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).

Most Famous Work

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Blue Lagoon: The Awakening

(2012) Set Decoration

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Red Shoe Diaries

(1992) Set Decoration

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Amish Grace

(2010) Set Decoration

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Too Young to Die

(1990) Set Decoration

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The Craigslist Killer

(2011) Set Decoration

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The Enemy Within

(1994) Set Decoration

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Lies in Plain Sight

(2010) Set Decoration

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Chernobyl: The Final Warning

(1991) Art Direction

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2020	Self	Rondo and Bob 2020-11-14 Movie
2013	Kirk (archive footage)	Texas Chainsaw 3D 2013-01-03 Movie
2000	Himself	Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth 2000-09-21 Movie
	Himself	The American Nightmare 2000-09-11 Movie
1988	Angry Valet	Glitch! 1988-11-01 Movie
1983	The Final Demon (as Bill Vail)	Mausoleum 1983-05-01 Movie
1982	Implosion Man	Poltergeist 1982-06-04 Movie
1974	Kirk Waisanen	The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 1974-10-01 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Art

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2012	Set Decoration	Blue Lagoon: The Awakening 2012-06-16 Movie
2011	Set Decoration	The Craigslist Killer 2011-01-03 Movie
2010	Set Decoration	Lies in Plain Sight 2010-10-03 Movie
	Set Decoration	Amish Grace 2010-03-28 Movie
2000	Set Decoration	American Tragedy 2000-11-12 Movie
1996	Set Decoration	Deadly Web 1996-04-15 Movie
1995	Set Decoration	The West Side Waltz 1995-11-23 Movie
1994	Set Decoration	The Enemy Within 1994-08-24 Movie
	Set Decoration	Midnight Run for Your Life 1994-07-14 Movie
	Set Decoration	Another Midnight Run 1994-02-05 Movie
1992	Set Decoration	Red Shoe Diaries 1992-06-27 TV Show
1991	Set Decoration	White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd 1991-05-05 Movie
	Art Direction	Chernobyl: The Final Warning 1991-04-22 Movie
1990	Set Decoration	A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder 1990-10-04 Movie
	Set Decoration	Return to Green Acres 1990-05-18 Movie
	Set Decoration	Too Young to Die 1990-02-26 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv