John Dugan (actor)

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John Dugan
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Dugan at the TCM panel at Days of the Dead Indianapolis 2012
Born (1953-02-07) February 7, 1953 (age 72)
OccupationActor
Years active1974–present
SpouseStacey Boand Dugan [1]

John Dugan (born February 7, 1953) is an American actor. He is best known for his role in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) and Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013) as Grandpa Sawyer. He also had a cameo appearance in the fourth installment of that series, The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre .

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Dugan took a hiatus from acting until the 2000s, when he started making appearances and acting in independent films again, appearing in features produced by Horror Wasteland Pictures International. He played Dr. Harper in Bobby Easley’s adaptation of Stephen King’s The Boogeyman (2014) and All Sinners Night (2014). [2] John has most recently been seen in The Hospital opposite actor/stuntman Jim O'Rear. [3] 2015 starred in Tony Moran's biopic Horror Icon: Inside Michael’s Mask with Tony Moran. [4] Dugan also stars in the 2016 psychological thriller drama Devils Ink as a corrupt politician who is also an abusive father. He also plays as the iconic Col Talaska in Horror Wasteland Pictures WW2 stop-motion film The Devil Dogs of Kilo Company (2016) as well as Grandpa McCormick in the horror-western Belly Timber (2016).

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1974 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Grandpa Sawyer
1995 The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre Cop at Hospital
2000 The American Nightmare Documentary
2007MonstrositySheriff Turner
2007ShudderWilkesDirect-to-video
2008Hell-ephoneCaptain of the Guard
2012Butcher BoysClerk
2013 Texas Chainsaw 3D Grandpa Sawyer
2013 The Hospital Officer Chapman
2014All Sinner's NightVietnam Veteran
2014The BoogeymanDr. Harper
2015Bite SchoolHenry
2015The Hospital 2Officer ChapmanUncredited
2015The Devil Dogs of Kilo CompanyCol. Talaska
2015True Fear: The Making of PsychoDocumentary
2016Belly TimberGrandpa McCormick
2016Deviant BehaviorMurphy
2017Devils InkThe Mayor
2017 Rock, Paper, Scissors Uncle Charles

References

  1. "'Texas Chain Saw Massacre' Actor John Dugan Was Diagnosed with Cancer and Needs Our Help". 7 August 2018.
  2. Where Are They Now? - Texas Chainsaw Massacre
  3. Hollywood.com celebrity Profile Page
  4. Michael Myers Gets Unmasked In New ‘Halloween’ Doc About Tony Moran
Records
Preceded byas Danny McGuire Reprising a role after the longest time
39 years

2013 2018
Succeeded byas The Shape