
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 Tra…
Known For
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Kirk
Poltergeist
Implosion Man
MacGyver
Set Decoration
Blue Lagoon: The Awakening
Set Decoration
Texas Chainsaw 3D
Kirk (archive footage)
Amish Grace
Set Decoration
A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story
Set Decoration
Too Young to Die
Set Decoration
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Filmography
Acting (9)
Movies (9)
Scum of the Earth
2026as Self
Rondo and Bob
2020as Self
Texas Chainsaw 3D
2013as Kirk (archive footage)
The American Nightmare
2000as Self
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
2000as Self
Glitch!
1988as Angry Valet
Mausoleum
1983as The Final Demon (as Bill Vail)
Poltergeist
1982as Implosion Man
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
1974as Kirk
Crew (22)
Movies (18)
Blue Lagoon: The Awakening
2012Set Decoration
The Craigslist Killer
2011Set Decoration
Amish Grace
2010Set Decoration
Lies in Plain Sight
2010Set Decoration
American Tragedy
2000Set Decoration
Riders of the Purple Sage
1996Set Decoration
Deadly Web
1996Set Decoration
The West Side Waltz
1995Set Decoration
The Enemy Within
1994Set Decoration
Midnight Run Around
1994Set Decoration
Midnight Run for Your Life
1994Set Decoration
Another Midnight Run
1994Set Decoration
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
1991Art Direction
White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd
1991Set Decoration
Too Young to Die
1990Set Decoration
A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder
1990Set Decoration
Return to Green Acres
1990Set Decoration
A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story
1989Set Decoration
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