Gunnar Hansen Biography

Fast Facts

• Studied English and Scandinavian studies at the University of Texas
• Although he was primarily a writer of nonfiction and screenplays, he accepted other roles in horror films like "Hellblock 13" and "Next Victim․"
• Best known for playing the villain Leatherface in the original "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" in 1974
• In 2013, he published a book about his experience playing Leatherface called "Chain Saw Confidential․"
• Got his role in "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" because, according to director Tobe Hooper, the tallest and widest person who auditioned