FULL NAME: Tommy Kirk
DATE OF BIRTH : 10th December 1941,
PLACE OF BIRTH : Louisville, Kentucky, USA
HEIGHT: 5' 8"
DATE OF BIRTH : 10th December 1941,
PLACE OF BIRTH : Louisville, Kentucky, USA
HEIGHT: 5' 8"
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FACT FILE :
* In 1954 Tommy Kirk, then aged 13, was discovered by Walt Disney, while performing in a Pasadena Playhouse production of "Ah, Wilderness". In no time at all Tommy Kirk became a Walt Disney contract player.
* Tommy Kirk's clean-cut, good looks helped establish him as one of Walt Disney's leading male stars of the 1950's & 1960's.
* After a stint on "The Mickey Mouse Club", Tommy Kirk was given a starring role opposite Clint Walker in the Disney western "Old Yeller" (1957).
* In 1959 another dog film followed. In this one, Tommy Kirk is turned into a dog himself, in Disney's very popular comedy classic "The Shaggy Dog".
* In 1960 Tommy Kirk starred in his favorite Walt Disney feature film, the action-adventure "The Swiss Family Robinson".
* More Disney films follwed for Tommy Kirk. He starred with Fred McMurray in the Walt Disney gem "The Absent-Minded Professor" (1961) & later the sequel "Son of Flubber" (1963).
* In 1964 Tommy Kirk starred opposite former mouseketeer and current teen queen of the beach party movies Annette Funicello in "The Misadventures of Merlin Jones".
* It was also 1964 when Walt Disney found out that Tommy Kirk was having an affair with another actor. The wholesome Disney image had been tarnished so Tommy Kirk was immediately fired. At just 23 years of age Tommy Kirk's film career was all but over.
* During the early years of his stardom Tommy Kirk's sexuality had been kept secret and even at the height of his popularity many of his fans did not know he was gay. Now, Tommy Kirk has come out of the closet & admitted he is gay. It has been reported that during an interview Tommy Kirk made the statement "I'm not ashamed of being gay, never have been and never will be. For that I have no apologies."
* In the mid 1960's Tommy Kirk's film career took a new turn. "Pajama Party" (1964), "The Ghost In The Invisible Bikini" (1966) & "It's A Bikini World" (1967) followed as Tommy Kirk joined the bandwagon of other young actors like Frankie Avalon & Fabian to star in the popular series of films that would became known world-wide as the beach party movies.
* During the late 60's and early 70's Tommy Kirk's film career went into decline. His involement in drugs drained his finances and almost killed him. He ended up broke but after a couple of overdoses he was lucky to be alive.
* Today, Tommy Kirk no longer takes drugs, he has kicked the drug habit and has started his own carpet and upholstery cleaning business. He has been doing it now for 20 years and enjoys living the quiet life.
* In 1954 Tommy Kirk, then aged 13, was discovered by Walt Disney, while performing in a Pasadena Playhouse production of "Ah, Wilderness". In no time at all Tommy Kirk became a Walt Disney contract player.
* Tommy Kirk's clean-cut, good looks helped establish him as one of Walt Disney's leading male stars of the 1950's & 1960's.
* After a stint on "The Mickey Mouse Club", Tommy Kirk was given a starring role opposite Clint Walker in the Disney western "Old Yeller" (1957).
* In 1959 another dog film followed. In this one, Tommy Kirk is turned into a dog himself, in Disney's very popular comedy classic "The Shaggy Dog".
* In 1960 Tommy Kirk starred in his favorite Walt Disney feature film, the action-adventure "The Swiss Family Robinson".
* More Disney films follwed for Tommy Kirk. He starred with Fred McMurray in the Walt Disney gem "The Absent-Minded Professor" (1961) & later the sequel "Son of Flubber" (1963).
* In 1964 Tommy Kirk starred opposite former mouseketeer and current teen queen of the beach party movies Annette Funicello in "The Misadventures of Merlin Jones".
* It was also 1964 when Walt Disney found out that Tommy Kirk was having an affair with another actor. The wholesome Disney image had been tarnished so Tommy Kirk was immediately fired. At just 23 years of age Tommy Kirk's film career was all but over.
* During the early years of his stardom Tommy Kirk's sexuality had been kept secret and even at the height of his popularity many of his fans did not know he was gay. Now, Tommy Kirk has come out of the closet & admitted he is gay. It has been reported that during an interview Tommy Kirk made the statement "I'm not ashamed of being gay, never have been and never will be. For that I have no apologies."
* In the mid 1960's Tommy Kirk's film career took a new turn. "Pajama Party" (1964), "The Ghost In The Invisible Bikini" (1966) & "It's A Bikini World" (1967) followed as Tommy Kirk joined the bandwagon of other young actors like Frankie Avalon & Fabian to star in the popular series of films that would became known world-wide as the beach party movies.
* During the late 60's and early 70's Tommy Kirk's film career went into decline. His involement in drugs drained his finances and almost killed him. He ended up broke but after a couple of overdoses he was lucky to be alive.
* Today, Tommy Kirk no longer takes drugs, he has kicked the drug habit and has started his own carpet and upholstery cleaning business. He has been doing it now for 20 years and enjoys living the quiet life.
* 1964 - The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
* 1963 - Savage Sam
* 1963 - Son of Flubber
* 1962 - Escapade in Florence (TV)
* 1962 - Bon Voyage!
* 1962 - Moon Pilot
* 1961 - The Horsemasters (TV)
* 1961 - Babes in Toyland
* 1961 - The Absent-Minded Professor
* 1960 - Swiss Family Robinson
* 1959 - Disneyland 59 (TV)
* 1959 - The Shaggy Dog
* 1957 - Down Liberty Road
* 1957 - The Others (TV)
* 1957 - Old Yeller
* 1957 - Disneyland: The 4th Anniversary Show (TV)
* 1955-56 The Mickey Mouse Club (TV Series)
* 1963 - Savage Sam
* 1963 - Son of Flubber
* 1962 - Escapade in Florence (TV)
* 1962 - Bon Voyage!
* 1962 - Moon Pilot
* 1961 - The Horsemasters (TV)
* 1961 - Babes in Toyland
* 1961 - The Absent-Minded Professor
* 1960 - Swiss Family Robinson
* 1959 - Disneyland 59 (TV)
* 1959 - The Shaggy Dog
* 1957 - Down Liberty Road
* 1957 - The Others (TV)
* 1957 - Old Yeller
* 1957 - Disneyland: The 4th Anniversary Show (TV)
* 1955-56 The Mickey Mouse Club (TV Series)
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SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY :
* 2001 - The Education of a Vampire
* 1998 - Billy Frankenstein
* 1997 - Little Miss Magic
* 1995 - Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold
* 1987 - Streets of Death
* 1976 - My Name Is Legend
* 1972 - Blood of Ghastly Horror
* 1969 - It's Alive!
* 1968 - Track of Thunder
* 1967 - Catalina Caper
* 1967 - Mars Needs Women
* 1967 - It's a Bikini World
* 1966 - The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
* 1966 - The Unkissed Bride
* 1965 - Village of the Giants
* 1965 - The Monkey's Uncle
* 1964 - Pajama Party
* 2001 - The Education of a Vampire
* 1998 - Billy Frankenstein
* 1997 - Little Miss Magic
* 1995 - Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold
* 1987 - Streets of Death
* 1976 - My Name Is Legend
* 1972 - Blood of Ghastly Horror
* 1969 - It's Alive!
* 1968 - Track of Thunder
* 1967 - Catalina Caper
* 1967 - Mars Needs Women
* 1967 - It's a Bikini World
* 1966 - The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
* 1966 - The Unkissed Bride
* 1965 - Village of the Giants
* 1965 - The Monkey's Uncle
* 1964 - Pajama Party
Old Yeller(1957) VHS
Disney's deeply moving family drama set in the Texas frontier of the 1860s, about a farm family who find their lives changed by the stray yellow dog they take in. Fess Parker, Dorothy McGuire, Tommy Kirk, Kevin Corcoran star. 89 min. NOTE: This Title Is Out Of Print; Limit One Per Customer.
The Shaggy Dog(1959) VHS
Thanks to a magical ring, a teenager is transformed into a sheepdog and has to perform an act of bravery in order to change back in this doggone funny film, Disney's first live-action comedy. Fred MacMurray, Tommy Kirk, Annette Funicello, Jean Hagen star. 104 min.
Swiss Family Robinson(1960) VHS
Adventure classic from Walt Disney about a shipwrecked family who try to make a paradise out of the South Seas island on which they're stranded. They battle the elements, tame wild animals and square off against a nasty gang of pirates. John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, Sessue Hayakawa, Tommy Kirk and James MacArthur star. 126 min. NOTE: This Title Is Out Of Print; Limit One Per Customer.
The Snow Queen(1960) VHS
An enchanting animated version of Hans Christian Andersen's timeless tale of a young girl who journeys to a frigid land to find her friend, imprisoned by a heartless queen. Filmed in the USSR, the film was adapted for U.S. audiences with additional music, the voices of Sandra Dee, Tommy Kirk and Paul Frees, and an introduction by Art Linkletter.
Babes In Toyland(1961) VHS
Grand Disney adaptation of the holiday musical favorite "March of the Wooden Soldiers" stars Tommy Sands and Annette Funicello as Mother Goose Land lovers Tom Piper and Mary Contrary, Ray Bolger as wicked Mr. Barnaby, and Ed Wynn as the addlebrained Toymaker. 105 min. NOTE: This Title Is Out Of Print; Limit One Per Customer.
Moon Pilot(1961) VHS
A young astronaut is reluctantly "volunteered" to follow in a moon-orbiting chimp's footsteps, but as he prepares for the flight a mysterious woman who wants to change his mission appears. Tom Tryon, Brian Keith and Dany Saval star in this light-hearted spoof of early Space Age heroics. 98 min. NOTE: This Title Is Out Of Print; Limit One Per Customer.
The Absent-Minded Professor(1961) VHS
One of the most popular of Disney's live-action films was this whimsical comedy. Fred MacMurray stars as the addled academian who invents a miraculous anti-gravity substance he calls "flubber" and uses it to propel his school's basketball team to victory and send his Model T on a flight around Washington. With Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn, Tommy Kirk. 97 min.
The Absent-Minded Professor (Color Version)(1961) VHS
One of the most popular of Disney's live-action films was this whimsical comedy. Fred MacMurray stars as the addled academian who invents a miraculous anti-gravity substance he calls "flubber" and uses it to propel his school's basketball team to victory and send his Model T on a flight around Washington. With Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn, Tommy Kirk. 97 min.
Son Of Flubber(1963) VHS
The first sequel made by the Disney studio returns Fred MacMurray to the role of addled academician Ned Brainard. Among the crazy creations he comes up with to save his college are "flubbergas," a "dry rain" gun, and more. With Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn, Tommy Kirk. 100 min.
Pajama Party(1964) VHS
Whacked-out AIP entry finds Martian Tommy Kirk landing on Earth to scope it out for a future invasion and finding romance with curvaceous Annette Funicello, much to the dismay of boyfriend Jody McCrea. Mix in Harvey Lembeck's Eric Von Zipper, a couple of crooks, Buster Keaton as Chief Rotten Eagle, Dorothy Lamour, and a pajama party thrown by Annette's aunt Elsa Lanchester, and you have a beach party classic minus the sand.
The Misadventures Of Merlin Jones(1964) VHS
Tommy Kirk and Annette Funicello star in this slapstick Disney comedy about a college "genius" whose latest invention, a mind-reading machine, backfires and lands him in hot water with a judge. With Leon Ames. 90 min. NOTE: This Title Is Out Of Print; Limit One Per Customer.
The Monkey's Uncle(1965) VHS
Wacky teen inventor Merlin Jones is up to his old tricks in this comedy for the whole family, trying out the "sleep-teaching" experiment he performed on his pet chimp on some schoolmates who need his help to pass a big test. Tommy Kirk, Annette Funicello, Leon Ames, Arthur O'Connell star. 90 min. NOTE: This Title Is Out Of Print; Limit One Per Customer.
Village Of The Giants(1965) VHS
When some teenagers drink a secret formula and become 60-foot adolescents, every adult in town learns to show them respect. Classic camp sci-fi romp with Tommy Kirk, Tisha Sterling, Beau Bridges, The Beau Brummels, Joy Harmon, and Ronny Howard as "Genius." 80 min.
Mars Needs Women [DVD](1966) DVD
Disney regular Tommy Kirk stars as the leader of a Mars-to-Earth expedition seeking feminine "breeding stock" to help repopulate their dead homeworld. Director Larry Buchanan's infamous low-budget turkey also features TV Batgirl Yvonne Craig as a sexy scientist. Holy interplanetary kidnapping! 82 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English, Spanish; Subtitles: French, Spanish.
Mars Needs Women(1966) VHS
Disney regular Tommy Kirk stars as the leader of a Mars-to-Earth expedition seeking feminine "breeding stock" to help repopulate their dead homeworld. Director Larry Buchanan's infamous low-budget turkey also features TV Batgirl Yvonne Craig as a sexy scientist. Holy interplanetary kidnapping! 83 min. NOTE: This Title Is Out Of Print; Limit One Per Customer.
It's Alive(1968) VHS
From the always incredible schlockmeister Larry Buchanan ("Zontar, The Thing From Venus," "Beyond the Doors") comes this tale of a rancher who discovers a monstrous lizard-like creature in a cave and proceeds to find it unsuspecting travellers for meals. Tommy Kirk, Shirley Bond and Billy Thurman star.
Blood Of Ghastly Horror [DVD](1971) DVD
Mad medico John Carradine develops a method of bringing the dead back to life. His latest experiment, involving a soldier killed in Vietnam, results in zombie-style terror. Made and first released in 1965, Al Adamson's shocker also stars Disney regular Tommy Kirk, Regina Carrol (Mrs. Adamson), Roy Morton and Kent Taylor. AKA: "The Fiend with the Atomic Brain," "The Man with the Synthetic Brain," "Psycho-a-Go-Go." 87 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English mono; audio commentary by producer Sam Sherman; "Producing Schlock" documentary; theatrical trailer; TV spots; scene access.
Attack Of The 60 Foot Centerfold(1995) VHS
Angel Grace, one of three women trying to win a Centerfold of the Year competition, attempts to enhance her assets by using a doctor's secret beauty program. But the endowments go awry, and Angel's body, along with her body parts, keep getting bigger. This spoof of 1950s sci-fi epics stars J.J. North, Michelle Bauer; Russ Tamblyn, Tommy Kirk and John ("Z-Man") LaZar provide cameos. 84 min.
Disney's deeply moving family drama set in the Texas frontier of the 1860s, about a farm family who find their lives changed by the stray yellow dog they take in. Fess Parker, Dorothy McGuire, Tommy Kirk, Kevin Corcoran star. 89 min. NOTE: This Title Is Out Of Print; Limit One Per Customer.
The Shaggy Dog(1959) VHS
Thanks to a magical ring, a teenager is transformed into a sheepdog and has to perform an act of bravery in order to change back in this doggone funny film, Disney's first live-action comedy. Fred MacMurray, Tommy Kirk, Annette Funicello, Jean Hagen star. 104 min.
Swiss Family Robinson(1960) VHS
Adventure classic from Walt Disney about a shipwrecked family who try to make a paradise out of the South Seas island on which they're stranded. They battle the elements, tame wild animals and square off against a nasty gang of pirates. John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, Sessue Hayakawa, Tommy Kirk and James MacArthur star. 126 min. NOTE: This Title Is Out Of Print; Limit One Per Customer.
The Snow Queen(1960) VHS
An enchanting animated version of Hans Christian Andersen's timeless tale of a young girl who journeys to a frigid land to find her friend, imprisoned by a heartless queen. Filmed in the USSR, the film was adapted for U.S. audiences with additional music, the voices of Sandra Dee, Tommy Kirk and Paul Frees, and an introduction by Art Linkletter.
Babes In Toyland(1961) VHS
Grand Disney adaptation of the holiday musical favorite "March of the Wooden Soldiers" stars Tommy Sands and Annette Funicello as Mother Goose Land lovers Tom Piper and Mary Contrary, Ray Bolger as wicked Mr. Barnaby, and Ed Wynn as the addlebrained Toymaker. 105 min. NOTE: This Title Is Out Of Print; Limit One Per Customer.
Moon Pilot(1961) VHS
A young astronaut is reluctantly "volunteered" to follow in a moon-orbiting chimp's footsteps, but as he prepares for the flight a mysterious woman who wants to change his mission appears. Tom Tryon, Brian Keith and Dany Saval star in this light-hearted spoof of early Space Age heroics. 98 min. NOTE: This Title Is Out Of Print; Limit One Per Customer.
The Absent-Minded Professor(1961) VHS
One of the most popular of Disney's live-action films was this whimsical comedy. Fred MacMurray stars as the addled academian who invents a miraculous anti-gravity substance he calls "flubber" and uses it to propel his school's basketball team to victory and send his Model T on a flight around Washington. With Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn, Tommy Kirk. 97 min.
The Absent-Minded Professor (Color Version)(1961) VHS
One of the most popular of Disney's live-action films was this whimsical comedy. Fred MacMurray stars as the addled academian who invents a miraculous anti-gravity substance he calls "flubber" and uses it to propel his school's basketball team to victory and send his Model T on a flight around Washington. With Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn, Tommy Kirk. 97 min.
Son Of Flubber(1963) VHS
The first sequel made by the Disney studio returns Fred MacMurray to the role of addled academician Ned Brainard. Among the crazy creations he comes up with to save his college are "flubbergas," a "dry rain" gun, and more. With Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn, Tommy Kirk. 100 min.
Pajama Party(1964) VHS
Whacked-out AIP entry finds Martian Tommy Kirk landing on Earth to scope it out for a future invasion and finding romance with curvaceous Annette Funicello, much to the dismay of boyfriend Jody McCrea. Mix in Harvey Lembeck's Eric Von Zipper, a couple of crooks, Buster Keaton as Chief Rotten Eagle, Dorothy Lamour, and a pajama party thrown by Annette's aunt Elsa Lanchester, and you have a beach party classic minus the sand.
The Misadventures Of Merlin Jones(1964) VHS
Tommy Kirk and Annette Funicello star in this slapstick Disney comedy about a college "genius" whose latest invention, a mind-reading machine, backfires and lands him in hot water with a judge. With Leon Ames. 90 min. NOTE: This Title Is Out Of Print; Limit One Per Customer.
The Monkey's Uncle(1965) VHS
Wacky teen inventor Merlin Jones is up to his old tricks in this comedy for the whole family, trying out the "sleep-teaching" experiment he performed on his pet chimp on some schoolmates who need his help to pass a big test. Tommy Kirk, Annette Funicello, Leon Ames, Arthur O'Connell star. 90 min. NOTE: This Title Is Out Of Print; Limit One Per Customer.
Village Of The Giants(1965) VHS
When some teenagers drink a secret formula and become 60-foot adolescents, every adult in town learns to show them respect. Classic camp sci-fi romp with Tommy Kirk, Tisha Sterling, Beau Bridges, The Beau Brummels, Joy Harmon, and Ronny Howard as "Genius." 80 min.
Mars Needs Women [DVD](1966) DVD
Disney regular Tommy Kirk stars as the leader of a Mars-to-Earth expedition seeking feminine "breeding stock" to help repopulate their dead homeworld. Director Larry Buchanan's infamous low-budget turkey also features TV Batgirl Yvonne Craig as a sexy scientist. Holy interplanetary kidnapping! 82 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English, Spanish; Subtitles: French, Spanish.
Mars Needs Women(1966) VHS
Disney regular Tommy Kirk stars as the leader of a Mars-to-Earth expedition seeking feminine "breeding stock" to help repopulate their dead homeworld. Director Larry Buchanan's infamous low-budget turkey also features TV Batgirl Yvonne Craig as a sexy scientist. Holy interplanetary kidnapping! 83 min. NOTE: This Title Is Out Of Print; Limit One Per Customer.
It's Alive(1968) VHS
From the always incredible schlockmeister Larry Buchanan ("Zontar, The Thing From Venus," "Beyond the Doors") comes this tale of a rancher who discovers a monstrous lizard-like creature in a cave and proceeds to find it unsuspecting travellers for meals. Tommy Kirk, Shirley Bond and Billy Thurman star.
Blood Of Ghastly Horror [DVD](1971) DVD
Mad medico John Carradine develops a method of bringing the dead back to life. His latest experiment, involving a soldier killed in Vietnam, results in zombie-style terror. Made and first released in 1965, Al Adamson's shocker also stars Disney regular Tommy Kirk, Regina Carrol (Mrs. Adamson), Roy Morton and Kent Taylor. AKA: "The Fiend with the Atomic Brain," "The Man with the Synthetic Brain," "Psycho-a-Go-Go." 87 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English mono; audio commentary by producer Sam Sherman; "Producing Schlock" documentary; theatrical trailer; TV spots; scene access.
Attack Of The 60 Foot Centerfold(1995) VHS
Angel Grace, one of three women trying to win a Centerfold of the Year competition, attempts to enhance her assets by using a doctor's secret beauty program. But the endowments go awry, and Angel's body, along with her body parts, keep getting bigger. This spoof of 1950s sci-fi epics stars J.J. North, Michelle Bauer; Russ Tamblyn, Tommy Kirk and John ("Z-Man") LaZar provide cameos. 84 min.
