TMZ. No foul play was expected at the time of discovery.The actor starred in the film alongside silver screen legends Dorothy McGuire, Fess Parker and Kevin Corcoran.“Old Yeller” followed the story of a teenage boy who begins to love a stray dog as he helps his family run their Texas home.Kirk also brought his talents to Disney classics such as “The Shaggy Dog,” “Swiss Family Robinson” and “The Misadventures of Merlin Jones.”He began his career as a child actor and was discovered in 1954 at 13.The Kentucky native was reportedly fired from Disney when he was 21 after allegations of homosexuality hit the news.“When I was about 17 or 18 years old, I finally admitted to myself that I wasn’t going to change,” he said during a 1993 interview for.
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