William Vail
Art
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
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movieBlue Lagoon: The Awakening
2012
Set Decoration
movieThe Craigslist Killer
2011
Set Decoration
movieLies in Plain Sight
2010
Set Decoration
movieAmish Grace
2010
Set Decoration
movieAmerican Tragedy
2000
Set Decoration
movieDeadly Web
1996
Set Decoration
movieRiders of the Purple Sage
1996
Set Decoration
movieThe West Side Waltz
1995
Set Decoration
movieThe Enemy Within
1994
Set Decoration
movieMidnight Run for Your Life
1994
Set Decoration
movieMidnight Run Around
1994
Set Decoration
movieAnother Midnight Run
1994
Set Decoration
tvLaurel Avenue
1993
Set Decoration
tvRed Shoe Diaries
1992
Set Decoration
movieWhite Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd
1991
Set Decoration
movieChernobyl: The Final Warning
1991
Art Direction
tvLove, Lies and Murder
1991
Set Decoration
A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder
1990
Set Decoration
movieReturn to Green Acres
1990
Set Decoration
movieToo Young to Die
1990
Set Decoration
Acting8
movieTexas Chainsaw 3D
2013
Kirk (archive footage)
movieGlitch!
1988
Angry Valet
movieMausoleum
1983
The Final Demon (as Bill Vail)
moviePoltergeist
1982
Implosion Man