Cast & creator
Gunnar Hansen
Best known for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Where Are They Now?, Texas Chainsaw 3D
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gunnar Milton Hansen (March 4, 1947 – November 7, 2015) was an Icelandic American actor and author best known for playing Leatherface in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974). Description above from the Wikipedia article Gunnar Hansen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: Gunner, Gunnar Milton Hansen, Leatherface
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Filmography (50)
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Leatherface
1974Where Are They Now?
Self
1999
Texas Chainsaw 3D
Leatherface (archive footage)
2013
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers
The Stranger
1988
Murder-Set-Pieces
Nazi Mechanic
2004
Brutal Massacre: A Comedy
Krenshaw
2008
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
Self
2000
The History of Metal and Horror
Self
2021
Nash the Slash Rises Again!
Self - Leatherface(archive footage)
2025
The American Nightmare
Self
2000
The Perfect Scary Movie
Self
2005
The Deepening
Dr. Chambers
2006
Mosquito
Earl
1994
Death Breed
George
2021Shudder
Samson
2007
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
Self
2000
Campfire Tales
Ralph
1991Gimme Skelter
Porter Sandford
2007
UnConventional
Self
2004Aconite
The Elder
2005
Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre
Captain Pétur
2009
Freakshow
The Freakmaster
1995Zombie Jamboree ‘93
Himself
1993Zombie Jamboree ‘93
Vocals
1993
Chainsaw Sally
Daddy
2004
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: A Family Portrait
Himself
1988
Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape
Self (archive footage)
2010
Death House
Albert Kenny
2018Death House
Writer
2018
Dinner with Leatherface
Self
2024Theater Dark Video Magazine
Self
1996
Hatred Of A Minute
Barry
2002
It Came from Trafalgar
Tex Ghoul
2009Bugging Out! The Making of 'Mosquito'
Himself
2015
Maine: America's Coast
Screenplay
1994Flesh Wounds: Seven Stories of the Saw
Self
2006
True Fear: The Making of Psycho
Self
2015
Next Victim
Doctor Howard
2003
Hellblock 13
The Executioner
1999
Swarm of the Snakehead
Gunner
2006Rachel's Attic
Ronald
2002Witchunter
Michael Jones
2002Won Ton Baby!
Dr. Kurt Severson
2009
Repligator
Dr. Kildare (male)
1996
Apocalypse and the Beauty Queen
Reggie
2005
The Demon Lover
Prof. Peckinpah
1977
Inner Demons
2024Chain Saw Confidential
Book
Sinister
The Piper
2002