William Vail
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).
Acting
Movie
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
as Kirk
1974
Movie
Poltergeist
as Implosion Man
1982
Movie
Texas Chainsaw 3D
as Kirk (archive footage)
2013
Movie
Mausoleum
as The Final Demon (as Bill Vail)
1983
Movie
The American Nightmare
as Self
2000
Movie
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
as Self
2000
Movie
Glitch!
as Angry Valet
1988
Movie
Rondo and Bob
as Self
2020
Crew
Movie
Blue Lagoon: The Awakening
Set Decoration
2012
Movie
Too Young to Die
Set Decoration
1990
Movie
The Craigslist Killer
Set Decoration
2011
Movie
Amish Grace
Set Decoration
2010
Movie
The Enemy Within
Set Decoration
1994
TV
Red Shoe Diaries
Set Decoration
1992
Movie
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
Art Direction
1991
Movie
Another Midnight Run
Set Decoration
1994
Movie
Lies in Plain Sight
Set Decoration
2010
Movie
Midnight Run for Your Life
Set Decoration
1994
Movie
Riders of the Purple Sage
Set Decoration
1996
TV
Love, Lies and Murder
Set Decoration
1991