Deceased

How Did Gunnar Hansen Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 68

Also known asGunner, Gunnar Milton Hansen, LeatherfaceGenderMaleNationalityIcelandBorn04/03/1947Born inReykjavik, IcelandDied07/11/2015 (aged 68)Died inNortheast HarborCausepancreatic cancerWikidataQ716893 ↗TMDb#27804 ↗

Gunnar Milton Hansen was an Icelandic-born American actor and author. He played the deranged cannibal Leatherface in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974).

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Filmography27 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2025	Nash the Slash Rises Again!Movie	Self - Leatherface(archive footage)	78
2024	Dinner with LeatherfaceMovie	Self	77
2021	The History of Metal and HorrorMovie	Self	74
2013	Texas Chainsaw 3DMovie	Leatherface (archive footage)	66
2010	Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & VideotapeMovie	Self (archive footage)	63
2009	It Came from TrafalgarMovie	Tex Ghoul	62
2007	ShudderMovie	Samson	60
2007	Gimme SkelterMovie	Porter Sandford	60
2006	Swarm of the SnakeheadMovie	Gunner	59
2006	Flesh Wounds: Seven Stories of the SawMovie	Self	59
2006	The DeepeningMovie	Dr. Chambers	59
2005	AconiteMovie	The Elder	58
2005	The Perfect Scary MovieMovie	Self	58
2004	UnConventionalMovie	Self	57
2002	Hatred Of A MinuteMovie	Barry	55
2002	Rachel's AtticMovie	Ronald	55
2002	SinisterMovie	The Piper	55
2000	Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking TruthMovie	Self	53
2000	The American NightmareMovie	Self	53
2000	Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher FilmMovie	Self	53
1999	Where Are They Now?Series	Self	52
1999	Hellblock 13Movie	The Executioner	52
1996	E! True Hollywood StorySeries	—	49
1995	FreakshowMovie	The Freakmaster	48
1988	Hollywood Chainsaw HookersMovie	The Stranger	41
1988	The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: A Family PortraitMovie	Himself	41
1974	The Texas Chain Saw MassacreMovie	Leatherface	27