Acting · geboren 1941-12-10 · Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Tommy Kirk

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.

Bekannt aus

• Dschungel der 1000 Gefahren (1960) – Ernst
• Sein Freund Jello (1957) – Travis Coates
• Der fliegende Pauker (1961) – Biff Hawk
• Rauchende Colts (1955) – Jerry Pitcher
• Aufruhr im Spielzeugland (1961) – Grumio
• Die Straßen von San Francisco (1972) – Roland Claridge
• Der unheimliche Zotti (1959) – Wilby Daniels
• The Wrecking Crew (2008) – Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Der Pauker kann's nicht lassen (1963) – Biff Hawk
• Village of the Giants (1965) – Mike
• The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) – Biff Hawk (archive footage)
• Erbschaft um Mitternacht (1966) – Chuck Phillips
• Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold (1995) – Passenger
• Im Tal der Apachen (1963) – Travis Coates
• Eine Uni voller Affen (1965) – Merlin Jones
• Catalina Caper (1967) – Don Pringle
• Merlin Jones – Der Mann, der zuviel wußte (1964) – Merlin Jones
• Pyjama-Party (1964) – Go Go
• Champagner in Paris (1962) – Elliott Willard
• Mars Needs Women (1968) – Dop - Martian Fellow #1 / Mr. Fast - Seattle Sun Reporter
• Mondgeflüster (1962) – Walter Talbot
• Blood of Ghastly Horror (1967) – Lt. Cross
• Höhle des Grauens (1969) – Wayne Thomas
• The Mickey Mouse Club (1955) – Self
• It's a Bikini World (1967) – Mike / Herbert Samson
• The Unkissed Bride (1966) – Ted
• Streets of Death (1988) – Frank Phillips
• Matinee Theater (1955)
• Ihr Star: Loretta Young (1953) – Alvin Simms
• Escapade in Florence (1962) – Tommy Carpenter
• Ride the Hot Wind (1971) – Captain Gregory Shank
• Billy Frankenstein (1998) – Blind Monk
• Track of Thunder (1968) – Bobby Goodwin
• The Millionaire (1955) – Tom Morrison
• The Hardy Boys (1956) – Joe Hardy
• Die kleine Hexe (1997) – Mr. Kenner
• The Horsemasters (1961) – Danny Grant
• Disneyland '59 (1959) – Self
• The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics (2008) – Self
• Mr. Novak (1963) – Tod Seaton