Tobe Hooper (1943–2017)

Director | Writer | Producer

Honored with many awards for his films and achievement in the horror genre, Tobe Hooper is truly ...

Born: January 25, 1943
Died: August 26, 2017 (age 74)

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Filmography

Known For

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Director (1974)
Poltergeist Director (1982)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 Director (1986)
Known For

Spontaneous Combustion Director (1990)
Director

Djinn (2013)
Destiny Express Redux (2009)
Masters of Horror (2005-2006)
Mortuary (2005)
Toolbox Murders (2004)
Taken (2002)
Night Visions (2002)
Shadow Realm (2002)
Crocodile (2000)
The Others (2000)
The Apartment Complex (1999)
Prey (1998)
Perversions of Science (1997)
Dark Skies (1996)
Nowhere Man (1995)
The Mangler (1995)
Body Bags (1993)
Night Terrors (1993)
Tales from the Crypt (1991)
Haunted Lives: True Ghost Stories (1991)
I'm Dangerous Tonight (1990)
Spontaneous Combustion (1990)
Freddy's Nightmares (1988)
The Equalizer (1988)
Amazing Stories (1987)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
Invaders from Mars (1986)
Lifeforce (1985)
Billy Idol: Dancing with Myself (1983)
Poltergeist (1982)
The Funhouse (1981)
Salem's Lot (1979)
The Dark (1979)
Eaten Alive (1976)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Peter Paul and Mary: The Song is Love (1971)
Eggshells (1969)
Down Friday Street (1966)
Director

The Heisters (1964)
Writer

Leatherface (2017)
The Chicken Run (2015)
Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013)
Horror Movie: The Movie (2012)
Destiny Express Redux (2009)
Jason Vs. Leatherface (2003)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
The Mangler (1995)
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994)
Spontaneous Combustion (1990)
Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1983)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Eggshells (1969)
Writer

The Heisters (1964)
Producer

Leatherface (2017)
Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)
Toolbox Murders: As It Was (2003)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Eggshells (1969)
Producer

The Heisters (1964)
Actor

Body Bags Morgue Worker #2 (segment "The Morgue") (1993)
Sleepwalkers Forensic Tech (1992)
Spontaneous Combustion Cigar Smoking Diner Patron (1990)
Coming to America Party Guest (1988)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 Man in Hotel Corridor (1986)
Actor

The Windsplitter Joby (1971)
Soundtrack

Criminal Insanity (2016)
Composer

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
Eaten Alive (1976)
Composer

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Editor

Eggshells (1969)
Editor

The Heisters (1964)
Archive footage

Dangerous Beauty with Mathilda May (2013)
Carlsen's Curse with Steve Railsback (2013)
Camera and Electrical Department

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Camera and Electrical Department

Eggshells (1969)
Cinematographer

Eggshells (1969)
Down Friday Street (1966)
Music Department

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
Eaten Alive (1976)
Miscellaneous Crew

Moxina (2012)
Visual Effects

Haunted Lives: True Ghost Stories (1991)

Awards

9 wins & 4 nominations.

Did You Know

The three films he made for Cannon--Lifeforce (1985), Invaders from Mars (1986) and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)--were all drastically re-cut by the producers and failed at the box office. Hooper then began working in television, where he's ...

Quotes

[on Lifeforce (1985)] It was more like career murder. But I'm really proud of "Lifeforce" because no-one will ever be brave enough to do a movie like that again. Even now, people watch that film - with its massive budget - and think "what the hell?"...