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John Dugan

Acting Born Jan 1, 1940 Brazil, Indiana, USA 24 credits

Biography

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.

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Known for

Film

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

as Grandfather
Film

Texas Chainsaw 3D

as Grandfather
Film

The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre

as Cop at Hospital

Full filmography

  • The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) as Grandfather
  • Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013) as Grandfather
  • The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1995) as Cop at Hospital
  • Skate to Hell (2026) as Pauly
  • Rock, Paper, Scissors (2019) as Uncle Charles
  • The American Nightmare (2000) as Self
  • The Hospital (2013) as Officer Chapman
  • The Once and Future Smash (2022) as John Dugan
  • Butcher Boys (2013) as Clerk
  • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: A Family Portrait (1988) as Himself
  • Dinner with Leatherface (2024) as Self
  • The Macabre (2022) as Mr. Macabre
  • The Mangled as Uncle Bates
  • Belly Timber (2016) as Grandpa McCormick
  • Game of Death: The Six Doors to Hell (2024) as Grandpa Higgins
  • Attack of the Killer Chickens: The Movie (2022) as Prime Minister Dugan
  • The Devil Dogs of Kilo Company (2015) as Col. Talaska (Voice)
  • Cruel Summer III: Pray for Fall (2024) as Saxon
  • Great White Throne Judgment as God
  • Hell-ephone (2008) as Captain of the Guard
  • Stale Popcorn & Sticky Floors (2023) as Self
  • Harp Brothers (2020) as Major William Love
  • Bite School (2015) as Henry
  • Rondo and Bob (2020) as Self