Personal Info

Known For
Art
Born
November 30, 1950 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
San Antonio, Texas, USA
Popular Genres
Horror Documentary Thriller
Career Span
1974 – 2020

William Vail

15 nominations
8 credits

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).

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Personal Info

Born
Nov 30, 1950
From
San Antonio, Texas, USA
Known For
Art
Career
1974 – 2020

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Featured in Trailers

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Texas Chainsaw 3D
Poltergeist
Mausoleum
Glitch!
Rondo and Bob

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