVIE1966
The Unkissed Bride
as Ted
★9.0
MOVIE1957
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm
as Joe Hardy
★10.0
MOVIE2000
Club Dead
as Private Detective
★4.1
MOVIE1988
Streets of Death
as Frank Phillips