Gunnar Hansen
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Gunnar Hansen was an Icelandic-American actor best known for originating the role of Leatherface in the 1974 horror classic "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre."
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Icelandic-American person
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film actor ⓘ person ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
Brutal Massacre: A Comedy
NERFINISHED
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Campfire Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ Chainsaw Sally NERFINISHED ⓘ Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers NERFINISHED ⓘ Mosquito NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas Chainsaw 3D NERFINISHED ⓘ The Texas Chain Saw Massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Gunnar Milton Hansen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pancreatic cancer ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Iceland
NERFINISHED
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United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1947-03-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2015-11-07 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Texas at Austin ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Icelandic ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
English
ⓘ
mathematics ⓘ |
| genre | horror film ⓘ |
| genreOfWriting | non-fiction ⓘ |
| height | approximately 1.93 m ⓘ |
| knownFor | originating the role of Leatherface in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Icelandic ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| name | Gunnar Hansen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Icelandic-American ⓘ |
| notableRole | Leatherface NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Texas Chain Saw Massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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screenwriter ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Reykjavík, Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Maine, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayed | Leatherface NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Maine, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOfWriting | The Texas Chain Saw Massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedIn | United States film industry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedWith | Tobe Hooper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrote | Chain Saw Confidential NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1973–2015 ⓘ |
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