Cast & creator
Tobe Hooper
Best known for The Equalizer, Tales from the Crypt, Amazing Stories
Tobe Hooper (January 25, 1943 – August 26, 2017) was an American film director and screenwriter, best known for his work in the horror film genre. His works include the cult classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), along with its first sequel, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986); the three-time Emmy-nominated Stephen King film adaptation Salem's Lot (1979); and the three-time Academy Award-nominated, Steven Spielberg-produced Poltergeist (1982).
Also known as: 토브 후퍼, 托比·霍珀, Willard Tobe Hooper
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film credits
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television credits
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1965–2023 · acting roles
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Filmography (103)
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The Equalizer
Director
1985
Tales from the Crypt
Director
1989
Amazing Stories
Director
1985
Masters of Horror
Director
2005
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Director
1974The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Screenplay
1974The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Producer
1974The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Original Music Composer
1974The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Additional Photography
1974
Freddy's Nightmares
Director
1988
Nowhere Man
Director
1995
Taken
Director
2002
Dark Skies
Director
1996
Coming to America
Party Guest (uncredited)
1988
Salem's Lot
Director
1979
Terrifier
In Memory Of
2018
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2
Man in Hotel Corridor (uncredited)
1986The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2
Characters
1986The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2
Director
1986The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2
Original Music Composer
1986The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2
Co-Producer
1986
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Original Film Writer
2003The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Co-Producer
2003The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Characters
2003
Texas Chainsaw 3D
Characters
2013Texas Chainsaw 3D
Executive Producer
2013
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
Producer
2006The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
Characters
2006
Perversions of Science
Director
1997
Poltergeist
Director
1982
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Characters
1995
Lifeforce
Director
1985
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Characters
2022
Leatherface
Executive Producer
2017Leatherface
Characters
2017
A History of Horror
Self
2010
Sleepwalkers
Forensic Tech
1992
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
Characters
1990
The Funhouse
Director
1981
The Mangler
Director
1995The Mangler
Screenplay
1995
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Characters
Invaders from Mars
Director
1986
Eaten Alive
Director
1976Eaten Alive
Music
1976
Mortuary
Director
2005
I'm Dangerous Tonight
Director
1990
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Self - Filmmaker
2014
Spontaneous Combustion
Cigar Smoking Diner Patron
1989Spontaneous Combustion
Director
1989Spontaneous Combustion
Story
1989Spontaneous Combustion
Screenplay
1989
Body Bags
Man #2
1993Body Bags
Director
1993
Toolbox Murders
Director
2004
Night Terrors
Director
1993
The Spot
Thanks
2023
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
2020
The American Nightmare
Self
2000
Crocodile
Director
2000
The Nightmare Begins Again
Director
1993
Dance of the Dead
Director
2005
Shadow Realm
Director
2002
The Apartment Complex
Director
1999
The Perfect Scary Movie
Self
2005
Eggshells
Director
1971Eggshells
Writer
1971Eggshells
Editor
1971Eggshells
Special Effects
1971Eggshells
Producer
1971Eggshells
Director of Photography
1971
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
Self
1986
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
Self
2000
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
Self
2020
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
Self
2000
We Blew It
Self
2017
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
Self
2020
The Making of Poltergeist
Self
1982
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
(archive footage)
2020
Nunca más asistas a este tipo de fiestas
Thanks
2010
Lost in the Garden of the World
Self
1975
Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever
Self
2012
Djinn
Director
2013
The Martians Are Coming!: The Making of 'Invaders from Mars'
2015
Dark Skies
Director
1996
Masters of Horror
Self
2002
Making I'm Dangerous Tonight
Himself
2022
The Damned Thing
Director
2006Cannon Fodder: The Making of Lifeforce
Self
2013The Making Of Lifeforce
Self
1985
Also Starring Austin
2018
The Heisters
Director
1965The Heisters
Writer
1965The Heisters
Producer
1965The Heisters
Editor
1965
Peter Paul and Mary: The Song Is Love
Director
1971Peter Paul and Mary: The Song Is Love
Editor
1971Peter Paul and Mary: The Song Is Love
Director of Photography
1971Inside the Graveyard
Self
2006
The Windsplitter
Joby
1971
Down Friday Street
Director
1966Down Friday Street
Cinematography
1966