Name: Gunnar Hansen
Date of Birth: 4 March 1947 During the filming of the dinner scene towards the end of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), Gunnar's character Leatherface was supposed to cut the finger of Marilyn Burns' character with a knife. Gunnar was having trouble working the fake-blood dispenser and was very fatigued by the heat and long hours of doing take after take, so unbeknown to everyone but him and Marilyn, he simply cut her for real, which is the take used in the film. Was asked to reprise the role of Leatherface in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), but declined, claiming that he was insulted by the idea of the original 1974 film, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), being remade. ... Worked as a computer operator outside of high school. After acting in the movie _Demon Lover, The (1977), he decided to quit acting and continue his dream of writing, but after being offered many jobs that he refused (including The Hills Have Eyes (1977) and Eaten Alive (1977)) he decided that he could both be an actor and a writer. Said in a TV interview that he is so unlike his The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) character that when people who meet him learn that he played Leatherface, they often react in total shock. Was a football player in high school; also worked as a bar-bouncer prior to acting. Uncle of Kristin Hansen. Shaved his beard off for the role of Leatherface in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974). He never shaved it off again. Uses a chain saw in at least one movie every decade. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers (1988), Mosquito (1995) and Chainsaw Sally (2004). Read more Gunnar Hansen movies (actor)
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