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