Tommy Kirk

Known for ActingBorn 1941-12-10Died 2021-09-28Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Club Dead

The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm

Down Liberty Road

The Hardy Boys

The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics

'Old Yeller': Remembering a Classic

Disney's Greatest Dog Stars

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wrecking Crew

Frontier

Mr. Novak

Disneyland '59

The Streets of San Francisco

The Wild Weird World of Dr. Goldfoot

The Horsemasters

Backstage Party

Swiss Family Robinson

Old Yeller

Escapade in Florence

Gunsmoke

The Misadventures of Merlin Jones

The Absent-Minded Professor

Letter to Loretta

The Mickey Mouse Club

The Shaggy Dog

Son of Flubber

The Monkey's Uncle

Babes in Toyland

The Millionaire

Bon Voyage!

Moon Pilot

The Education of a Vampire

Little Miss Magic

Matinee Theater

Savage Sam

The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini

Billy Frankenstein

Pajama Party

Track Of Thunder

Ride the Hot Wind

Streets of Death

Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold

The Unkissed Bride

Mars Needs Women

It's a Bikini World

It's Alive