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.
55 acting credits
Acting · 55
Matinee Theater
1955
Gunsmoke
1955
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
The Millionaire
1955
Mr. Novak
1963
Frontier
1955
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Letter to Loretta
1953
The Hardy Boys
1956
The Mickey Mouse Club
1955
The Wonderful World of Disney
1961
Swiss Family Robinson
1960
Old Yeller
1957
The Shaggy Dog
1959
The Absent-Minded Professor
1961
The Wrecking Crew
2008
Moon Pilot
1962
Babes in Toyland
1961
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
1966
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm
1957
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
1956
Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold
1995
Pajama Party
1964
Son of Flubber
1963
Savage Sam
1963
Village of the Giants
1965
Billy Frankenstein
1998
Bon Voyage!
1962
Disneyland '59
1959
Track Of Thunder
1968
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
2002
Escapade in Florence
1962
Mars Needs Women
1968
The Horsemasters
1961
The Unkissed Bride
1966
Little Miss Magic
1997
The Monkey's Uncle
1965
Catalina Caper
1967
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
1964
The Wild Weird World of Dr. Goldfoot
1965
It's a Bikini World
1967
Escape to Paradise/Water Birds
1960
It's Alive
1969
Blood of Ghastly Horror
1967
The Shaggy Dog Kids
2006
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
2008
Backstage Party
1961
'Old Yeller': Remembering a Classic
2002
Fred MacMurray: With Fondness
2006
The Education of a Vampire
2001
Disney's Greatest Dog Stars
1976
Club Dead
2000
Down Liberty Road
1957
Ride the Hot Wind
1971
Streets of Death
1988