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Thomas Lee Kirk (December 10, 1941 – September 28, 2021) [1] 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.
Sep 30, 2021 · Tommy Kirk, whose prolific work as a child actor included classic movies such as Old Yeller, The Shaggy Dog and Swiss Family Robinson, has died at age 79.
Tommy Kirk was a popular Disney star in the 1950s and 1960s, known for roles in Old Yeller, The Shaggy Dog, Swiss Family Robinson and more. He was fired from Disney after being outed as gay and struggled with addiction and obscurity for decades.
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Sep 29, 2021 · ACTOR Tommy Kirk passed away on September 28, 2021. Kirk was best known for playing the kid role of Travis Coates in the 1957 Disney classic Old Yeller.
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Tommy Kirk was a Disney child star in the 1950s and 1960s, known for roles in Old Yeller, The Shaggy Dog and Swiss Family Robinson. He was fired from Disney after being outed as gay and struggled with addiction and obscurity for decades.
- December 10, 1941
- September 28, 2021
Sep 29, 2021 · Tommy Kirk, whose career as a young leading man in Disney films like Old Yeller, The Shaggy Dog and Son of Flubber came to an end, he said, after the studio discovered he was gay, has died. He...
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Oct 1, 2021 · Tommy Kirk, who was a busy star in the Disney universe as a child and young man, appearing in “Old Yeller,” “The Shaggy Dog,” “Swiss Family Robinson” and other movies in the late 1950s and early...