Known for
Acting
Credits
28
Gender
Man
Birthday
1 Jan 1940 (84)
Place of birth
Brazil, Indiana, USA
Also known as
—
John Dugan
Biography
He is best known for his role in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) andTexas Chainsaw 3D (2013) as Grandpa Sawyer. He also did a cameo as a police man at the end of Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation(1994). John took time off away from the public and the cameras until the 2000s, when he started making appearances and acting in independent films again.[1]John has most recently been seen in The Hospital opposite actor/stuntman Jim O'Rear. 2015 starred in Tony Moran's biopic Horror Icon: Inside Michael’s Mask with Tony Moran.
Known for
Acting roles
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Harp Brothers | Major William Love |
| 2020 | Rondo and Bob | Self |
| — | The Mangled | Uncle Bates |
| — | Grandpaw’s Tales | Himself |
| — | Skate to Hell | Pauly |
| — | Cruel Summer III: Pray for Fall | Saxon |
| 2025 | Game of Death: The Six Doors to Hell | Grandpa Higgins |
| — | Great White Throne Judgment | God |
| — | The Weedhacker Massacre | |
| 2023 | Stale Popcorn & Sticky Floors | Self |
| 2022 | The Once and Future Smash | John Dugan |
| 2022 | The Macabre | Mr. Macabre |
| 2021 | Holy Shit Man! | Actor (voice) |
| 2018 | Deviant Behavior | Murphy |
| 2017 | Rock, Paper, Scissors | Uncle Charles |
| 2015 | Bite School | Henry |
| 2015 | The Devil Dogs of Kilo Company | Col. Talaska (Voice) |
| 2014 | All Sinner's Night | Vietnam Veteran |
| 2014 | The Boogeyman | Dr. Harper |
| 2013 | Texas Chainsaw 3D | Grandfather |
| 2013 | Butcher Boys | Clerk |
| 2013 | The Hospital | Officer Chapman |
| 2008 | Hell-ephone | Captain of the Guard |
| 2007 | Shudder | Wilkes |
| 2000 | The American Nightmare | Self |
| 1995 | The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre | Cop at Hospital |
| 1988 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: A Family Portrait | Himself |
| 1974 | The Texas Chain Saw Massacre | Grandpa |