Gunnar Milton Hansen (March 4, 1947 – November 7, 2015) was an Icelandic-born American actor and author. He played the mentally impaired cannibal Leatherface in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974).

Gunnar Hansen. Actor: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. He was born in Reykjavik, Iceland and moved to the United States at the age of 5. Gunnar lived in Maine till he was 11, his family then moving to Texas, where he went to high school before attending the University of Texas.

Nov 8, 2015 · Gunnar Hansen, the actor who played terrifying villain Leatherface in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, has died. The Icelandic-born actor, 68, died on Saturday of pancreatic cancer at his home in...

6 days ago · Gunnar Hansen, who famously played the original Leatherface character in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, was also a sailor. According to his friend and filmmaker Michael Kallio, he would sometimes ...

The Hansen File • Lettered senior year at St. Thomas Aquinas under coach Roger Harriott • As a junior, lettered for Nicholas Martinez at American Heritage School • Consensus three-star prospect by ESPN.com, 247Sports.com and Rivals.com

Nov 8, 2015 · Gunnar Hansen,the actor who played terrifying cannibal Leatherface in "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre," died at his home in Maine from pancreatic cancer, according to Associated...

My most recent script, Death House, is scheduled for production in 2013. I also write books. These include some local histories and a book of poems, Bear Dancing on the Hill, which are all out of print.

I was born in Reykjavik, Iceland, where I lived till I was five years old. Then my family moved to the US, to a small town on the coast of Maine, where I lived till I was eleven. From there, it was on to San Antonio, Texas, for a brief stay, and then Austin, Texas, where I went to high school and then the University of Texas.

As many of you know, Gunnar published non-fiction books and wrote documentary films, magazine articles and even poetry! Thank you for visiting! Best Always, Betty Tower

Nov 8, 2015 · Gunnar Hansen, whose life as a post-graduate school poet was forever altered when he agreed to play the masked maniac Leatherface in the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, died Saturday, PEOPLE...