Gunnar Hansen

Biography

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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

Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film

Self

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

Leatherface

Where Are They Now?

Self

Texas Chainsaw 3D

Leatherface (archive footage)

Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth

Himself

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: A Family Portrait

Himself

Apocalypse and the Beauty Queen

Reggie

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	Nash the Slash Rises Again!	Self - Leatherface(archive footage)
2024	Dinner with Leatherface	Self
2024	Inner Demons
2021	The History of Metal and Horror	Self
2021	Death Breed	George
2018	Death House	Albert Kenny
2013	Texas Chainsaw 3D	Leatherface (archive footage)
2009	Won Ton Baby!	Dr. Kurt Severson
2009	Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre	Captain Pétur
2009	It Came from Trafalgar	Tex Ghoul
2008	Brutal Massacre: A Comedy	Krenshaw
2007	Shudder	Samson
2007	Gimme Skelter	Porter Sandford
2006	The Deepening	Dr. Chambers
2006	Flesh Wounds: Seven Stories of the Saw	Self
2006	Swarm of the Snakehead	Gunner
2005	Aconite	The Elder
2005	Apocalypse and the Beauty Queen	Reggie
2005	The Perfect Scary Movie	Self
2004	Chainsaw Sally	Daddy
2004	Murder-Set-Pieces	Nazi Mechanic
2004	UnConventional	Self
2003	Next Victim	Doctor Howard
2002	Rachel's Attic	Ronald
2002	Witchunter	Michael Jones
2002	Hatred Of A Minute	Barry
2002	Sinister	The Piper
2000	The American Nightmare	Self
2000	Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth	Himself
2000	Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film	Self
1999	Hellblock 13	The Executioner
1996	Repligator	Dr. Kildare (male)
1996	Theater Dark Video Magazine	Himself
1995	Freakshow	The Freakmaster
1994	Mosquito	Earl
1993	Zombie Jamboree	Himself
1991	Campfire Tales	Ralph
1988	Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers	The Stranger
1988	The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: A Family Portrait	Himself
1977	The Demon Lover	Prof. Peckinpah
1974	The Texas Chain Saw Massacre	Leatherface
	Bugging Out! The Making of 'Mosquito'	Himself

Year	TV Show	Role
1999	Where Are They Now?	Self
1996	E! True Hollywood Story