Gunnar Hansen

March 4, 1947 · Reykjavik, Iceland

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).

Notable work

7.3
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
as Leatherface
5.5
Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013)
as Leatherface (archive footage)

Often works with

Edwin Neal
5 titles together
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Texas Chainsaw 3D, Murder-Set-Pieces
Debbie Rochon
4 titles together
Death House, Hellblock 13, Won Ton Baby!
John Dugan
3 titles together
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Texas Chainsaw 3D, Shudder
M
Michael R. Smith
3 titles together
Campfire Tales, Hellblock 13, Freakshow
Marilyn Burns
2 titles together
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Texas Chainsaw 3D
Bill Moseley
2 titles together
Texas Chainsaw 3D, Death House

Full filmography · 30

Inner Demons
cast
2024
Death Breed
as George
2021
Death House
as Albert Kenny and Writer
20183.7
Texas Chainsaw 3D
as Leatherface (archive footage)
20135.5
Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre
as Captain Pétur
20094.5
Won Ton Baby!
as Dr. Kurt Severson
2009
It Came from Trafalgar
as Tex Ghoul
2009
Brutal Massacre: A Comedy
as Krenshaw
2008
Shudder
as Samson
2007
Gimme Skelter
as Porter Sandford
2007
The Deepening
as Dr. Chambers
2006
Swarm of the Snakehead
as Gunner
2006