Gunnar Hansen

Gunnar Hansen

Actor · Writer

Reykjavik, Iceland
March 4, 1947

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Gunnar Hansen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Gunnar Hansen 1
Gunnar Hansen 2

Representative Works

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
7.3
/ English
Texas Chainsaw 3D
Texas Chainsaw 3D
5.5
/ English
Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers
Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers
5.7
/ English
Murder-Set-Pieces
Murder-Set-Pieces
3.9
/ English
Nash the Slash Rises Again!
Nash the Slash Rises Again!
No Rating Yet
/ English
Zombie Jamboree ‘93
Zombie Jamboree ‘93
10.0
/ English
Chainsaw Sally
Chainsaw Sally
4.0
/ English
Mosquito
Mosquito
4.9
/ English
Campfire Tales
Campfire Tales
5.8
/ English
Gimme Skelter
Gimme Skelter
1.0
/ English
Freakshow
Freakshow
3.0
/ English
Death Breed
Death Breed
1.0
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
1974Nominee

Best Performance

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

Texas Chainsaw 3D
2013Nominee

Best Performance

Texas Chainsaw 3D

Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers
1988Nominee

Best Performance

Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers

Career Highlights

Murder-Set-Pieces
2004Highlight

Best Performance

Murder-Set-Pieces

Nash the Slash Rises Again!
2025Highlight

Best Performance

Nash the Slash Rises Again!

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