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William Vail

Nov 30, 1950 - San Antonio, Texas, USA

Wlliam Vail (born November 30, 1950) is an American set decorator and actorbest known for his role as "Kirk" in the 1974 American horror classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.

Vail was born in San Antonio, Texas. He began his film career in 1974, when he played the character of "Kirk" in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre. He then starred in three more films titled Poltergeist (1982), Mausoleum (1983), and Glitch! (1988). He then decided to switch as a Set Decorator in the film, A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story (1989). He continues to work as a Set Decorator, and has recently helped with the TV Movie, The Craigslist Killer (2011).

Credits

Cast

Media
Movie1974The Texas Chain Saw MassacreKirk
Movie2000The American NightmareSelf
Movie2020Rondo and BobSelf
Movie2000Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking TruthHimself
Movie1988Glitch!Angry Valet
Movie1983MausoleumThe Final Demon (as Bill Vail)
Movie2013Texas Chainsaw 3DKirk (archive footage)
Movie1982PoltergeistImplosion Man

Crew

Media
Movie1991Chernobyl: The Final WarningArt DirectionArt
Movie2000American TragedySet DecorationArt
Movie1996Deadly WebSet DecorationArt
Movie1990Return to Green AcresSet DecorationArt
Movie2012Blue Lagoon: The AwakeningSet DecorationArt
Movie2011The Craigslist KillerSet DecorationArt
Movie2010Lies in Plain SightSet DecorationArt
Movie2010Amish GraceSet DecorationArt
Movie1990Too Young to DieSet DecorationArt
Movie1995The West Side WaltzSet DecorationArt
Movie1994Another Midnight RunSet DecorationArt
Movie1990A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little MurderSet DecorationArt
Movie1994The Enemy WithinSet DecorationArt
Movie1991White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma ToddSet DecorationArt
Movie1994Midnight Run for Your LifeSet DecorationArt
Movie1996Riders of the Purple SageSet DecorationArt
TV Show1992Red Shoe DiariesSet DecorationArt
TV Show1993Laurel AvenueSet DecorationArt