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