Tobe Hooper
Director·1943–2017·Austin, Texas, USA
37 horror credits
Tobe Hooper (January 25, 1943 – August 26, 2017) was an American film director and screenwriter, best known for his work in the horror film genre. His works include the cult classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), along with its first sequel, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986); the three-time Emmy-nominated Stephen King film adaptation Salem's Lot (1979); and the three-time Academy Award-nominated, Steven Spielberg-produced Poltergeist (1982).
Director20 films
Djinn
Director
The Damned Thing
Director
Dance of the Dead
Director
Mortuary
Director
Toolbox Murders
Director
Shadow Realm
Director
Crocodile
Director
The Mangler
Director
Night Terrors
Director
Body Bags
Director
I'm Dangerous Tonight
Director
Spontaneous Combustion
Director
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
Director
Invaders from Mars
Director
Lifeforce
Director
Poltergeist
Director
The Funhouse
Director
Eaten Alive
Director
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Director
Eggshells
Director
Writer5 films
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Original Film Writer
The Mangler
Screenplay
Spontaneous Combustion
Story / Screenplay
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Screenplay
Eggshells
Writer
Producer7 films
Leatherface
Executive Producer
Texas Chainsaw 3D
Executive Producer
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
Producer
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Co-Producer
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
Co-Producer
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Producer
Eggshells
Producer
Composer3 films
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
Original Music Composer
Eaten Alive
Music
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Music
Cinematographer1 film
Eggshells
Director of Photography
Editor1 film
Eggshells
Editor
Makeup & FX1 film
Eggshells
Special Effects
Actor13 films
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
(archive footage)
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
Self
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever
Self
Inside the Graveyard
Self
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
Self
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
Self
The American Nightmare
Self
Body Bags
Man #2
Sleepwalkers
Forensic Tech
Spontaneous Combustion
Cigar Smoking Diner Patron
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
Man in Hotel Corridor (uncredited)
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
Self
Other Crew8 films
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Characters
Leatherface
Characters
Texas Chainsaw 3D
Characters
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
Characters
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Characters
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Characters
Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
Characters
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
Characters