Hansen in character as Leatherface.

Gunnar Hansen (March 4, 1947 – November 7, 2015)

Gunnar Hansen, who terrorized moviegoers as the psychotic, chainsaw-
wielding Leatherface in 1974’s “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” has died. 

According to his agent, Mike Eisenstadt, Hansen died Saturday evening of
pancreatic cancer at his home in Northeast Harbor, Maine. Eisenstadt
described Hansen’s “Chainsaw” character as “one of the most iconic evil
figures in the history of cinema.”

Hansen was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, and moved to the U.S. when he was
five. He lived in Maine until age eleven, when his family moved to Texas, where
he attended both Austin High School and the University of Texas at Austin. He
majored in English and mathematics as an undergraduate, and then went to
graduate school in Scandinavian Studies and English.

The Longview Theater in Washington showing The War of the Worlds in
1953. 

Producer George Pal, left, with Sir Cedric Hardwicke,
who narrated the film, at a recording session.

Ed Donahue

Allen’s senior class photo in the 1941 Phoenician,
yearbook of Phoenix Union High School.

Stephen Valentine Patrick William "Steve" Allen
(December 26, 1921 – October 30, 2000)

George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985)

Bela Lugosi (Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó) 
(October 20, 1882-August 16, 1956) 

The Hungarian–American actor is famous for portraying Count
Dracula in the original 1931 film and for his roles in various
other horror films. He dropped out of school when he was
twelve years old, and began appearing in Shakespeare
plays.