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John Dugan

Cast & creator

John Dugan

1940-01-01 (age 86) Brazil, Indiana, USAIMDb

Best known for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Texas Chainsaw 3D, The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre

He is best known for his role in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) andTexas Chainsaw 3D (2013) as Grandpa Sawyer. He also did a cameo as a police man at the end of Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation(1994). John took time off away from the public and the cameras until the 2000s, when he started making appearances and acting in independent films again.[1]John has most recently been seen in The Hospital opposite actor/stuntman Jim O'Rear. 2015 starred in Tony Moran's biopic Horror Icon: Inside Michael’s Mask with Tony Moran.

Movies

33

film credits

Series

0

television credits

Career

33

1974–2026 · acting roles

Credit score

4.0

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Signature credits

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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

Grandfather · 1974

Texas Chainsaw 3D

Texas Chainsaw 3D

Grandfather · 2013

The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre

The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Cop at Hospital · 1995

The American Nightmare

The American Nightmare

Self · 2000

Deviant Behavior

Deviant Behavior

Murphy · 2018

Across film & television

Filmography (33)

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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

Grandfather

Texas Chainsaw 3D

Texas Chainsaw 3D

Grandfather

The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre

The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Cop at Hospital

The American Nightmare

The American Nightmare

Self

Deviant Behavior

Deviant Behavior

Murphy

Lookout Weekend: Cruel Summer IV

Lookout Weekend: Cruel Summer IV

John

The Once and Future Smash

The Once and Future Smash

John Dugan

Game of Death: The Six Doors to Hell

Game of Death: The Six Doors to Hell

Grandpa Higgins

Shudder

Wilkes

Rondo and Bob

Rondo and Bob

Self

Rock, Paper, Scissors

Rock, Paper, Scissors

Uncle Charles

Attack of the Killer Chickens: The Movie

Attack of the Killer Chickens: The Movie

Prime Minister Dugan

Skate to Hell

Skate to Hell

Pauly

Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran

Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran

Self

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: A Family Portrait

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: A Family Portrait

Himself

Stale Popcorn & Sticky Floors

Stale Popcorn & Sticky Floors

Self

Dinner with Leatherface

Dinner with Leatherface

Self

Great White Throne Judgment

God

The Devil Dogs of Kilo Company

The Devil Dogs of Kilo Company

Col. Talaska (Voice)

The Mangled

The Mangled

Uncle Bates

Butcher Boys

Butcher Boys

Clerk

The Hospital

The Hospital

Officer Chapman

Cruel Summer III: Pray for Fall

Cruel Summer III: Pray for Fall

Saxon

Double Exposure

Neil

Bite School

Bite School

Henry

Harlow's Haunt

Harlow's Haunt

Harlow Greer

The Macabre

The Macabre

Mr. Macabre

Hell-ephone

Hell-ephone

Captain of the Guard

Harp Brothers

Harp Brothers

Major William Love

Holy Shit Man!

Holy Shit Man!

Actor (voice)

All Sinner's Night

All Sinner's Night

Vietnam Veteran

Belly Timber

Belly Timber

Grandpa McCormick

The Boogeyman

The Boogeyman

Dr. Harper