Acting · Louisville, Kentucky, USA · Born December 10, 1941
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.
MovieThe Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
2008
as Self
MovieThe Wrecking Crew
2008
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieThe Shaggy Dog Kids
2006
as Self
MovieFred MacMurray: With Fondness
2006
as Self
MovieSwiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
2002
as Self (archive)
Movie'Old Yeller': Remembering a Classic
2002
as Self
MovieThe Education of a Vampire
2001
as Albert Kornfield
Club Dead
2000
as Private Detective
MovieBilly Frankenstein
1998
as Blind Monk
MovieLittle Miss Magic
1997
as Mr. Kenner
MovieAttack of the 60 Foot Centerfold
1995
as Passenger
MovieStreets of Death
1988
as Frank Phillips
MovieDisney's Greatest Dog Stars
1976
as Wilby Daniels (uncredited)
TVThe Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Roland Claridge
MovieRide the Hot Wind
1971
as Captain Gregory Shank
MovieIt's Alive
1969
as Wayne Thomas
MovieMars Needs Women
1968
as Dop - Martian Fellow #1 / Mr. Fast - Seattle Sun Reporter
MovieTrack Of Thunder
1968
as Bobby Goodwin
MovieBlood of Ghastly Horror
1967
as Lt. Cross
MovieCatalina Caper
1967
as Don Pringle
MovieIt's a Bikini World
1967
as Mike / Herbert Samson
MovieThe Unkissed Bride
1966
as Ted
MovieThe Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
1966
as Chuck Phillips
MovieThe Wild Weird World of Dr. Goldfoot
1965
as Malcolm Andrews
MovieVillage of the Giants
1965
as Mike
MovieThe Monkey's Uncle
1965
as Merlin Jones
MoviePajama Party
1964
as Go Go
MovieThe Misadventures of Merlin Jones
1964
as Merlin Jones
TVMr. Novak
1963
as Tod Seaton
MovieSavage Sam
1963
as Travis Coates
MovieSon of Flubber
1963
as Biff Hawk
MovieEscapade in Florence
1962
as Tommy Carpenter
MovieBon Voyage!
1962
as Elliott Willard
MovieMoon Pilot
1962
as Walter Talbot
MovieBackstage Party
1961
as Self
MovieBabes in Toyland
1961
as Grumio
MovieThe Horsemasters
1961
as Danny Grant
TVThe Wonderful World of Disney
1961
MovieThe Absent-Minded Professor
1961
as Biff Hawk
MovieSwiss Family Robinson
1960
as Ernst
MovieEscape to Paradise/Water Birds
1960
MovieDisneyland '59
1959
as Self
MovieThe Shaggy Dog
1959
as Wilby Daniels
MovieOld Yeller
1957
as Travis Coates
MovieThe Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm
1957
as Joe Hardy
MovieDown Liberty Road
1957
as Jimmy Rollins
MovieThe Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
1956
as Joe Hardy
TVThe Hardy Boys
1956
as Joe Hardy
TVMatinee Theater
1955
TVThe Mickey Mouse Club
1955
as Self
TVFrontier
1955
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Jerry Pitcher
TVThe Millionaire
1955
as Tom Morrison
TVThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Biff Hawk (archive footage)
TVLetter to Loretta
1953
as Alvin Simms
