Known For
Art
Born
Nov 30, 1950
Place of Birth
San Antonio, Texas, USA
Credits
30 titles
William Vail
Biography
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).
Known For
Filmography
Scum of the Earth
Self
Rondo and Bob
Self
Texas Chainsaw 3D
Kirk (archive footage)
Blue Lagoon: The Awakening
Set Decoration
The Craigslist Killer
Set Decoration
Lies in Plain Sight
Set Decoration
Amish Grace
Set Decoration
American Tragedy
Set Decoration
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
Self
The American Nightmare
Self
Deadly Web
Set Decoration
Riders of the Purple Sage
Set Decoration
The West Side Waltz
Set Decoration
The Enemy Within
Set Decoration
Midnight Run for Your Life
Set Decoration
Midnight Run Around
Set Decoration
Another Midnight Run
Set Decoration
Laurel Avenue
Set Decoration
Red Shoe Diaries
Set Decoration
White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd
Set Decoration
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
Art Direction
Love, Lies and Murder
Set Decoration
A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder
Set Decoration
Return to Green Acres
Set Decoration
Too Young to Die
Set Decoration
A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story
Set Decoration
Glitch!
Angry Valet
Mausoleum
The Final Demon (as Bill Vail)
Poltergeist
Implosion Man
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Kirk