Acting credits
52
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Tommy Kirk
Acting
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Movies: 41Series: 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, U.S.
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2008
Years active: 56
Average TMDB rating: 5.42
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.
7.3
The Wrecking Crew
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2008 Movie
The Shaggy Dog Kids
as Self
2006 Movie
Fred MacMurray: With Fondness
as Self
2006 Movie
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
as Self (archive)
2002 Movie
'Old Yeller': Remembering a Classic
as Self
2002 Movie
2.0
The Education of a Vampire
as Albert Kornfield
2001 Movie
3.5
Billy Frankenstein
as Blind Monk
1998 Movie
2.5
Little Miss Magic
as Mr. Kenner
1997 Movie
3.7
Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold
as Passenger
1995 Movie
3.2
Streets of Death
as Frank Phillips
1988 Movie
8.0
Disney's Greatest Dog Stars
as Wilby Daniels (uncredited)
1976 Movie
3.8
Ride the Hot Wind
as Captain Gregory Shank
1971 Movie
3.5
It's Alive
as Wayne Thomas
1969 Movie
3.8
Mars Needs Women
as Dop - Martian Fellow #1 / Mr. Fast - Seattle Sun Reporter
1968 Movie
3.5
Track Of Thunder
as Bobby Goodwin
1968 Movie
2.9
Blood of Ghastly Horror
as Lt. Cross
1967 Movie
2.3
Catalina Caper
as Don Pringle
1967 Movie
3.4
It's a Bikini World
as Mike / Herbert Samson
1967 Movie
3.0
The Unkissed Bride
as Ted
1966 Movie
5.0
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
as Chuck Phillips
1966 Movie
The Wild Weird World of Dr. Goldfoot
as Malcolm Andrews
1965 Movie
3.5
Village of the Giants
as Mike
1965 Movie
5.7
The Monkey's Uncle
as Merlin Jones
1965 Movie
4.7
Pajama Party
as Go Go
1964 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Tommy Kirk.
7.0
The Streets of San Francisco
as Roland Claridge • 1 eps
1972 Series
6.5
Mr. Novak
as Tod Seaton • 1 eps
1963 Series
8.0
The Wonderful World of Disney
1 eps
1961 Series
8.8
The Hardy Boys
as Joe Hardy • 35 eps
1956 Series
5.0
Matinee Theater
2 eps
1955 Series
6.3
The Mickey Mouse Club
as Self • 103 eps
1955 Series
5.0
Frontier
1 eps
1955 Series
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Jerry Pitcher • 1 eps
1955 Series
5.0
The Millionaire
as Tom Morrison • 1 eps
1955 Series
7.8
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Biff Hawk (archive footage) • 1 eps
1954 Series
6.5
Letter to Loretta
as Alvin Simms • 1 eps
1953 Series