John Dugan
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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
Credits
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
as Grandfather
Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013)
as Grandfather
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1995)
as Cop at Hospital
Deviant Behavior (2018)
as Murphy
Lookout Weekend: Cruel Summer IV (2025)
as John
Rock, Paper, Scissors (2019)
as Uncle Charles
Rondo and Bob (2020)
as Self
The American Nightmare (2000)
as Self
Skate to Hell (2026)
as Pauly
Dinner with Leatherface (2024)
as Self
Shudder (2007)
as Wilkes
The Hospital (2013)
as Officer Chapman
Butcher Boys (2013)
as Clerk
Attack of the Killer Chickens: The Movie (2022)
as Prime Minister Dugan
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: A Family Portrait (1988)
as Himself
The Mangled (—)
as Uncle Bates
Harlow's Haunt (2022)
as Harlow Greer
The Once and Future Smash (2022)
as John Dugan
Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran (2015)
as Self
Stale Popcorn & Sticky Floors (2023)
as Self
Game of Death: The Six Doors to Hell (2024)
as Grandpa Higgins
Great White Throne Judgment (—)
as God
The Macabre (2022)
as Mr. Macabre
The Devil Dogs of Kilo Company (2015)
as Col. Talaska (Voice)
Harp Brothers (2020)
as Major William Love
Hell-ephone (2008)
as Captain of the Guard
Cruel Summer III: Pray for Fall (2024)
as Saxon
Holy Shit Man! (2021)
as Actor (voice)
Double Exposure (1980)
as Neil
Bite School (2015)
as Henry
All Sinner's Night (2014)
as Vietnam Veteran
The Boogeyman (2014)
as Dr. Harper
Belly Timber (2016)
as Grandpa McCormick