Gunnar Hansen, 'Texas Chain Saw Massacre' Killer Leatherface, Dies at 68.

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Gunnar Hansen, who played the iconic villain Leatherface in the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre, died Saturday of pancreatic cancer at his home in Maine, his agent said. He was 68.

Hansen starred in the 1974 film that has become a classic among horror-movie aficionados and spawned a series of sequels. In the movie, friends visiting their grandfather’s house are hunted by Leatherface, a chain-saw wielding maniac.

Hansen’s character in the movie “is one of the most iconic evil figures in the history of cinema,” said his agent, Mike Eisenstadt, who confirmed the death.

In 2013, Hansen published his book Chain Saw Confidential, which gave readers a behind-the-scenes look at how the film was made, Eisenstadt said.




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