who played leatherface in texas chainsaw massacre
Gunnar Hansen, who played one of the scariest, most iconic mass murderers ever, is dead. Hansen made a career out of his role as Leatherface in Texas Chainsaw Massacre.. Although the movie was released in 1974, when he was a young man, Hansen proudly revived the role in various forms over the years. He played The Master in the 1988 Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers and the captain in the 2009 Reykjavik What Watching Massacre.