William Vail

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William Vail

Art 75 November 30, 1950

San Antonio, Texas, USA

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. Vai…

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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

7.3 1974 Movie
Poltergeist

Poltergeist

7.2 1982 Movie
Texas Chainsaw 3D

Texas Chainsaw 3D

5.5 2013 Movie
Blue Lagoon: The Awakening

Blue Lagoon: The Awakening

6.5 2012 Movie
Red Shoe Diaries

Red Shoe Diaries

5.8 1992 TV Show
Too Young to Die

Too Young to Die

5.5 1990 Movie
The Craigslist Killer

The Craigslist Killer

5.2 2011 Movie
Mausoleum

Mausoleum

5.1 1983 Movie
Amish Grace

Amish Grace

7.0 2010 Movie
The Enemy Within

The Enemy Within

5.8 1994 Movie
The American Nightmare

The American Nightmare

6.8 2000 Movie
Love, Lies and Murder

Love, Lies and Murder

4.9 1991 TV Show

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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).

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Scum of the Earth

    Movie Self

  2. 2020
    Rondo and Bob

    Movie Self

  3. 2013
    Texas Chainsaw 3D

    Movie Kirk (archive footage)

  4. 2012
    Blue Lagoon: The Awakening

    Movie Set Decoration

  5. 2011
    The Craigslist Killer

    Movie Set Decoration

  6. 2010
    Lies in Plain Sight

    Movie Set Decoration

  7. 2010
    Amish Grace

    Movie Set Decoration

  8. 2000
    American Tragedy

    Movie Set Decoration

  9. 2000
    Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth

    Movie Self

  10. 2000
    The American Nightmare

    Movie Self

  11. 1996
    Deadly Web

    Movie Set Decoration

  12. 1996
    Riders of the Purple Sage

    Movie Set Decoration

  13. 1995
    The West Side Waltz

    Movie Set Decoration

  14. 1994
    The Enemy Within

    Movie Set Decoration

  15. 1994
    Midnight Run for Your Life

    Movie Set Decoration

  16. 1994
    Midnight Run Around

    Movie Set Decoration

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  1. 1994
    Another Midnight Run

    Movie Set Decoration

  2. 1993
    Laurel Avenue

    TV show Set Decoration

  3. 1992
    Red Shoe Diaries

    TV show Set Decoration

  4. 1991
    White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd

    Movie Set Decoration

  5. 1991
    Chernobyl: The Final Warning

    Movie Art Direction

  6. 1991
    Love, Lies and Murder

    TV show Set Decoration

  7. 1990
    A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder

    Movie Set Decoration

  8. 1990
    Return to Green Acres

    Movie Set Decoration

  9. 1990
    Too Young to Die

    Movie Set Decoration

  10. 1989
    A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story

    Movie Set Decoration

  11. 1988
    Glitch!

    Movie Angry Valet

  12. 1983
    Mausoleum

    Movie The Final Demon (as Bill Vail)

  13. 1982
    Poltergeist

    Movie Implosion Man

  14. 1974
    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

    Movie Kirk