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William Vail is a set decorator and actor who worked on The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Poltergeist and Nothing Sacred. He was born in San Antonio, Texas, USA, on November 30, 1950.
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Nov 25, 2023 · William Vail played Kirk, one of the five city slickers who encounter the cannibal family in the 1974 horror classic. He also appeared in Poltergeist and Glitch!, but his main career was as a set decorator for TV movies.
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The scene in which Leatherface dismembers Kirk with a chainsaw worried actor William Vail (Kirk). After telling Vail to stay still lest he really be killed, Hansen brought the running chainsaw to within 3 inches (8 cm) of Vail's face. [34]
Oct 11, 1974 · The Texas Chain Saw Massacre: Directed by Tobe Hooper. With Marilyn Burns, Allen Danziger, Paul A. Partain, William Vail. Five friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.
William Vail was born on November 30, 1950 in San Antonio, Texas, USA. He is a set decorator and actor, known for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), Poltergeist (1982) and Nothing Sacred (1997).
- November 30, 1950
The story of how a ragtag group of Texans made a film so violent and visionary that it shocked the world in 1973. Learn about the chicken-stealing hippie, the chicken-frying producer, the chicken-loving distributor, and the chicken-hunting killer in this article by John Bloom.
Nov 2, 2023 · William Vail, who played Kirk, the first victim of Leatherface in the 1974 horror film, was born in San Antonio in 1950. He shared his memories of making the movie and its legacy with MySA.
