Biography

Corcoran, born June 10, 1949, went on to a career behind the camera. And unlike many child actors, he had a quiet life with a long marriage and no public drama. "I enjoy entertaining people and doing good work," Corcoran told the San Francisco Chronicle. "I'm glad my life didn't have to be a spectacle." Diagnosed with colorectal cancer at the age of 60, Kevin died of the illness on a Tuesday, October 6, 2015, at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, aged 66. Corcoran is survived by his wife, Laura (nee Soltwedel), whom he married in 1972, by three sisters, Che, Noreen and Kerry, and by a brother, Hugh.

Was honored as a Disney Legend on October 9, 2006.

Played Tommy Kirk's brother in five different films: Old Yeller (1957), The Shaggy Dog (1959), Swiss Family Robinson (1960), Bon Voyage! (1962) and Savage Sam (1963). Savage Sam (1963) was the sequel to Old Yeller (1957), following the adventures of the Coates brothers and Savage Sam, son of Old Yeller.

He was one of eight children, all of whom acted in films during the 1950s and '60s.

Kevin Corcoran was honored as a Disney Legend on October 9, 2006. Among the other recipients at the 2006 ceremony were the two lead actors in Corcoran's "Spin and Marty" serials, Tim Considine and David Stollery, and Corcoran's frequent co-star, Tommy Kirk, himself a veteran of the "Mickey Mouse Club" serials.