William Vail

Personal Info

Known For

Art

Known Credits

6.238

Gender

Male

Birthday

30-Nov-1950

Age

(74 years old)

Place of Birth

San Antonio, Texas, USA

Also Known As

Bill Vail
William Vail III
William Vail Jr.

William Vail

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).

Credits

Rondo and Bob (2020) Character: Self
Robert A. Burns, art director on the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre, was obsessed with actor Rondo Hatton aka the Creeper. Burns was average looking but brimming with odd creativity. Hatton, who suffered from acromegaly, had a strangely unique appearance, but was a regular guy. In Rondo and Bob their two stories intersect.

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) Character: Kirk
A group of five young friends face a nightmare of torment at the hands of a depraved Texas clan.

Poltergeist (1982) Character: Implosion Man
Upon realizing that something truly evil haunts his home, Steve Freeling calls in a team of parapsychologists to help before it's too late.

Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth (2000) Character: Himself
A documentary primarily focusing on the filming and release of the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013) Character: Kirk (archive footage)
A young woman learns that she has inherited a Texas estate from her deceased grandmother. After embarking on a road trip with friends to uncover her roots, she finds she is the sole owner of a lavish, isolated Victorian mansion. But her newfound wealth comes at a price as she stumbles upon a horror that awaits her in the mansion’s dank cellars.

Glitch! (1988) Character: Angry Valet
Two thieves rob a large fancy house when the owner is away. But when a visitor mistakes them for the owner, and they find out about a casting party mis-scheduled for that day, they decide to stick around for the fun. There's only one small problem, a little glitch in their plan. The real owners owe some bad dudes a lot of money, and they show up to collect.

The American Nightmare (2000) Character: Self
An examination into the nature of 1960's-70's horror films, the involved artists, and how they reflected contemporary society.

Mausoleum (1983) Character: The Final Demon (as Bill Vail)
By way of an unnatural urge during her Mother's funeral, Susan enters her family's mausoleum, which unleashes an evil presence to lurk inside of her.

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