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.

Filmography

• 2001The Education of a Vampire — Albert Kornfield
• 2000Club Dead — Private Detective
• 1998Billy Frankenstein — Blind Monk
• 1997Little Miss Magic — Mr. Kenner
• 1995Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold — Passenger
• 1988Streets of Death — Frank Phillips
• 1976Disney's Greatest Dog Stars — Wilby Daniels (uncredited)
• The Streets of San Francisco — Roland Claridge
• 1971Ride the Hot Wind — Captain Gregory Shank
• 1969It's Alive — Wayne Thomas
• 1968Mars Needs Women — Dop - Martian Fellow #1 / Mr. Fast - Seattle Sun Reporter
• 1968Track of Thunder — Bobby Goodwin
• 1967Blood of Ghastly Horror — Lt. Cross
• 1967Catalina Caper — Don Pringle
• 1967It's a Bikini World — Mike / Herbert Samson
• 1966The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini — Chuck Phillips
• 1966The Unkissed Bride — Ted
• 1965The Monkey's Uncle — Merlin Jones
• 1965The Wild Weird World of Dr. Goldfoot — Malcolm Andrews
• 1965Village of the Giants — Mike
• 1964Pajama Party — Go Go
• 1964The Misadventures of Merlin Jones — Merlin Jones
• Mr. Novak — Tod Seaton
• 1963Savage Sam — Travis Coates
• 1963Son of Flubber — Biff Hawk
• 1962Bon Voyage! — Elliott Willard
• 1962Escapade in Florence — Tommy Carpenter
• 1962Moon Pilot — Walter Talbot
• 1961Babes in Toyland — Grumio
• 1961The Absent-Minded Professor — Biff Hawk
• 1961The Horsemasters — Danny Grant
• The Wonderful World of Disney
• 1960Escape to Paradise/Water Birds
• 1960Swiss Family Robinson — Ernst
• 1959The Shaggy Dog — Wilby Daniels
• 1957Down Liberty Road — Jimmy Rollins
• 1957Old Yeller — Travis Coates
• 1957The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm — Joe Hardy
• The Hardy Boys — Joe Hardy
• 1956The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure — Joe Hardy
• Frontier
• Gunsmoke — Jerry Pitcher
• Matinee Theater
• The Millionaire — Tom Morrison
• The Wonderful World of Disney — Biff Hawk (archive footage), Danny Grant, Self, Wilby Daniels
• Letter to Loretta — Alvin Simms, Mark Seaton

Appearances as themselves (9)

• 2008The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics — Self
• 2008The Wrecking Crew — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 2006Fred MacMurray: With Fondness — Self
• 2006The Shaggy Dog Kids — Self
• 2002'Old Yeller': Remembering a Classic — Self
• 2002Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making — Self (archive)
• 1961Backstage Party — Self
• 1959Disneyland '59 — Self
• The Mickey Mouse Club — Self