Tommy Kirk facts for kids

Tommy Kirk
Tommy Kirk
	Kirk in 1960
Born	Thomas Lee Kirk ; December 10, 1941 (age 78); Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Occupation	Actor/businessman
Years active	1955–2001
Spouse(s)	Never married
Parent(s)	Louis and Lucy Kirk

Thomas Lee "Tommy" Kirk (born in Louisville, Kentucky on December 10, 1941) is a former actor. He is best known for his work with the Disney Studios.

Kirk's Disney career began in 1956 when he played Joe Hardy in The Mickey Mouse Club serial The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure. The Disney movies Old Yeller (1957), The Shaggy Dog (1959), and Swiss Family Robinson (1960) made him a popular teen star.

Filmography

Attack of the 60 Ft. Centerfold (1995)
My Name Is Legend (1976)
Mars Needs Women (1968)
Catalina Caper (1967) as Don Pringle
It's a Bikini World (1967) as Mike Samson/Herbert Samson
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966) as Chuck Phillips
Village of the Giants (1965) as Mike
The Monkey's Uncle (1965) as Merlin Jones
Pajama Party (1964) as Go-Go
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones (1964) as Merlin Jones
Son of Flubber (1963) as Biff Hawk
Savage Sam (1963) as Travis Coates
Moon Pilot (1962) as Walter Talbot
Bon Voyage! (1962) as Elliott Willard
The Absent-Minded Professor (1961) as Bill Hawk
Babes in Toyland (1961) as Grumio
The Snow Queen (1960) as [Voice of] Kay
Swiss Family Robinson (1960) as Ernst Robinson
The Shaggy Dog (1959) as Wilby Daniels
Old Yeller (1958) as Travis Coates
Down Liberty Road (1956) as Jimmy Rawlins

Images for kids

Kirk in a photo for "Old Yeller" (1957)
Kirk at the 2009 Disney D23 Expo