Kirk (TCM)

Kirk is a fictional hippie and murder victim, and a supporting character featured in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre film series. Played by actor William Vail, he appeared in the 1974 horror movie The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Biography
Kirk was a guitar-playing hippie who accompanied four others on an ill-fated road trip across Muerto County, Texas. He was romantically linked to a girl named Pam. After stopping at their friends' grandparents' place, Kirk and Pam walked across a field to a farmhouse hoping to get some gasoline. Kirk was the first to enter the house, and the first to be killed by the masked Leatherface. Leatherface bashed Kirk across the head with a mallet, then later decapitated him with a chainsaw.

Notes & Trivia

 * The character of Jerry was created by director and writer Tobe Hooper and co-writer Kim Henkel.


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 * Kirk was the first murder victim in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. He is one of five characters to die in the movie, and is one four male characters to die in the movie, and one of four protagonist characters to die in the film.


 * Final fate: Bludgeoned to death with a mallet by Leatherface. Decapitated and presumably skinned posthumously.


 * Playing the role of Kirk is actor William Vail's first work in film. He has also has a minor role in the 1982 movie Poltergeist and the 1983 film Mausoleum.

Appearances

 * Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The