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Gunnar Hansen

Acting Born Mar 4, 1947 Reykjavik, Iceland 24 credits

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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).

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Known for

Film

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

as Leatherface
Film

Texas Chainsaw 3D

as Leatherface (archive footage)

Full filmography

  • The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) as Leatherface
  • Where Are They Now? (1999) as Self
  • Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013) as Leatherface (archive footage)
  • E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
  • Murder-Set-Pieces (2004) as Nazi Mechanic
  • Death House (2018) as Albert Kenny
  • Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers (1988) as The Stranger
  • Brutal Massacre: A Comedy (2008) as Krenshaw
  • Mosquito (1994) as Earl
  • Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre (2009) as Captain Pétur
  • The History of Metal and Horror (2021) as Self
  • The American Nightmare (2000) as Self
  • Repligator (1996) as Dr. Kildare (male)
  • Hellblock 13 (1999) as The Executioner
  • The Perfect Scary Movie (2005) as Self
  • Flesh Wounds: Seven Stories of the Saw (2006) as Self
  • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: A Family Portrait (1988) as Himself
  • The Demon Lover (1977) as Prof. Peckinpah
  • Chainsaw Sally (2004) as Daddy
  • Dinner with Leatherface (2024) as Self
  • Nash the Slash Rises Again! (2025) as Self - Leatherface(archive footage)
  • Hatred Of A Minute (2002) as Barry
  • UnConventional (2004) as Self
  • Gimme Skelter (2007) as Porter Sandford