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William Vail

William Vail

Art·b. 1950·San Antonio, Texas, USA

6 horror credits

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).

Actor6 films

Texas Chainsaw 3D

Texas Chainsaw 3D

Kirk (archive footage)

2013 1.8
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth

Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth

Self

2000
The American Nightmare

The American Nightmare

Self

2000
Mausoleum

Mausoleum

The Final Demon (as Bill Vail)

1983
Poltergeist

Poltergeist

Implosion Man

1982 4.1
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

Kirk

1974 4.7