William Vail

Known for ArtBorn 1950-11-30 (age 75)San Antonio, Texas, USA

Wlliam Vail (born November 30, 1950) is an American set decorator and actorbest known for his role as "Kirk" in the 1974 American horror classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Vail was born in San Antonio, Texas. He began his film career in 1974, when he played the character of "Kirk" in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre. He then starred in three more films titled Poltergeist (1982), Mausoleum (1983), and Glitch! (1988). He then decided to switch as a Set Decorator in the film, A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story (1989). He continues to work as a Set Decorator, and has recently helped with the TV Movie, The Craigslist Killer (2011).Read more

Movies & web series

White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd

A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder

Amish Grace

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

Poltergeist

Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth

Another Midnight Run

The American Nightmare

Laurel Avenue

Midnight Run Around

Blue Lagoon: The Awakening

The West Side Waltz

Lies in Plain Sight

Riders of the Purple Sage

American Tragedy

Chernobyl: The Final Warning

The Enemy Within

Red Shoe Diaries

Texas Chainsaw 3D

Too Young to Die

The Craigslist Killer

Midnight Run for Your Life

Mausoleum

Deadly Web

Love, Lies and Murder

Return to Green Acres

Glitch!

Rondo and Bob