Gunnar Hansen, who played the mass murderer Leatherface in the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, died Saturday at his home in Maine of pancreatic cancer, The Associated Press reports. He was 68. Born in Reykjavik, Iceland, Hansen came to the
At the time of his death, Hansen was at work on a film called “Death House,” his agent said. Hansen was a writer and producer of the film, which the Internet Movie Database said is about how a secret government facility becomes ground zero for the most
Actor Gunnar Hansen, who played Leatherface in the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, has passed away at age 68, The Independent reports. Hansen's agent confirmed that he passed away at his home in Maine. Hansen was born in Iceland, but moved to
Gunnar Hansen, the actor who famously played villain Leatherface in the original 1974 Texas Chainsaw Massacre, died of pancreatic cancer on Nov. 7.
Leatherface actor Gunnar Hansen dies at 68. Icelandic-born actor played villain in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and also wrote books and film scripts. Gunnar Hansen in 2004. Photograph: Robert Bukaty/AP.