The Man Behind the Leatherface Mask Gunnar Hansen signing "Chain Saw Confidential" at Bookpeople Sunday By Richard Whittaker, 4:21PM, Sat. Sep. 28, 2013 ...

Leatherface and his family were inspired by the real-life serial killer Ed Gein, who was active in the late fifties. Along the sequels, the audience also loved several aspects of the character ...

Cast as Leatherface primarily because of his height–a strapping six foot three–Hansen tells Co.Create “I had no real movie experience. Writing was always my real interest.

Some neighbors are the worst, and one tiny town in Texas has to deal with a real weirdo down the block: Leatherface! In the new “Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” he’s more gruesome than ever.

In the Leatherface and “Grandpa” scene, the film crew couldn’t get the tube of stage blood to come out. As a result, they used Burns’ razor-sliced finger, as per Screen Rant .

Nothing about Leatherface is scarier because as we learn that his family was apparently always a group of homicidal maniacs, or that he was a byproduct of well-below-subpar mental health care.

Gunnar Hansen, who terrorized moviegoers as the psychotic, chainsaw-wielding Leatherface in 1974's "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre," has died at 68. RJ ESPAÑOL VIEW E-EDITION. SUBSCRIBE.