About
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).
Known for
Red Shoe DiariesSeries • 1992
The Texas Chain Saw MassacreMovie • 1974
Blue Lagoon: The AwakeningMovie • 2012
PoltergeistMovie • 1982
Texas Chainsaw 3DMovie • 2013
The Craigslist KillerMovie • 2011
Amish GraceMovie • 2010
The Enemy WithinMovie • 1994
Too Young to DieMovie • 1990
MausoleumMovie • 1983
A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman StoryMovie • 1989