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Tobe Hooper

Known for: Directing

Biography: 1943-01-25

Deathday: 2017-08-26 (74 years old)

Biography

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).

Filmography

all 77

Movies 63

Director 36

self 22

TV Shows 14

Producer 6

Writer 3

Writer

Tobe Hooper

Biography

Filmography

all 77

Movies 63

Director 36

self 22

TV Shows 14

Producer 6

Writer 3

The Sawyer Massacre (2022)

Making I'm Dangerous Tonight (2022)

Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi (2020)

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. (2020)

AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #1 (2020)

Also Starring Austin (2018)

Terrifier (2018)

We Blew It (2017)

Leatherface (2017)

The Martians Are Coming!: The Making of 'Invaders from Mars' (2015)

The Chicken Run (2015)

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)

Djinn (2013)

Cannon Fodder: The Making of Lifeforce (2013)

Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013)

Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever (2012)

A History of Horror (2010)

Nunca más asistas a este tipo de fiestas (2010)

The Damned Thing (2006)

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)

Inside the Graveyard (2006)

Dance of the Dead (2005)

The Perfect Scary Movie (2005)

Masters of Horror (2005)

Mortuary (2005)

Toolbox Murders (2004)

The Nightmare Ends on Halloween (2004)

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)

Taken (2002)

Masters of Horror (2002)

Shadow Realm (2002)

Night Visions (2001)

Crocodile (2000)

Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film (2000)

Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth (2000)

The American Nightmare (2000)

The Apartment Complex (1999)

Perversions of Science (1997)

Dark Skies (1996)

Dark Skies (1996)

E! True Hollywood Story (1996)

The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1995)

Nowhere Man (1995)

The Mangler (1995)

Night Terrors (1993)

Body Bags (1993)

The Nightmare Begins Again (1993)

Night of the Living Dead: 25th Anniversary Documentary (1993)

Sleepwalkers (1992)

I'm Dangerous Tonight (1990)

Spontaneous Combustion (1990)

Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990)

Tales from the Crypt (1989)

Freddy's Nightmares (1988)

Coming to America (1988)

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)

Invaders from Mars (1986)

Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors (1986)

Amazing Stories (1985)

The Equalizer (1985)

Lifeforce (1985)

The Making of Poltergeist (1982)

Poltergeist (1982)

The Funhouse (1981)

Salem's Lot (1979)

Salem's Lot (1979)

Eaten Alive (1976)

Lost in the Garden of the World (1975)

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1943-01-25

Deathday
2017-08-26 (74 years old)

Birth Place
Austin, United States

Height
170-centimeter

Citizenships
United States

Also Known As
토브 후퍼, 托比·霍珀

Awards
Time Machine Award, Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival