Other Childhood Roles
Corcoran appeared in numerous Disney projects (and a handful of non-Disney ones) without the Moochie name. He starred as Toby, an orphan who runs off to join the circus, in Toby Tyler, or Ten Weeks with a Circus (1960). This was the only theatrical film in which Corcoran had the lead role. Important co-starring roles include the following:
- Old Yeller (1957) - younger son Arliss Coates
- Goliath II (1960) - Goliath II
- Pollyanna (1960) - Pollyanna's friend, orphan Jimmy Bean
- Swiss Family Robinson (1960) - youngest son Francis Robinson
- Daniel Boone (1960 Disney miniseries) - son James Boone
- Babes in Toyland (1961) - nursery rhyme character Boy Blue
- Bon Voyage! (1962) - younger son Skipper Willard
- The Mooncussers (1962 Disney TV) - Jonathan Feather
- Johnny Shiloh (1963 Disney TV) - Union Army drummer Johnny Lincoln Clem
- Savage Sam (1963) - Arliss Coates again
- A Tiger Walks (1964) - Tom Hadley
Kevin Corcoran and Tommy Kirk played brothers in five films, beginning with 1957's Old Yeller. The other films in this category were The Shaggy Dog (1959), Swiss Family Robinson (1960), Bon Voyage! (1962) and Savage Sam (sequel to Old Yeller, 1963). Fred MacMurray played their father in The Shaggy Dog and Bon Voyage! Dorothy McGuire played their mother in Old Yeller and Swiss Family Robinson.
Corcoran largely retired from acting after A Tiger Walks, although he also appeared in the 1968 film Blue in a minor role. It was probably around the time of the latter film that he attended college. In an interview for the DVD release of The Shaggy Dog, he credits his studio teachers with having prepared him well for his college studies.
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