Cast & creator
Tommy Kirk
Best known for Matinee Theater, Gunsmoke, The Streets of San Francisco
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.
44
film credits
15
television credits
59
1953–2008 · acting roles
6.2
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (59)
Showing 59 of 59 credits
Matinee Theater
1955
Gunsmoke
Jerry Pitcher
1955
The Streets of San Francisco
Roland Claridge
1972
The Millionaire
Tom Morrison
1955
Mr. Novak
Tod Seaton
1963
The Mickey Mouse Club
Self
1955
The Hardy Boys
Joe Hardy
1956
The Wonderful World of Disney
Biff Hawk (archive footage)
1954The Wonderful World of Disney
Danny Grant
1954The Wonderful World of Disney
Self
1954The Wonderful World of Disney
Wilby Daniels
1954
Letter to Loretta
Alvin Simms
1953Letter to Loretta
Mark Seaton
1953
Frontier
1955
The Wonderful World of Disney
1961
Old Yeller
Travis Coates
1957
Swiss Family Robinson
Ernst
1960
The Absent-Minded Professor
Biff Hawk
1961
The Horsemasters
Danny Grant
1961
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
Merlin Jones
1964
Savage Sam
Travis Coates
1963
Son of Flubber
Biff Hawk
1963
Babes in Toyland
Grumio
1961
The Monkey's Uncle
Merlin Jones
1965
Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold
Passenger
1995
Disney's Greatest Dog Stars
Wilby Daniels (uncredited)
1976
Pajama Party
Go Go
1964
The Shaggy Dog
Wilby Daniels
1959
Backstage Party
Self
1961
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
Chuck Phillips
1966
Bon Voyage!
Elliott Willard
1962
Moon Pilot
Walter Talbot
1962
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
Self
2008
Village of the Giants
Mike
1965
The Wrecking Crew
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2008
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
Joe Hardy
1956
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
Self (archive)
2002
Blood of Ghastly Horror
Lt. Cross
1967
It's a Bikini World
Mike / Herbert Samson
1967
'Old Yeller': Remembering a Classic
Self
2002
The Shaggy Dog Kids
Self
2006
Mars Needs Women
Dop - Martian Fellow #1 / Mr. Fast - Seattle Sun Reporter
1968
Little Miss Magic
Mr. Kenner
1997
Track of Thunder
Bobby Goodwin
1968
The Unkissed Bride
Ted
1966
Escape to Paradise/Water Birds
1960
The Wild Weird World of Dr. Goldfoot
Malcolm Andrews
1965
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm
Joe Hardy
1957
The Education of a Vampire
Albert Kornfield
2001
Disneyland '59
Self
1959
Fred MacMurray: With Fondness
Self
2006
Billy Frankenstein
Blind Monk
1998
It's Alive
Wayne Thomas
1969
Catalina Caper
Don Pringle
1967Club Dead
Private Detective
2000
Down Liberty Road
Jimmy Rollins
1957
Escapade in Florence
Tommy Carpenter
1962
Ride the Hot Wind
Captain Gregory Shank
1971
Streets of Death
Frank Phillips
1988