Art · San Antonio, Texas, USA · Born November 30, 1950
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).
MovieRondo and Bob
2020
as Self
MovieTexas Chainsaw 3D
2013
as Kirk (archive footage)
MovieTexas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
2000
as Self
MovieThe American Nightmare
2000
as Self
MovieGlitch!
1988
as Angry Valet
MovieMausoleum
1983
as The Final Demon (as Bill Vail)
MoviePoltergeist
1982
as Implosion Man
MovieThe Texas Chain Saw Massacre
1974
as Kirk
