Tommy Kirk
Known for: Acting
Born: December 10, 1941
Died: September 28, 2021
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
44 movies · 11 TV shows, newest first
7.3
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
2008
7.3
The Wrecking Crew
2008
NR
The Shaggy Dog Kids
2006
NR
Fred MacMurray: With Fondness
2006
NR
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
2002
8.0
'Old Yeller': Remembering a Classic
2002
5.0
The Education of a Vampire
200110.0
Club Dead
2000
4.8
Billy Frankenstein
1998
5.0
Little Miss Magic
1997
3.9
Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold
1995
4.1
Streets of Death
1988
8.0
Disney's Greatest Dog Stars
1976
7.1
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
4.7
Ride the Hot Wind
1971
3.8
It's Alive
1969
3.9
Mars Needs Women
1968
4.8
Track of Thunder
1968
3.2
Blood of Ghastly Horror
1967
2.4
Catalina Caper
1967
3.9
It's a Bikini World
1967
4.0
The Unkissed Bride
1966
5.1
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
1966
7.0
The Wild Weird World of Dr. Goldfoot
1965
3.7
Village of the Giants
1965
5.9
The Monkey's Uncle
1965
4.8
Pajama Party
1964
6.5
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
1964
7.3
Mr. Novak
1963
5.2
Savage Sam
1963
6.1
Son of Flubber
1963
6.7
Escapade in Florence
1962
5.6
Bon Voyage!
1962
5.5
Moon Pilot
1962
7.0
Backstage Party
1961
5.9
Babes in Toyland
1961
7.0
The Horsemasters
1961
8.0
The Wonderful World of Disney
1961
6.6
The Absent-Minded Professor
1961
6.8
Swiss Family Robinson
1960
NR
Escape to Paradise/Water Birds
1960
7.3
Disneyland '59
1959
6.3
The Shaggy Dog
1959
6.9
Old Yeller
1957
9.0
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm
1957
9.0
Down Liberty Road
1957
8.0
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
1956
8.8
The Hardy Boys
1956
5.3
Matinee Theater
1955
6.5
The Mickey Mouse Club
1955
7.5
Frontier
1955
6.7
Gunsmoke
1955
5.8
The Millionaire
1955
7.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
6.6
Letter to Loretta
1953