
About
William Vail
Overview
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
Acting |
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2020 | Rondo and Bob | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
2013 | Texas Chainsaw 3D | Actor | Kirk (archive footage) | 55 Average |
2000 | Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
2000 | The American Nightmare | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
1988 | Glitch! | Actor | Angry Valet | 58 Average |
1983 | Mausoleum | Actor | The Final Demon (as Bill Vail) | 58 Average |
1982 | Poltergeist | Actor | Implosion Man | 69 Fair |
1974 | The Texas Chain Saw Massacre | Actor | Kirk | 71 Good |
Art |
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2012 | Blue Lagoon: The Awakening | Art | Set Decoration | 63 Fair |
2011 | The Craigslist Killer | Art | Set Decoration | 57 Average |
2010 | Lies in Plain Sight | Art | Set Decoration | 59 Average |
2010 | Amish Grace | Art | Set Decoration | 60 Fair |
2000 | American Tragedy | Art | Set Decoration | 58 Average |
1996 | Deadly Web | Art | Set Decoration | 58 Average |
1996 | Riders of the Purple Sage | Art | Set Decoration | 58 Average |
1995 | The West Side Waltz | Art | Set Decoration | 59 Average |
1994 | The Enemy Within | Art | Set Decoration | 58 Average |
1994 | Midnight Run for Your Life | Art | Set Decoration | 58 Average |
1994 | Another Midnight Run | Art | Set Decoration | 59 Average |
1993 | Laurel Avenue | Art | Set Decoration | 69 Fair |
1991 | White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd | Art | Set Decoration | 58 Average |
1991 | Chernobyl: The Final Warning | Art | Art Direction | 58 Average |
1990 | A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder | Art | Set Decoration | 58 Average |
1990 | Return to Green Acres | Art | Set Decoration | 58 Average |
1990 | Too Young to Die | Art | Set Decoration | 58 Average |