About
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,...
Known for
Matinee TheaterSeries • 1955
GunsmokeSeries • 1955
The Streets of San FranciscoSeries • 1972
Mr. NovakSeries • 1963
The MillionaireSeries • 1955
The Wonderful World of DisneySeries • 1954
The Wonderful World of DisneySeries • 1961
FrontierSeries • 1955
The Hardy BoysSeries • 1956
Old YellerMovie • 1957
Pajama PartyMovie • 1964
Swiss Family RobinsonMovie • 1960
The Absent-Minded ProfessorMovie • 1961
Savage SamMovie • 1963
Babes in ToylandMovie • 1961
The Shaggy DogMovie • 1959
The Monkey's UncleMovie • 1965
Moon PilotMovie • 1962
The Ghost in the Invisible BikiniMovie • 1966
The Misadventures of Merlin JonesMovie • 1964
Son of FlubberMovie • 1963
Village of the GiantsMovie • 1965
Bon Voyage!Movie • 1962
Attack of the 60 Foot CenterfoldMovie • 1995