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Tobe Hooper

Director | Writer | Producer

Honored with many awards for his films and achievement in the horror genre, Tobe Hooper is truly one of the Masters of Horror. Before becoming a filmmaker, Hooper--a native of Austin, TX--spent the 1960s as a college teacher and documentary cameraman. He organized a small cast of teachers and students and made The Texas Chain Saw Massacre... See full bio »

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2012 Djinn
 
2005-2006 Masters of Horror (TV series)
– The Damned Thing (2006)
– Dance of the Dead (2005)
 
2005/I Mortuary
 
2004 Toolbox Murders
 
2002 Taken (TV mini-series)
– Beyond the Sky (2002)
 
2002 Night Visions (TV series)
– Cargo (2002)
– The Maze (2002)
 
2002 Shadow Realm (TV movie) (segment "The Maze")
 
2000 Crocodile (video)
 
2000 The Others (TV series)
– Souls on Board (2000)
 
1999 The Apartment Complex (TV movie)
 
1998 Prey (TV series)
– Hungry for Survival: Unaired Pilot (1998)
 
1997 Perversions of Science (TV series)
– Panic (1997)
 
1996 Dark Skies (TV series)
– The Awakening (1996)
 
1995 Nowhere Man (TV series)
– Turnabout (1995)
– Absolute Zero (1995)
 
1995 The Mangler
 
1993 Night Terrors
 
1993 Body Bags (TV movie) (segment "Eye")
 
1991 Haunted Lives: True Ghost Stories (TV documentary)
 
1991 Tales from the Crypt (TV series)
– Dead Wait (1991)
 
1990 I'm Dangerous Tonight (TV movie)
 
1990 Spontaneous Combustion
 
1988 Freddy's Nightmares (TV series)
– No More Mr. Nice Guy (1988)
 
1988 The Equalizer (TV series)
– No Place Like Home (1988)
 
1987 Amazing Stories (TV series)
– Miss Stardust (1987)
 
1986 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
 
1986 Invaders from Mars
 
1985 Lifeforce
 
1982 Poltergeist
 
1981 Venom (replaced - uncredited)
 
1981 The Funhouse
 
1979 Salem's Lot (TV movie)
 
1979 The Dark ( - uncredited / replaced by John Cardos)
 
1977 Eaten Alive
 
1974 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
 
1969 Eggshells
 
Show ShowWriter (12 titles)
2013 Texas Chainsaw 3D (characters)
 
2012 Horror Movie: The Movie (short) (characters)
 
2003 Jason Vs. Leatherface (short) (characters)
 
2003 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974 screenplay)
 
1995 The Mangler (screenplay)
 
1994 Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (characters)
 
1990 Spontaneous Combustion (screenplay / story)
 
1990 Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (characters)
 
1986 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (film "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre")
 
1983 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Video Game) (characters)
 
1974 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (story and screenplay)
 
1969 Eggshells (writer)
 
Show ShowProducer (8 titles)
2014 Texas Chainsaw 4 (executive producer) (announced)
 
2013 Texas Chainsaw 3D (executive producer)
 
2006 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (producer)
 
2003 Toolbox Murders: As It Was (documentary) (executive producer)
 
2003 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (co-producer)
 
1986 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (co-producer)
 
1974 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (producer)
 
1969 Eggshells (producer)
 
Show ShowActor (5 titles)
2010 Post Mortem with Mick Garris (TV series)
– Tobe Hooper (2010)
 
1993 Body Bags (TV movie)
Morgue Worker #2 (segment "The Morgue")
 
1992 Sleepwalkers
Forensic Tech
 
1986 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
Man in hotel corridor (uncredited)
 
1971 The Windsplitter
Joby
 
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Show ShowMusic Department (2 titles)
2003 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (composer: original theme)
 
1977 Eaten Alive (conductor, music arranger)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (2 titles)
1974 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (additional photographer)
 
1969 Eggshells (camera operator)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (1 title)
1969 Eggshells
 
Show ShowEditor (1 title)
1969 Eggshells
 
Show ShowThanks (4 titles)
2007 They Are Here: The Real World of the Poltergeists (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2007 The Gator Creator (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2006/II The Lost (thanks)
 
2004 The Nightmare Ends on Halloween (short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (23 titles)
???? Into the Dark: Exploring the Horror Film (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
2012 Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Carnage at the Carnival: Tobe Hooper Remembers 'The Funhouse' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2010 A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The American Scream (2010) … Himself
 
2007 The Fearmakers Collection (video documentary)
Himself
 
2007 The Gator Creator (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Primal Screams: An Interview with Tobe Hooper (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Inside the Graveyard (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The Perfect Scary Movie (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 The 100 Scariest Movie Moments (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Toolbox Murders: As It Was (documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Boogeymen II: Masters of Horror (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Inside Taken (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter (uncredited)
 
2000 Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth (video documentary)
Himself
 
2000 The American Nightmare (documentary)
Himself
 
1997 A-Z of Horror (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Night of the Living Dead: 25th Anniversary Documentary (video documentary)
Himself
 
1991 The Horror Hall of Fame II (TV movie)
Himself
 
1986 Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors (video documentary)
Himself
 
1984 Fear - Angst (TV documentary)
Guest
 
1982 The Making of 'Poltergeist' (TV documentary short)
Himself - Director
 

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The Funhouse -- Four teenage friends spent the night in a carnival funhouse and are stalked by a deformed man in a frankenstein mask. Toolbox Murders -- A historic Hollywood hotel houses a supernatural evil. It's been subdued for decades - but when renovations start, a series of murders take place. It's up to our heroine to solve the mystery. The Mangler -- A laundry folding machine is possessed by a demon from Hell.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1960) He mad a 27-minute, 16mm short film called "The Abyss". See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Biographical Movies  | 1 Print Biography  | 15 Interviews  | 1 Article  | See more »

Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on horror] You've got to send a physical sensation through and not let them off the hook. I like to make it faster and faster and faster and pumping and banging until I get into you. See more »

Trivia:

Was inducted into the inaugural class of the International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival Hall of Fame on October 22, 2005, in Tempe, Arizona. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius