Tommy Kirk
Actor
- Born
- December 10, 1941 · Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Died
- September 28, 2021 (age 79)
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.
Known for
Swiss Family Robinson
December 21, 1960
Old Yeller
December 25, 1957
The Absent-Minded Professor
January 20, 1961
Babes in Toyland
December 14, 1961
The Shaggy Dog
March 19, 1959
The Wrecking Crew
March 11, 2008
Son of Flubber
January 16, 1963
Village of the Giants
October 20, 1965
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
April 6, 1966
Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold
June 2, 1995
Savage Sam
June 1, 1963
The Monkey's Uncle
August 18, 1965
Acting44
- 2008The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics as Self
- 2008The Wrecking Crew as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2006The Shaggy Dog Kids as Self
- 2006Fred MacMurray: With Fondness as Self
- 2002Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making as Self (archive)
- 2002'Old Yeller': Remembering a Classic as Self
- 2001The Education of a Vampire as Albert Kornfield
- 2000Club Dead as Private Detective
- 1998Billy Frankenstein as Blind Monk
- 1997