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William Vail

William Vail

Art1950San Antonio, Texas, USA

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).

Acting History

2020
2013
Texas Chainsaw 3D
as Kirk (archive footage)
2012
2011
The Craigslist Killer
Set Decoration
2010
Amish Grace
Set Decoration
Lies in Plain Sight
Set Decoration
1996
Deadly Web
Set Decoration
1995
The West Side Waltz
Set Decoration
1994
The Enemy Within
Set Decoration
Another Midnight Run
Set Decoration
Midnight Run Around
Set Decoration
1992
Red Shoe Diaries
TVSet Decoration1 eps
1988
Glitch!
as Angry Valet
1983
Mausoleum
as The Final Demon (as Bill Vail)
1982
Poltergeist
as Implosion Man

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Personal Info

Known For
Art
Gender
Male
Birthday
11/30/1950(75 years old)
Place of Birth
San Antonio, Texas, USA