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
| Birth Location | Brazil, Indiana, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1940-01-01 |
Movies
Game of Death: The Six Doors to Hell
as Grandpa Higgins
2025
Stale Popcorn & Sticky Floors
as Self
2023
The Once and Future Smash
as John Dugan
2022
The Macabre
as Mr. Macabre
2022
Holy Shit Man!
as Actor (voice)
2021
Rondo and Bob
as Self
2020
Harp Brothers
as Major William Love
2020
Deviant Behavior
as Murphy
2018
Rock, Paper, Scissors
as Uncle Charles
2017
The Devil Dogs of Kilo Company
as Col. Talaska (Voice)
2015
Bite School
as Henry
2015
All Sinner's Night
as Vietnam Veteran
2014
Butcher Boys
as Clerk
2013
The Hospital
as Officer Chapman
2013
Texas Chainsaw 3D
as Grandfather
2013
Hell-ephone
as Captain of the Guard
2008
Shudder
as Wilkes
2007
The American Nightmare
as Self
2000
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
as Cop at Hospital
1995
1988
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
as Grandpa
1974
Great White Throne Judgment
as God
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The Mangled
as Uncle Bates
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John Dugan hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows