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Gunnar Hansen (II)

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He was born in Reykjavik, Iceland and moved to the United States at the age of 5. Gunnar lived in Maine till he was 11, then his family moved to Texas, where he went to high school and then the University of Texas. He majored in English and mathematics and then went to graduate school in Scandinavian Studies and English... See full bio »

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2014 The Totem (pre-production)
Quiller
 
2013 Texas Chainsaw 3D
Boss Sawyer / Leatherface (archive footage)
 
2009 Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre
Captain Pétur
 
2009 It Came from Trafalgar
Tex Ghoul
 
2009 Won Ton Baby!
Dr. Kurt Severson
 
2007 Gimme Skelter
Porter Sandford
 
2007 Shudder (video)
 
2007 Brutal Massacre: A Comedy
Krenshaw
 
2006 The Deepening
Dr. Chambers
 
2006 Swarm of the Snakehead
Gunner
 
2005 Aconite
The Elder
 
2005 Apocalypse and the Beauty Queen
Reggie
 
2004 Murder-Set-Pieces
Mechanic
 
2004 Chainsaw Sally
Daddy
 
2004 The Business (video short)
Grandfather
 
2003 Next Victim
Doctor Howard (segment "rehabilitation Center")
 
2002 Sinister (short)
The Piper
 
2002 Rachel's Attic
Ronald
 
2002 Witchunter (video)
Michael Jones
 
2002 Hatred of a Minute
Barry
 
1999 Hellblock 13 (video)
The Executioner
 
1996 Repligator
Dr. Kildare (male)
 
1995 Freakshow (video)
Freakmaster
 
1995 Mosquito
Earl the Bankrobber
 
1995 Exploding Angel
Walter
 
1991 Campfire Tales
Ralph
 
1988 Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers
The Stranger
 
1977 The Demon Lover
Prof. Peckinpah
 
1974 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Leatherface
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
2011 Dancing at the Mill (video documentary)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2005 Knight of the Living Dead (video) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (20 titles)
2009 Food Network Challenge (TV series)
Himself - Judge
– Horror Cakes (2009) … Himself - Judge
 
2009 Tattoos: A Scarred History (documentary)
 
2008 Behind the Scenes of Brutal Massacre (video documentary short)
Krenshaw
 
2007 The Fearmakers Collection (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Debbie Rochon Confidential: My Years in Tromaville Exposed! (video documentary)
Executioner
 
2006 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Flesh Wounds: Seven Stories of the Saw (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Working with a Master: Tobe Hooper (video short)
Himself
 
2005 The Perfect Scary Movie (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 UnConventional (documentary)
Himself
 
2003 The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (TV documentary)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
2003 Krug Conquers England (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 Behind the Attic Door: The Making of 'Rachel's Attic' (video documentary short)
Ronald/Himself
 
2001 Leatherface Speaks: An Informal Interview with Gunnar Hansen (documentary short)
Himself
 
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
 
1999 VH-1 Where Are They Now? (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Horror Movie Stars (1999) … Himself
 
1993 Zombie Jamboree: The 25th Anniversary of Night of the Living Dead (video documentary)
Himself
 
1988 Texas Chainsaw Massacre: A Family Portrait (video documentary)
Himself
 
1984 Terror in the Aisles (documentary)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (7 titles)
2010 A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss (TV series documentary)
 
2010 Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Horror Business (video documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Boogeymen: The Killer Compilation (video documentary)
Leatherface/Bubba Sawyer (The Texas Chain Saw Massacre)
 
2000 The American Nightmare (documentary)
Himself
 
2000 American Psycho
Leatherface (uncredited)
 
1989 The Incredibly Strange Film Show (TV series documentary)
 

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Texas Chainsaw 3D -- A young woman travels to Texas to collect an inheritance; little does she know that an encounter with a chainsaw-yielding killer is part of the reward. Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre -- Trailer for Harpoon: Whale Watching Massacre The Texas Chain Saw Massacre -- Five friends visiting their grandpa's old house are hunted down and terrorized by a chainsaw wielding killer and his family of grave-robbing cannibals.
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1 Biographical Movie  | 5 Interviews  | 1 Article  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

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Height:

6' 4" (1.93 m)
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Uses a chain saw in at least one movie every decade. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers, Mosquito and Chainsaw Sally. See more »

Nickname:

Gunner See more »

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Pisces